2011 Plateau State gubernatorial election

2011 Plateau State gubernatorial election
April 26, 2011
 
Nominee Jonah David Jang Pauline Tallen
Party PDP LP
Popular vote 823,536 494,975

Governor before election

Jonah David Jang
PDP

Elected Governor

Jonah David Jang
PDP

The 2011 Plateau State gubernatorial election was the 7th gubernatorial election of Plateau State. Held on April 26, 2011, the People's Democratic Party nominee Jonah David Jang won the election, defeating Pauline Tallen of the Labour Party.[1][2][3][4][5]

Results

A total of 9 candidates contested in the election. Jonah David Jang from the People's Democratic Party won the election, defeating Pauline Tallen from the Labour Party. Valid votes was 1,399,418.[6][7][8]

2011 Plateau State gubernatorial election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PDP Jonah David Jang 823,536
LP Pauline Tallen 494,975
PDP hold

References

  1. ↑ "Nigeria after the 2011 General Elections —". aceproject.org. Retrieved May 11, 2021.
  2. ↑ "2011 State Governorship Elections in Nigeria". africanelections.tripod.com. Retrieved May 11, 2021.
  3. ↑ "Ruling party leads in Nigerian governorship elections - People's Daily Online". en.people.cn. Archived from the original on April 30, 2021. Retrieved May 11, 2021.
  4. ↑ "The Governors-Elect". Nigerian Voice. Retrieved May 11, 2021.
  5. ↑ "TABLE-Nigerian governorship election results". news.trust.org. Archived from the original on April 30, 2021. Retrieved May 11, 2021.
  6. ↑ Live, PM NEWS (April 28, 2011). "PDP Sweeps Plateau, Taraba, Delta States; Ogboru Loses Again". P.M. News. Lagos, Nigeria. Retrieved May 11, 2021.
  7. ↑ "HOW GOVERNORSHIP 'WAR' WAS WON AND LOST". Nigerian Voice. Retrieved May 11, 2021.
  8. ↑ "It's my people's call to defeat Jang - Tallen". Vanguard. Lagos, Nigeria. November 1, 2010. Retrieved May 11, 2021.