The All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate, Muhammadu Buhari has won in Sokoto with a wide margin of 671,926 votes ahead of President Goodluck Jonathan who scored 152,199 votes. He emerged winner out of 14 political parties that contested the elections which has been adjudged free, fair and credible. However, declaring the outcome at the Sultan Maccido Institute for Quranic and General Studies, Sokoto State presidential election collation centre, Professor Abubakar Bagudo gave 876,369 as total vote cast with a total valid votes of 834,259. As stated by Bagudo, the total rejected votes is 42,110, adding that "988,899 voters were accredited." Below is the result: Kware LGA: APC 36,809; PDP 5,339 Dange Shuni LGA: APC 31,036; PDP 6,918 Goronyo LGA: APC 28,950; PDP 7,664 Gwadabawa LGA: APC 34,929; PDP 5,951 Silami LGA : APC: 18,922; PDP 5,029 Wurno LGA: APC 24414; PDP 3,928 Tangaza LGA: APC 24,719; PDP 4,866 Binji LGA: APC 16,478; PDP 4,722 Bodinga LGA: APC 25,084; PDP 6,816 Sokoto South LGA : APC 48,900; PDP 11,048 Rabah LGA: APC 19,887; PDP 4,994 Tambuwal LGA: APC 51,701; PDP 7,282 Sokoto North LGA : APC 44,705; PDP 8,687 Yabo LGA: APC 20,279; PDP 4,357 Wamakko LGA : APC 46,736; PDP 6,719 Kebbe LGA : APC 22,345; PDP 3,802 Illela LGA: APC 33,847; PDP 8,287 Tureta LGA: APC 12,648; PDP 6,121 Shagari LGA: APC 26,696; PDP 6,396 Sabo Birnin LGA: APC 42,879; PDP 9,225 Gudu LGA: APC 13,811; PDP 7,744 Isa LGA: APC 19,535; PDP 10,618 Gada LGA: APC 38,139; PDP 5,686 TOTAL Registered Voters: 1,663,127 Accredited Voters: 988,899 Valid Votes: 834,259 Rejected Votes: 42,110 TOTAL VOTES CAST: 876,369 APC: 671,926 PDP:152,199
