June 20, 2026

Rivers South-East Senatorial Bye-Election 2026

Bye-election to fill the vacant Rivers South-East Senatorial District seat. Constituency covers 7 LGAs: Andoni, Eleme, Gokana, Khana, Opobo/Nkoro, Oyigbo, and Tai.

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OFFICIAL · INEC DECLARED ✓ matches IReV count

Nwogu PDP

Declared winner of Senate by INEC.

Breaking: INEC declares PDP's Nwogu winner of Rivers South-East election — Legit.ng

0 of 37 states reporting 92.3%

1,503 of 1,629 polling units reported · Last updated: 11:59 PM

Senate — National Summary

Final · INEC Declared

120,583 total votes counted

PDP

86,526

71.8%

18,459

15.3%

APC

10,751

8.9%

4,824

4.0%

NNPP

0.0%

APGA

0.0%

PDP 71.8%

AA 15.3%

APC 8.9%

Independent Verification 2 of 2 news outlets making a leader claim are reporting PDP ahead

Two sources report PDP winning or leading in Rivers South-East Senatorial bye-election; most other headlines focus on election logistics and peacefulness rather than results.

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PDP Wins Rivers South-East Senatorial By-Election

Daily Trust

PDP

By-elections: PDP ahead in Rivers Southeast, APC leads in Nasarawa

The Nation Newspaper

PDP

FINAL RESULT · DECLARED BY INEC. The Returning Officer formally declared Nwogu (PDP) winner of Senate. 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.