June 20, 2026
Ekiti State Governorship Election 2026
Off-cycle governorship election in Ekiti State.
Completed
Governorship Candidates
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Governorship — National Summary
Final · INEC Declared375,238 total votes counted
APC
301,053
80.2%
PDP
38,566
10.3%
ADC
11,882
3.2%
APM
9,384
2.5%
ADP
4,667
1.2%
A
3,655
1.0%
Independent Verification
6 of 6
news outlets
making a leader claim are reporting APC ahead
Six news sources report INEC declaring Biodun Oyebanji of the APC as winner of the Ekiti 2026 governorship election, with two sources specifically noting APC won all 16 local government areas.
View source claims (6)
INEC Declares Biodun Oyebanji Winner Of Ekiti Governorship Election
The Trumpet Newspaper Nigeria
APC
INEC Declares Oyebanji Winner of Ekiti Governorship Election
Nigeria Info FM
APC
My victory is vote of confidence from Ekiti people, says Gov Oyebanji
Peoples Gazette Nigeria
APC
INEC declares Oyebanji winner of Ekiti Gov poll
Business News Nigeria
APC
Oyebanji wins all 16 LGAs, re-elected as Ekiti governor
TheNiche · all 16 LGAs
APC
Ekiti 2026: INEC Declares Oyebanji Winner As APC Sweeps 16 LGAs
New Telegraph · all 16 LGAs
APC
FINAL RESULT · DECLARED BY INEC.
The Returning Officer formally declared Biodun Oyebanji
(APC) winner of Governorship.
Vote totals shown on this page are aggregated from official INEC EC8A polling-unit
scans uploaded to the
INEC IReV portal
and match the announced winner.
Results by Local Government
Aggregated from official INEC EC8A polling-unit scans · 16 LGAs reporting