The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) early on Sunday morning, announced the winner of the 2026 Ekiti State Governorship Election held on Saturday, June 21.
While making the declaration inside INEC’s headquarters along Iyin Road in Ado-Ekiti, the Returning Officer for the election, Prof. Adenike Oladiji, who is the Vice Chancellor of Federal University of Technology, Akure, announced All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, Governor Biodun Oyebanji, as the winner
He said the governor was re-elected after polling 319,224 votes over his closest rivals in the opposition Peoples Democratic Party, Olumayokun Oluyede and African Democratic Congress, Dare Bejide, across the state’s 16 local governments.
Oladiji said, “Therefore, I, Adenike, am the returning officer for the 2026 Ekiti governorship election…Oyebanji Abiodun Abayomi, having satisfied the requirements of the law, is hereby declared the winner and stands re-elected.”
While the APC polled 319,224 votes, the PDP candidate polled 40, 533 votes, and the ADC candidate amassed 12,872 votes.
There are 988,251 registered voters, and 384,940 are accredited.
Out of the 382,109 votes cast, the total valid votes in the election were 375, 777.
According to INEC’s results, the PDP candidate, who hails from Efon-Alaaye in Efon LGA, lost in his local government area.
While the APC and its candidate, Oyebanji, scored 8,742 votes, the PDP, which came second in the LGA, garnered 2,051 votes.
Final Collation Across 16 LGAs
Registered voters 988251
Accredited voters 384940
A – 564
AA-126
AAC-195
ADC-12,872
ADP-1269
APC-319224
APM-59
APP-61
LP-276
NNPP-35
PDP-40543
PRP-163
SDP-179
YPP-98
ZLP-113
Total valid votes – 375,777
Rejected votes -6332
Total votes cast 382,109
Moba LGA
RAs 11
Registered voters 56346
Accredited voters 23507
A – 07
AA-0
AAC-09
ADC-994
ADP-28
APC-20500
APM-03
APP-0
LP-01
NNPP-0
PDP-1572
PRP-03
SDP-02
YPP-01
ZLP-0
Total valid votes – 23120
Rejected votes -210
Total votes cast 23,330
Ekiti East LGA
12 RAs
Registered voters 66171
Accredited voters 32284
A – 243
AA-89
AAC-21
ADC-1730
ADP-76
APC-26359
APM-09
APP-42
LP-199
NNPP-02
PDP-2795
PRP-31
YPP-46
ZLP-63
Total valid votes – 31770
Rejected votes -282
Total votes cast 32052
Ireporun Ifelodun LGA
Registered voters 75552
Accredited voters 32990
A – 09
AA-01
AAC-15
ADC-511
ADP-102
APC-29278
APM-05
APP-03
LP-04
NNPP-02
PDP-2119
PRP-05
SDP-02
YPP-02
ZLP-01
Total valid votes – 32059
Rejected votes -369
Total votes cast 32,428
Cancellation in PU due to over voting
476 pvcs collected there, total registered voters is 537
Ikole LGA
RAs 12
Registered voters 81028
Accredited voters 28,568
A – 18
AA-04
AAC-20
ADC-812
ADP-71
APC-26508
APM-0
APP-05
LP-04
NNPP-03
PDP-750
PRP-02
SDP-13
YPP-01
ZLP-01
Total valid votes – 28212
Rejected votes -340
Total votes cast 28552
