21 local governments · 239 wards — no presidential prediction yet — run a model scenario to project this state.
Our crowd-sourced prediction for Kogi.
Who's running so far — not a result, the election hasn't happened yet.
The leading candidates for each office in Kogi, from the most recent election.
The people currently holding Kogi State's top elective offices — tap a row for the history of that seat.
| Office | Name | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
Governor 2024–2028 | Ahmed Usman Ododo | APC | ▸ |
Senator · Central 2023–2027 | Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan | PDP | ▸ |
Senator · East 2023–2027 | Jibrin Isah | APC | ▸ |
Senator · West 2023–2027 | Sunday Karimi | APC | ▸ |
Ranked by the most votes we know they can pull — tap a row for their full vote history.
| # | Politician | Party | Votes can pull | Peak run | Strongest LGAs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | YB Yahaya Bello Won 2019 governorship | APC | 406,222 | 2019 Governor · 66.51% | — |
| 2 | YA YUSUF AHMED TIJANI 2019 house candidate (APC) | APC | 371,997 | 2019 house | — |
| 3 | MW Musa Wada 2019 governorship runner-up | PDP | 189,704 | 2019 Governor · 31.06% | — |
| 4 | JI Jibrin Isah Senator, Kogi East | APC | 134,189 | 2019 Senate | — |
| 5 | DM Dino Melaye 2023 governor candidate (PDP) | PDP | 85,395 | 2019 Senate | — |
| 6 | YO YAKUBU OSENI 2019 senate candidate (APC) | APC | 76,183 | 2019 Senate | — |
| 7 | AA ALI ATAI AIDOKO USMAN 2019 senate candidate (PDP) | PDP | 74,201 | 2019 Senate | — |
| 8 | AS ADEYEMI SMART 2019 senate candidate (APC) | APC | 66,901 | 2019 Senate | — |
| 9 | AN AKPOTI NATASHA HADIZA 2019 senate candidate (SDP) | SDP | 48,056 | 2019 Senate | — |
| 10 | ZD ZACHARIAS DAVID IDRIS 2019 house candidate (APC) | APC | 44,884 | 2019 house | — |
| 11 | AA ALI ABDULLAHI IBRAHIM 2019 house candidate (APC) | APC | 38,398 | 2019 house | — |
| 12 | IA ISAH ABDULKAREEM USMAN 2019 house candidate (APC) | APC | 37,356 | 2019 house | — |
| 13 | IS IBRAHIM SHABA ISAH 2019 house candidate (PDP) | PDP | 33,662 | 2019 house · 2 runs | — |
| 14 | VA Victor Alewo Adoji 2023 Senate candidate, Kogi East | PDP | 31,171 | 2019 Senate | — |
| 15 | EE EGWU EMMANUEL MAKOJI 2019 house candidate (PDP) | PDP | 27,315 | 2019 house | — |
| 16 | HM HABIBA MUHAMMED DEEN 2019 house candidate (PDP) | PDP | 26,845 | 2019 house | — |
| 17 | OS OGEMBE SALAU AHMED 2019 senate candidate (PDP) | PDP | 18,349 | 2019 Senate | — |
| 18 | LJ LEKE JOSEPH ADEJIDE 2019 house candidate (ADC) | ADC | 17,548 | 2019 house | — |
| 19 | Oc Other candidates 2019 governor candidate | — | 14,818 | 2019 Governor · 2.43% | — |
| 20 | IA IDRIS AWAL MOH'D 2019 house candidate (APC) | APC | 12,796 | 2019 house | — |
| 21 | AH ABIMBOLA HENRY TUESDAY 2019 house candidate (APC) | APC | 12,399 | 2019 house | — |
| 22 | FB FABOLA BOLA JAMES 2019 house candidate (PDP) | PDP | 11,628 | 2019 house | — |
| 23 | OA OJONO ADEZA A. 2019 house candidate (PDP) | PDP | 10,891 | 2019 house | — |
| 24 | MA MOHAMMED AWAL ABDUSALAM 2019 house candidate (MPN) | MPN | 8,857 | 2019 house | — |
| 25 | HO HASSAN OMALE ATAYOWA 2019 house candidate (ADC) | ADC | 8,349 | 2019 house | — |
| 26 | JA JOHN ADEYEMI OLABODE 2019 senate candidate (ADC) | ADC | 6,861 | 2019 Senate | — |
| 27 | AA AROME ALIYU AUDU 2019 house candidate (ADC) | ADC | 6,506 | 2019 house | — |
| 28 | OH OJURUBE HADI 2019 house candidate (PT) | PT | 2,820 | 2019 house | — |
| 29 | II Ibrahim Idris Governor of Kogi State (2003–2012) | LP | 1,979 | 2019 house · 2 runs | — |
| 30 | AA ABUBAKAR ABDULRAHMAN 2019 senate candidate (SDP) | SDP | 1,721 | 2019 Senate | — |
| 31 | OM OGAH MARK OKPANACHI 2019 house candidate (APDA) | APDA | 1,624 | 2019 house | — |
| 32 | AA ABDULLAHI ABRAHAM OJODALE 2019 house candidate (SDP) | SDP | 1,610 | 2019 house | — |
| 33 | EG EDIME GODWIN AMADE 2019 senate candidate (APDA) | APDA | 1,525 | 2019 Senate | — |
| 34 | OA OTENE ANIBE AUTEEN 2019 house candidate (APDA) | APDA | 1,424 | 2019 house | — |
| 35 | SO SELAIYE OLUWAFEMI D. 2019 house candidate (SDP) | SDP | 1,022 | 2019 house | — |
| 36 | ER EGWUABA REUBEN 2019 senate candidate (A) | A | 997 | 2019 Senate | — |
| 37 | OB OJONUGWA BABA 2019 house candidate (SDP) | SDP | 859 | 2019 house | — |
| 38 | OB OJOGBANE BENJAMIN IDOKO 2019 senate candidate (APGA) | APGA | 782 | 2019 Senate | — |
| 39 | AR AMBASSADOR RUFUS B. AIYENIGBA 2019 senate candidate (SDP) | SDP | 560 | 2019 Senate | — |
| 40 | AY ABDULKADIR YAHAYA OHIANI 2019 senate candidate (ADC) | ADC | 528 | 2019 Senate | — |
| 41 | FA FRIDAY ADEMU ENEMONA 2019 senate candidate (MPN) | MPN | 487 | 2019 Senate | — |
| 42 | OD OGBANAG D MUHAMMED J 2019 house candidate (LP) | LP | 414 | 2019 house | — |
| 43 | AY AUDU YUNISA IMADI 2019 senate candidate (ANDP) | ANDP | 413 | 2019 Senate | — |
| 44 | AB ABDULLAHI BABA ABDUL 2019 house candidate (SNP) | SNP | 403 | 2019 house | — |
| 45 | JZ JONATHAN ZACCHAEUS 2019 house candidate (ADC) | ADC | 402 | 2019 house | — |
| 46 | EA EGBUNU AMANABO YUSUF 2019 house candidate (A) | A | 371 | 2019 house | — |
| 47 | AK AKOJE KELVIN ENEOJO 2019 senate candidate (ANN) | ANN | 341 | 2019 Senate | — |
| 48 | EA EGWU AMANAH MATHIAS PAUL 2019 senate candidate (PPA) | PPA | 338 | 2019 Senate | — |
| 49 | AG AKOGU GABRIEL BALA 2019 senate candidate (PPC) | PPC | 304 | 2019 Senate | — |
| 50 | AA ABOH ADUOJO SAMUEL 2019 senate candidate (NEPP) | NEPP | 263 | 2019 Senate | — |
| 51 | NY NASIRU YAHAYA 2019 senate candidate (PT) | PT | 261 | 2019 Senate | — |
| 52 | AT ADEYEMI TAIWO 2019 senate candidate (NEPP) | NEPP | 254 | 2019 Senate | — |
| 53 | YA YUNUSA ABDULWAHAB 2019 senate candidate (LP) | LP | 245 | 2019 Senate | — |
| 54 | AA ADABARA ALIU KAREEM 2019 senate candidate (ADP) | ADP | 214 | 2019 Senate | — |
| 55 | OY OKAI YAHAYA 2019 senate candidate (PPN) | PPN | 213 | 2019 Senate | — |
| 56 | AE AYIKOYE EMMANUEL OMALE 2019 house candidate (MPN) | MPN | 189 | 2019 house | — |
| 57 | NJ NOAH JOHN ABIODUN 2019 senate candidate (PPA) | PPA | 166 | 2019 Senate | — |
| 58 | MK MUHAMMED KHALID 2019 house candidate (MPN) | MPN | 162 | 2019 house | — |
| 59 | O. OHUGERI .I. SUBERU 2019 house candidate (ADC) | ADC | 161 | 2019 house | — |
| 60 | UA UMAR ABDULAZEEZ USMAN, ODEGIRI 2019 senate candidate (NCP) | NCP | 157 | 2019 Senate | — |
| 61 | AM ABAYOMI MOSES 2019 senate candidate (AD) | AD | 156 | 2019 Senate | — |
| 62 | AM AGENE MATTHEW E 2019 senate candidate (ACPN) | ACPN | 143 | 2019 Senate | — |
| 63 | AE AUDU EMINENCE ENEMONA A 2019 house candidate (ANN) | ANN | 141 | 2019 house · 2 runs | — |
| 64 | SU SALIHU UMAR OKAI 2019 senate candidate (AA) | AA | 138 | 2019 Senate | — |
| 65 | CS CHIEF SUNDAY AWONIYI ONUGBAMI 2019 senate candidate (APM) | APM | 116 | 2019 Senate | — |
| 66 | AN ABUBAKAR NANA 2019 house candidate (UPC) | UPC | 116 | 2019 house | — |
| 67 | AG ACHENEJE GABRIEL 2019 senate candidate (APM) | APM | 115 | 2019 Senate | — |
| 68 | KF KATO FRANK 2019 senate candidate (ID) | ID | 114 | 2019 Senate | — |
| 69 | MO MOHAMMED OZIOGU JINOH 2019 house candidate (APM) | APM | 114 | 2019 house | — |
| 70 | HM HAKEEM MOHAMMED 2019 senate candidate (MPN) | MPN | 107 | 2019 Senate | — |
| 71 | AO ALEGI OJONIMI GODSPOWER 2019 house candidate (PPN) | PPN | 98 | 2019 house | — |
| 72 | JI JOHN IDACHABA 2019 senate candidate (PPC) | PPC | 97 | 2019 Senate | — |
| 73 | NT NDAKWO TANKO ABDULRAHMAN 2019 house candidate (ADP) | ADP | 94 | 2019 house | — |
| 74 | AS ATTEH SAMUEL 2019 senate candidate (PPN) | PPN | 93 | 2019 Senate | — |
| 75 | AA ANTHONY ARONMOSI ANIMASHAUN 2019 house candidate (PPN) | PPN | 93 | 2019 house | — |
| 76 | YS YUSUF SOLOMON OJOCHENEN 2019 house candidate (JMPP) | JMPP | 92 | 2019 house | — |
| 77 | JS JOSEPH SIMON A. 2019 house candidate (NCP) | NCP | 87 | 2019 house | — |
| 78 | JD JIMOH DAUDA RAJI 2019 senate candidate (ACPN) | ACPN | 86 | 2019 Senate | — |
| 79 | IR IBITOYE ROSLINE ABOSEDE 2019 senate candidate (A) | A | 84 | 2019 Senate | — |
| 80 | DS DANLADI SULEIMAN ABU 2019 senate candidate (DPP) | DPP | 83 | 2019 Senate | — |
| 81 | EI EZEKIEL IRAH TAIYE 2019 senate candidate (APM) | APM | 82 | 2019 Senate | — |
| 82 | KS KADIR SHEHU TIJANI 2019 house candidate (ADC) | ADC | 76 | 2019 house | — |
| 83 | AK ADEBAYO KENNETH A. 2019 house candidate (PPC) | PPC | 73 | 2019 house | — |
| 84 | SZ SALEH ZAKARI 2019 house candidate (APM) | APM | 70 | 2019 house | — |
| 85 | IA IDRIS A. YUSUF 2019 house candidate (APM) | APM | 69 | 2019 house | — |
| 86 | AU ATADOGA UGBEDE DAVID 2019 senate candidate (DA) | DA | 67 | 2019 Senate | — |
| 87 | EO EMMANUEL OLAYEMI OLAKUNLE 2019 senate candidate (JMPP) | JMPP | 66 | 2019 Senate | — |
| 88 | OO OLUROPO ODOFIN AUGUSTINE 2019 house candidate (MPN) | MPN | 66 | 2019 house | — |
| 89 | HA HUDU ALI 2019 house candidate (NCP) | NCP | 65 | 2019 house | — |
| 90 | IH IBRAHIM HANNATU AKUJIMISI 2019 senate candidate (LP) | LP | 57 | 2019 Senate | — |
| 91 | OS ONIMISI STEPHEN ALIYU 2019 senate candidate (PPA) | PPA | 56 | 2019 Senate | — |
| 92 | OA OBOY ALFA AMOS 2019 senate candidate (JMPP) | JMPP | 56 | 2019 Senate | — |
| 93 | AU ABDULKADIR USMAN 2019 senate candidate (DA) | DA | 50 | 2019 Senate | — |
| 94 | OC ODUFU COSMAS FRIDAY 2019 senate candidate (CNP) | CNP | 50 | 2019 Senate | — |
| 95 | AG ABDULLAHI GARBA BAKO 2019 house candidate (AD) | AD | 49 | 2019 house | — |
| 96 | IJ IGBINYEMIN JEREMIAH TEMITOPE 2019 senate candidate (ACPN) | ACPN | 48 | 2019 Senate | — |
| 97 | OE ONUA EMMANUEL ATTAH 2019 house candidate (ACPN) | ACPN | 47 | 2019 house | — |
| 98 | ST SULEIMAN TENIMU 2019 senate candidate (NCP) | NCP | 45 | 2019 Senate | — |
| 99 | EG ENEMAKU GABRIEL ONUCHE 2019 house candidate (ANDP) | ANDP | 44 | 2019 house | — |
| 100 | AO AINA OLASUNKANMI OLAYINKA 2019 senate candidate (CAP) | CAP | 42 | 2019 Senate | — |
| 101 | JA JONATHAN AYOKUNLE OLUSHOLA 2019 house candidate (A) | A | 41 | 2019 house | — |
| 102 | AM ADAMA MUHAMMED MUSA 2019 house candidate (SNP) | SNP | 41 | 2019 house | — |
| 103 | WA WAMBEBE AILUKA GODWIN 2019 house candidate (NCP) | NCP | 38 | 2019 house | — |
| 104 | MA MUHAMMED ABDULKAREEM 2019 senate candidate (UPC) | UPC | 32 | 2019 Senate | — |
| 105 | BJ BELLO JOY MAFO LAMI 2019 house candidate (LP) | LP | 32 | 2019 house | — |
| 106 | IY ISAH YUNUSA 2019 senate candidate (PPN) | PPN | 31 | 2019 Senate | — |
| 107 | AE AKOJE ENEOJO KEVIN 2019 senate candidate (PT) | PT | 30 | 2019 Senate | — |
| 108 | AV AKUBO VICTOR OJIMAOYO KING 2019 senate candidate (UPP) | UPP | 30 | 2019 Senate | — |
| 109 | IY IBRAHIM YAHAYA A. 2019 house candidate (LP) | LP | 30 | 2019 house | — |
| 110 | AL ADELE LUCKY USMAN 2019 house candidate (YDP) | YDP | 29 | 2019 house | — |
| 111 | OE ONILE EYITAYO BAMIDELE 2019 senate candidate (ID) | ID | 28 | 2019 Senate | — |
| 112 | AT ARWAAJO TIJANI 2019 house candidate (DA) | DA | 28 | 2019 house | — |
| 113 | SM SALFU MOSES 2019 house candidate (DA) | DA | 28 | 2019 house | — |
| 114 | SI SALAWU IDRIS 2019 house candidate (ADP) | ADP | 28 | 2019 house | — |
| 115 | CE CHINGA EMMANUEL DAVID 2019 senate candidate (YPP) | YPP | 27 | 2019 Senate | — |
| 116 | JI JOHN IDOKO AKPA 2019 senate candidate (GDPN) | GDPN | 26 | 2019 Senate | — |
| 117 | LA LAWAL ABUBAKKAR ALIU 2019 house candidate (DPP) | DPP | 26 | 2019 house | — |
| 118 | AN ABDULRAHIM NASIRU 2019 senate candidate (DPP) | DPP | 25 | 2019 Senate | — |
| 119 | AJ ATTAH JOSEPH OJONE 2019 house candidate (DPP) | DPP | 24 | 2019 house | — |
| 120 | SY SALIU YUSUF 2019 senate candidate (AD) | AD | 22 | 2019 Senate | — |
| 121 | UR USMAN RABI MUHAMMED 2019 house candidate (A) | A | 22 | 2019 house | — |
| 122 | AU ABU UMARU 2019 house candidate (DPP) | DPP | 22 | 2019 house | — |
| 123 | BB BALOGUN BLESSING O 2019 house candidate (APM) | APM | 22 | 2019 house | — |
| 124 | OP OGBEJE PETER MICHAEL 2019 house candidate (KP) | KP | 21 | 2019 house | — |
| 125 | IV ITANYI VICTOR UGBEDE 2019 house candidate (MRDD) | MRDD | 21 | 2019 house | — |
| 126 | SA SALAMI ADEIZA CHRISTOHER 2019 senate candidate (DA) | DA | 20 | 2019 Senate | — |
| 127 | YA YAKUBU ADIJETU 2019 senate candidate (UPC) | UPC | 20 | 2019 Senate | — |
| 128 | IK IBRAHIM KHADIJAT DEDE 2019 house candidate (LP) | LP | 20 | 2019 house | — |
| 129 | IS IYELA SHEGUN 2019 house candidate (ACPN) | ACPN | 19 | 2019 house | — |
| 130 | AZ ABDULMALIK ZULEIHAT 2019 senate candidate (A) | A | 18 | 2019 Senate | — |
| 131 | JL JIBRIL LUKMAN 2019 house candidate (PT) | PT | 17 | 2019 house | — |
| 132 | IS ISAH SUKA MOHAMMAD 2019 house candidate (PDP) | PDP | 17 | 2019 house | — |
| 133 | SC SOMIDIRE COMFORT 2019 house candidate (ACPN) | ACPN | 16 | 2019 house | — |
| 134 | AO ATTEH OLADIMEJI 2019 house candidate (PPN) | PPN | 16 | 2019 house | — |
| 135 | IM IBRAHIM MUSA 2019 house candidate (UPP) | UPP | 16 | 2019 house | — |
| 136 | ML MOHAMMED LAWAL ABUBUKAR 2019 senate candidate (GPN) | GPN | 15 | 2019 Senate | — |
| 137 | AK ABDULMUMUNI KARIM 2019 house candidate (PT) | PT | 14 | 2019 house | — |
| 138 | YM YUSUF MARY OLUWATOYIN 2019 house candidate (DA) | DA | 14 | 2019 house | — |
| 139 | AO ANIA OLASUNKANMI 2019 senate candidate (PT) | PT | 12 | 2019 Senate | — |
| 140 | OC OLORUNTOBA CHERRY YINKA 2019 senate candidate (UPP) | UPP | 11 | 2019 Senate | — |
| 141 | OS ONAJI SUNDAY FRANK 2019 house candidate (GD) | GD | 11 | 2019 house | — |
| 142 | SU SHAIBU USMAN OJIH 2019 house candidate (UPC) | UPC | 11 | 2019 house | — |
| 143 | OP OTUSHE PAUL MICHAEL 2019 house candidate (ANDP) | ANDP | 11 | 2019 house | — |
| 144 | MA METHUSELAH ALONGE GALLIO 2019 senate candidate (MPN) | MPN | 10 | 2019 Senate | — |
| 145 | AB ATEKE BESTY IDIMIBE 2019 house candidate (CAP) | CAP | 10 | 2019 house | — |
| 146 | NA Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan Senator, Kogi Central | PDP | — | — | — |
| 147 | SK Sunday Karimi Senator, Kogi West | APC | — | — | — |
| 148 | AU Ahmed Usman Ododo Governor of Kogi State | APC | — | — | — |
| 149 | IW Idris Wada Governor of Kogi State (2012–2016) | PDP | — | — | — |
| 150 | AS Abubakar Sadiku Ohere 2023 Senate candidate, Kogi Central | APC | — | — | — |
| 151 | TY Tajudeen Yusuf 2023 Senate candidate, Kogi West | PDP | — | — | — |
| 152 | MA Murtala Ajaka 2023 governor candidate (SDP) | SDP | — | — | — |
| 153 | AA AVOSUAHI AMINU FATIMA 2019 senate candidate (UPP) | UPP | — | — | — |
| 154 | J JIMON 2019 house candidate | — | — | — | — |
| 155 | O OMAYOZA 2019 house candidate | — | — | — | — |
| 156 | OA ONUSAGBA A. JAMIU 2019 house candidate (YDP) | YDP | — | — | — |
The past results and contributor inputs the 2027 prediction above is built from.
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tinubu / Shettima | APC | 190,244 | 54.2% |
| 2 | Atiku / Okowa | PDP | 113,955 | 32.5% |
| 3 | Obi / Baba-Ahmed | LP | 41,645 | 11.9% |
| 4 | Kwankwaso / Idahosa | NNPP | 3,753 | 1.1% |
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Buhari / Osinbajo | APC | 285,894 | 56.7% |
| 2 | Atiku / Obi | PDP | 218,207 | 43.3% |
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ahmed Usman Ododo | APC | — | 57.0% |
| 2 | Murtala Ajaka | SDP | — | 33.1% |
| 3 | Dino Melaye | PDP | — | 5.9% |
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yahaya Bello | APC | 406,222 | 66.5% |
| 2 | Musa Wada | PDP | 189,704 | 31.1% |
| 3 | Other candidates | — | 14,818 | 2.4% |
Illustrative projections aggregated from contributor traces. See our methodology.