The 2015 Nigerian Senate election in Zamfara State was held on March 28, 2015, to elect members of the Nigerian Senate to represent Zamfara State. Kabir Garba Marafa representing Zamfara Central, Tijjani Yahaya Kaura representing Zamfara North and Ahmad Sani Yerima representing Zamfara West all won on the platform of All Progressives Congress.[1][2]
Affiliation | Party | Total | |
---|---|---|---|
APC | PDP | ||
Before Election | 3 | ||
After Election | 3 | – | 3 |
District | Incumbent | Party | Elected Senator | Party |
---|---|---|---|---|
Zamfara Central | Kabir Garba Marafa | APC | ||
Zamfara North | Tijjani Yahaya Kaura | APC | ||
Zamfara West | Ahmad Sani Yerima | APC |
All Progressives Congress candidate Kabir Garba Marafa won the election, defeating People's Democratic Party candidate Ibrahim Shehu and other party candidates.[3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
APC | Kabir Garba Marafa | |||
PDP | Ibrahim Shehu | |||
Total votes | ||||
APC hold |
All Progressives Congress candidate Tijjani Yahaya Kaura won the election, defeating People's Democratic Party candidate Sahabi Alhaji Yaú and other party candidates.[4][12][13][14][15][16][17][18]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
APC | Tijjani Yahaya Kaura | |||
PDP | Sahabi Alhaji Yaú | |||
Total votes | ||||
APC hold |
All Progressives Congress candidate Ahmad Sani Yerima won the election, defeating People's Democratic Party candidate Bello Matawalle and other party candidates.[4][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
APC | Ahmad Sani Yerima | |||
PDP | Bello Matawalle | |||
Total votes | ||||
APC hold |