An election for Governor of Lagos State took place on 11 April 2015. All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate Akinwunmi Ambode, who is a former accountant general of Lagos State, defeated People's Democratic Party (PDP) candidate Jimi Agbaje and Alliance for Democracy (AD) candidate Bolaji Ogunseye. The governor and deputy governor are elected on the same ticket.
APC primary APC candidate Akinwunmi Ambode defeated 12 other contestants to clinch the party ticket. He won with 3,735 votes to defeat his closest rival, Obafemi Hamzat (who received 1,201 votes), and Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly Adeyemi Ikuforiji, who came in a distant third with 182 votes.
Candidates Akinwunmi Ambode Obafemi Hamzat Adeyemi Ikuforiji Supo Shasore Ganiyu Olanrewaju Solomon Lekan Pitan Tola Kasali Tokunbo Agbesanwa Abayomi Sutton Adekunle Disu Tokunbo Wahab Lanre Ope
Results
PDP primary
Candidates Jimi Agbaje Musiliu Obanikoro Tokunbo Kamson Deji Doherty Babatunde Gbadamosi
Results
General election
Results
See also Nigerian National Assembly election, 2015 (Lagos State)
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