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The 2015 Zamfara State gubernatorial election was the 5th gubernatorial election of Zamfara State.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14] Held on April 11, 2015, the All Progressives Congress nominee Abdul'aziz Abubakar Yari won the election, defeating Mamuda Aliyu Shinkafi of the People's Democratic Party.[15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28][29][30][31][32][33][34][35][36][37][38][39]
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APC primary
editAPC candidate, Abdul'aziz Abubakar Yari clinched the party ticket. The APC primary election was held in 2014.[40][41][42][43][44][45][46][47][48]
PDP primary
editPDP candidate, Mamuda Aliyu Shinkafi clinched the party ticket.[49][50][51][52][53][54][55][56][57][58][59][60][61][62] The PDP primary election was held in 2014.[63][64][65][66][67][68][69][70][71][72][73][74][75][76]
Results
editA total of 20 candidates contested in the election. Abdul'aziz Abubakar Yari from the All Progressives Congress won the election, defeating Mamuda Aliyu Shinkafi from the People's Democratic Party.[77][78][79][80][81][82][83][84]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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APC | Abdul'aziz Abubakar Yari | 716,964 | |||
PDP | Mamuda Aliyu Shinkafi | 201,938 | |||
APC hold |
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