2015 Imo State gubernatorial election
The 2015 Imo State gubernatorial election was the 8th gubernatorial election of Imo State.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17] Held on April 11, 2015 and April 25, 2015 due to inconclusive, the All Progressives Congress nominee Rochas Okorocha won the election, defeating Emeka Ihedioha of the People's Democratic Party.[18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28][29][30][31][32][33][34][35][36][37]
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APC primary
APC candidate, Rochas Okorocha clinched the party ticket.[38][39][40][41][42][43][44][45][46][47][48] The APC primary election was held in 2014.[49][50][51][52][53][54][55][56][57][58][59][60][61]
PDP primary
PDP candidate, Emeka Ihedioha clinched the party ticket.[62][63][64][65][66][67][68][69][70][71][72][73][74][75] The PDP primary election was held in 2014.[76][77][78][79][80][81][82][83][84][85][86][87][88][89]
Results
A total of 22 candidates contested in the election.[90][91][92][93][94][95][96][97][98][99][100][101][102][103][104][105][106][107][108][109] Rochas Okorocha from the All Progressives Congress won the election, defeating Emeka Ihedioha from the People's Democratic Party. Valid votes was 782,528, votes cast was 806,764.[110][111][112][113][114][115][116][117][118][119][120][121][122][123][124][125][126][127][128]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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APC | Rochas Okorocha | 416,996 | |||
PDP | Emeka Ihedioha | 320,705 | |||
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