The complete list, including minor candidates left off the state's headline heavyweight board.
| # | Politician | Party | Votes can pull | Peak run | Strongest LGAs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DI Darius Ishaku Governor of Taraba State (2015–2023) | PDP | 520,433 | 2019 Governor · 57.21% · 2 runs | — |
| 2 | AD Abubakar Danladi Sani 2023 Senate candidate, Taraba North | APC | 362,735 | 2019 Governor · 39.87% · 2 runs | — |
| 3 | AK Agbu Kefas Won 2023 governorship | PDP | 302,614 | 2023 Governor | — |
| 4 | MS Muhammad Sani Yahaya 2023 governorship runner-up | NNPP | 202,277 | 2023 Governor | — |
| 5 | EB Emmanuel Bwacha 2023 governorship candidate | APC | 142,502 | 2023 Governor · 2 runs | — |
| 6 | SI Shuaibu Isa Lau Senator, Taraba North | PDP | 113,580 | 2019 Senate · 2 runs | — |
| 7 | YA YUSUF AHMED ADAMU 2019 senate candidate (APC) | APC | 111,412 | 2019 Senate | — |
| 8 | YA YUSUF ABUBAKAR YUSUF 2019 senate candidate (APC) | APC | 98,860 | 2019 Senate | — |
| 9 | BD BAKO DAHIRU GASSOL 2019 senate candidate (PDP) | PDP | 95,074 | 2019 Senate | — |
| 10 | DJ David Jimkuta Senator, Taraba South | APC | 85,415 | 2023 Senate | — |
| 11 | HM Haruna Manu Senator, Taraba Central | PDP | 75,460 | 2023 Senate | — |
| 12 | RS RIMAMNDE SHAWULU KWEWUM 2019 house candidate (PDP) | PDP | 73,258 | 2019 House of Reps | — |
| 13 | D. DAVID .F. ABLE 2019 house candidate (PDP) | PDP | 63,013 | 2019 House of Reps | — |
| 14 | AI AMINU IBRAHIM MALLE 2019 house candidate (APC) | APC | 61,077 | 2019 House of Reps | — |
| 15 | DB DANLADI BAIDU TIJO 2019 house candidate (PDP) | PDP | 60,848 | 2019 House of Reps | — |
| 16 | H. HAMMAN-JULOE .G 2019 house candidate (APC) | APC | 54,739 | 2019 House of Reps | — |
| 17 | BM Bello Mohammed 2019 governor candidate (PPA) | PPA | 54,571 | 2019 House of Reps · 3 runs | — |
| 18 | BI BAUKA ISHAYA GAMGUM 2019 senate candidate (APC) | APC | 51,921 | 2019 Senate | — |
| 19 | HB HASSAN BAPPA 2019 house candidate (PDP) | PDP | 51,306 | 2019 House of Reps | — |
| 20 | BM Bashir Marafa 2023 Senate candidate, Taraba Central | APC | 50,437 | 2023 Senate | — |
| 21 | JI JOEL IKENYA DANLAMI 2019 senate candidate (APGA) | APGA | 47,093 | 2019 Senate | — |
| 22 | AA ABUBAKAR ABDULLATEEF 2019 house candidate (APC) | APC | 45,137 | 2019 House of Reps | — |
| 23 | AM ADAMU MAIKAFI 2019 house candidate (PDP) | PDP | 40,050 | 2019 House of Reps | — |
| 24 | UD USMAN DANJUMA .S 2019 house candidate (APGA) | APGA | 39,312 | 2019 House of Reps | — |
| 25 | AA ATTA ALEXANDER .M 2019 house candidate (APC) | APC | 26,015 | 2019 House of Reps | — |
| 26 | SJ SIMAN JOHN 2019 senate candidate (SDP) | SDP | 24,698 | 2019 Senate | — |
| 27 | NK NAPHTALI KEFAS .A 2019 house candidate (PDP) | PDP | 24,575 | 2019 House of Reps | — |
| 28 | H. HARUNA .A. YAKUBU 2019 house candidate (AA) | AA | 22,147 | 2019 House of Reps | — |
| 29 | SK SABO KENTE JOSIAH 2019 house candidate (APC) | APC | 17,522 | 2019 House of Reps | — |
| 30 | AJ Aisha Jummai Alhassan 2019 governor candidate (UDP) | UDP | 16,289 | 2019 Governor · 1.79% | — |
| 31 | IA IBRAHIM ADAMU TUBASE 2019 senate candidate (UDP) | UDP | 15,123 | 2019 Senate | — |
| 32 | TY TOR-AGBIYE YAKUBU 2019 senate candidate (AA) | AA | 13,611 | 2019 Senate | — |
| 33 | NG NYANGANJI GILBERT GILLS 2019 senate candidate (APGA) | APGA | 13,319 | 2019 Senate | — |
| 34 | BK BALA KAMARUDEEN .Z 2019 house candidate (UDP) | UDP | 9,874 | 2019 House of Reps | — |
| 35 | AL ALMATI LEONARD WILSON 2019 house candidate (ACPN) | ACPN | 8,493 | 2019 House of Reps | — |
| 36 | OS OTHANIEL STEPHEN .B 2019 house candidate (UDP) | UDP | 8,349 | 2019 House of Reps | — |
| 37 | VA VAKI ABDULMUMINI 2019 senate candidate (UDP) | UDP | 7,653 | 2019 Senate | — |
| 38 | AA ABBI ABUBAKAR .A 2019 house candidate (SDP) | SDP | 6,433 | 2019 House of Reps | — |
| 39 | ND NURU DANTSOHO 2019 house candidate (UDP) | UDP | 5,887 | 2019 House of Reps | — |
| 40 | TS TIPPI SHUAIBU 2019 senate candidate (UDP) | UDP | 5,746 | 2019 Senate | — |
| 41 | AA ABDULAZEEZ ABUBAKAR IBRAHIM 2019 senate candidate (SDP) | SDP | 4,564 | 2019 Senate | — |
| 42 | AD Adamu Danbako Ibrahim 2019 governor candidate (APGA) | APGA | 4,098 | 2019 Governor · 0.45% | — |
| 43 | GS GANI SULE ANGYO 2019 house candidate (UDP) | UDP | 3,195 | 2019 House of Reps | — |
| 44 | IT IBIBON TUTUWA E 2019 house candidate (APGA) | APGA | 2,237 | 2019 House of Reps | — |
| 45 | CK CHARLES KAIGAMA 2019 senate candidate (APGA) | APGA | 2,180 | 2019 Senate | — |
| 46 | MM MISA MUHAMMED 2019 house candidate (SDP) | SDP | 1,654 | 2019 House of Reps | — |
| 47 | IS IBRAHIM SANI 2019 senate candidate (NRM) | NRM | 1,635 | 2019 Senate | — |
| 48 | AN ABUBAKAR NDOTTUO 2019 house candidate (UDP) | UDP | 1,551 | 2019 House of Reps | — |
| 49 | BA BATURE ADAMA ZAKARI 2019 senate candidate (ACPN) | ACPN | 1,305 | 2019 Senate | — |
| 50 | MB Musa Bah Kanawa 2019 governor candidate (YDP) | YDP | 1,208 | 2019 Governor · 0.13% | — |
| 51 | BA BALA ABDULKARIM 2019 house candidate (SDP) | SDP | 1,152 | 2019 House of Reps | — |
| 52 | SB Stephen Bishi 2019 governor candidate (SDP) | SDP | 743 | 2019 Governor · 0.08% | — |
| 53 | DU Danjuma Umaru 2019 governor candidate (NRM) | NRM | 730 | 2019 Governor · 0.08% | — |
| 54 | UA USMAN AJIYA ABBAS 2019 house candidate (NRM) | NRM | 716 | 2019 House of Reps | — |
| 55 | AH ADAMU HASSAN MUHAMMED 2019 house candidate (YDP) | YDP | 656 | 2019 House of Reps | — |
| 56 | SS Sani Saidi 2019 governor candidate (AGA) | AGA | 594 | 2019 Governor · 0.07% | — |
| 57 | KJ Kwaghkar Julius Mberga 2019 governor candidate (AA) | AA | 471 | 2019 Governor · 0.05% | — |
| 58 | BA BELLO ABDULHAMEED 2019 senate candidate (PPA) | PPA | 446 | 2019 Senate | — |
| 59 | NM NASIRU MOHAMMED ALI 2019 senate candidate (ACPN) | ACPN | 436 | 2019 Senate | — |
| 60 | B. BELLO .A ABBA 2019 house candidate (YDP) | YDP | 410 | 2019 House of Reps | — |
| 61 | AY ALIYU YUSUF .A 2019 house candidate (YDP) | YDP | 395 | 2019 House of Reps | — |
| 62 | UH UMAR HUSMAN .Z 2019 house candidate (AGA) | AGA | 379 | 2019 House of Reps | — |
| 63 | SA SALIHU ABUBAKAR .R 2019 house candidate (A) | A | 369 | 2019 House of Reps | — |
| 64 | AU ADAMU UMAR 2019 senate candidate (ANP) | ANP | 361 | 2019 Senate | — |
| 65 | DI DAUDA ISA G 2019 senate candidate (SDP) | SDP | 337 | 2019 Senate | — |
| 66 | MG MONGU-PARK GAJERE JEN 2019 senate candidate (AGA) | AGA | 314 | 2019 Senate | — |
| 67 | AD AGBU DANGANA 2019 senate candidate (AGA) | AGA | 308 | 2019 Senate | — |
| 68 | AA ATOSHI ADI AGBU 2019 senate candidate (YDP) | YDP | 267 | 2019 Senate | — |
| 69 | FA Faruk Alhaji Muhammed 2019 governor candidate (DPP) | DPP | 265 | 2019 Governor · 0.03% | — |
| 70 | M MAIBILE 2019 house candidate (PPA) | PPA | 255 | 2019 House of Reps | — |
| 71 | AU Ahmadu Umaru Salim 2019 governor candidate (YPP) | YPP | 249 | 2019 Governor · 0.03% | — |
| 72 | MH MOHAMMED HASSAN 2019 senate candidate (AGA) | AGA | 239 | 2019 Senate | — |
| 73 | DS DANJUMA SHUAIBU TSAKWA 2019 senate candidate (ACD) | ACD | 230 | 2019 Senate | — |
| 74 | TA TAFIDA ALAMIN SULEIMAN 2019 house candidate (A) | A | 216 | 2019 House of Reps | — |
| 75 | LC LAWRENCE COMFORT 2019 house candidate (SDP) | SDP | 211 | 2019 House of Reps | — |
| 76 | UM UMAR MOHAMMED .M 2019 house candidate (ADC) | ADC | 198 | 2019 House of Reps | — |
| 77 | KS Kefas Sule 2019 governor candidate (ABP) | ABP | 194 | 2019 Governor · 0.02% | — |
| 78 | MH MANZO HADIZA MOHAMMED 2019 senate candidate (ADC) | ADC | 183 | 2019 Senate | — |
| 79 | IM Ibrahim Manzo Mohammed 2019 governor candidate (ADC) | ADC | 168 | 2019 Governor · 0.02% | — |
| 80 | MN MUSA NNDCYANGCHU KURUST 2019 senate candidate (ADC) | ADC | 161 | 2019 Senate | — |
| 81 | US USMAN SHAIBU 2019 senate candidate (LP) | LP | 161 | 2019 Senate | — |
| 82 | IS IRIMIYA SOLOMON .A 2019 house candidate (AGA) | AGA | 160 | 2019 House of Reps | — |
| 83 | AB Ahmed Bala Gassol 2019 governor candidate (PPN) | PPN | 153 | 2019 Governor · 0.02% | — |
| 84 | IA ISA ADAMU .H 2019 house candidate (PPN) | PPN | 137 | 2019 House of Reps | — |
| 85 | KO KONDOM OBADIAH 2019 house candidate (ACPN) | ACPN | 121 | 2019 House of Reps | — |
| 86 | MA MOHAMMED ARUNA .S 2019 house candidate (ANP) | ANP | 118 | 2019 House of Reps | — |
| 87 | YU YUNUSA UMAR KARIM 2019 senate candidate (DPP) | DPP | 114 | 2019 Senate | — |
| 88 | EG EDWARD GEOFFREY 2019 senate candidate (ADP) | ADP | 106 | 2019 Senate | — |
| 89 | RH RAUTA HABIBA INNOCENT 2019 house candidate (ACD) | ACD | 105 | 2019 House of Reps | — |
| 90 | TI THEOPHILUS INNOCENT B 2019 senate candidate (ACD) | ACD | 93 | 2019 Senate | — |
| 91 | JM Japhet Magdalene Tobbi 2019 governor candidate (NAC) | NAC | 91 | 2019 Governor · 0.01% | — |
| 92 | BH Banti Henry Haniel 2019 governor candidate (APP) | APP | 89 | 2019 Governor · 0.01% | — |
| 93 | ST SAMBO TUKUR IBRAHIM 2019 house candidate (YPP) | YPP | 85 | 2019 House of Reps | — |
| 94 | UA Umar Abubakar 2019 governor candidate (ACD) | ACD | 85 | 2019 Governor · 0.01% | — |
| 95 | TL TITUS LADI 2019 house candidate (AGA) | AGA | 84 | 2019 House of Reps | — |
| 96 | BB BABANGIDA BABAN ZAURE 2019 senate candidate (NRM) | NRM | 81 | 2019 Senate | — |
| 97 | AS ADAMU SHEHU DANAZUMI 2019 house candidate (SDP) | SDP | 80 | 2019 House of Reps | — |
| 98 | ME MUSA EZEKIEL 2019 senate candidate (APP) | APP | 80 | 2019 Senate | — |
| 99 | AM Ahmad Murtala Isah 2019 governor candidate (NDLP) | NDLP | 77 | 2019 Governor · 0.01% | — |
| 100 | DY Dahiru Yunusa Shagarda 2019 governor candidate (A) | A | 77 | 2019 Governor · 0.01% | — |
| 101 | NZ NASIRU ZUBAIRU 2019 house candidate (ACD) | ACD | 71 | 2019 House of Reps | — |
| 102 | BK Bala Kabiru 2019 governor candidate (ACPN) | ACPN | 69 | 2019 Governor · 0.01% | — |
| 103 | PS Phillip Soje Shin 2019 governor candidate (MPN) | MPN | 69 | 2019 Governor · 0.01% | — |
| 104 | YI YAKUBU ISA INDA 2019 house candidate (PPN) | PPN | 68 | 2019 House of Reps | — |
| 105 | AS ALH. SAADU ABUBAKAR HASSAN 2019 senate candidate (YPP) | YPP | 67 | 2019 Senate | — |
| 106 | MB MOHAMMED BUBA 2019 senate candidate (DA) | DA | 64 | 2019 Senate | — |
| 107 | AY AMADU YAKUBU 2019 senate candidate (YPP) | YPP | 62 | 2019 Senate | — |
| 108 | GA GALADIMA ANTHONY 2019 senate candidate (ACD) | ACD | 60 | 2019 Senate | — |
| 109 | IJ IBRAHIM JUBRIL MUHAMMED 2019 house candidate (ACD) | ACD | 55 | 2019 House of Reps | — |
| 110 | AM ALIYU MUHAMMAD ABUBAKAR 2019 senate candidate (DA) | DA | 54 | 2019 Senate | — |
| 111 | MM MUSA MOHAMMED 2019 senate candidate (YPP) | YPP | 53 | 2019 Senate · 2 runs | — |
| 112 | BK Bagarmi Kamaludeen Muhammed Soje 2019 governor candidate (MRDD) | MRDD | 49 | 2019 Governor · 0.01% | — |
| 113 | HM HASSAN MUSA 2019 senate candidate (NRM) | NRM | 46 | 2019 Senate | — |
| 114 | IM Issa Musa 2019 governor candidate (ZLP) | ZLP | 45 | 2019 Governor · 0% | — |
| 115 | BD Bala Danlami Adi 2019 governor candidate (LP) | LP | 44 | 2019 Governor · 0% | — |
| 116 | TB TALADIMA BUBA 2019 house candidate (DPP) | DPP | 44 | 2019 House of Reps | — |
| 117 | H. HASSAN .K. IBRAHIM 2019 house candidate (PPA) | PPA | 42 | 2019 House of Reps | — |
| 118 | YD YAKUBU DANIEL ELDER 2019 senate candidate (JMPP) | JMPP | 41 | 2019 Senate | — |
| 119 | DM DAVID MOSES ARUNA 2019 house candidate (PPA) | PPA | 39 | 2019 House of Reps | — |
| 120 | JG JANGUS GOTONG .G 2019 house candidate (ACPN) | ACPN | 39 | 2019 House of Reps | — |
| 121 | TJ TELLA JOHN .D 2019 house candidate (JMPP) | JMPP | 39 | 2019 House of Reps | — |
| 122 | PJ Paul Jamasuru Tankwa 2019 governor candidate (MAJA) | MAJA | 37 | 2019 Governor · 0% | — |
| 123 | UA UMAR ALHAJI AHMAD 2019 senate candidate (DA) | DA | 37 | 2019 Senate | — |
| 124 | BA Bello A. Ahmed 2019 governor candidate (DA) | DA | 32 | 2019 Governor · 0% | — |
| 125 | KA KISHIMA ABDULAZEEZ SULE 2019 house candidate (SDP) | SDP | 32 | 2019 House of Reps | — |
| 126 | GN GUBAI NICO 2019 house candidate (LP) | LP | 31 | 2019 House of Reps | — |
| 127 | YA YUSHAU ABUBAKAR 2019 house candidate (DA) | DA | 29 | 2019 House of Reps | — |
| 128 | AS ABIYEMI SALIHU 2019 house candidate (DPP) | DPP | 27 | 2019 House of Reps | — |
| 129 | GY GANIGHA YEBA 2019 house candidate (AGA) | AGA | 27 | 2019 House of Reps | — |
| 130 | GJ GABBA JOSEPH UBANDOMA 2019 house candidate (APP) | APP | 26 | 2019 House of Reps | — |
| 131 | GD GWI DANIEL JACOB 2019 house candidate (YPP) | YPP | 25 | 2019 House of Reps | — |
| 132 | BM BILYA MOHAMMED 2019 house candidate (DA) | DA | 24 | 2019 House of Reps | — |
| 133 | BI BUBA ISA 2019 house candidate (YPP) | YPP | 22 | 2019 House of Reps | — |
| 134 | SU SILAS USMAN JEN 2019 senate candidate (ABP) | ABP | 22 | 2019 Senate | — |
| 135 | UA Utsumiu-Nyen Akin Ishaya Missa 2019 governor candidate (CAP) | CAP | 21 | 2019 Governor · 0% | — |
| 136 | AR Abdullahi Rabsanjani 2019 governor candidate (GDPN) | GDPN | 20 | 2019 Governor · 0% | — |
| 137 | PI PATRICIA INNOCENT 2019 house candidate (ACD) | ACD | 19 | 2019 House of Reps | — |
| 138 | UB USMAN BABANGIDA 2019 house candidate (MRDD) | MRDD | 18 | 2019 House of Reps | — |
| 139 | AH ABDULSALAM HABIBU .E 2019 house candidate (LP) | LP | 17 | 2019 House of Reps | — |
| 140 | SA Sanusi A. T. Hamza 2019 governor candidate (FJP) | FJP | 17 | 2019 Governor · 0% | — |
| 141 | YH YAHYA HABILA 2019 house candidate (ACPN) | ACPN | 14 | 2019 House of Reps | — |
| 142 | DI DOGARA ISMAIL 2019 house candidate (NRM) | NRM | 13 | 2019 House of Reps | — |
| 143 | PA PIUS ABEZ VIAH 2019 house candidate (NAC) | NAC | 13 | 2019 House of Reps | — |
| 144 | AI ALIYU ILIYASU 2019 house candidate (DA) | DA | 10 | 2019 House of Reps | — |
| 145 | BT BAKO TONAH 2019 house candidate (ADP) | ADP | 10 | 2019 House of Reps | — |
| 146 | MM MUSA MUSA IRARIMAM .F 2019 house candidate (PPN) | PPN | 10 | 2019 House of Reps | — |
| 147 | AA ANDEMIN ADAMU 2019 house candidate (ACD) | ACD | 9 | 2019 House of Reps | — |
| 148 | MY MOHAMMED YUSUF .S 2019 house candidate (LP) | LP | 8 | 2019 House of Reps | — |
| 149 | MV MUSA VICTOR ABERSHI 2019 senate candidate (JMPP) | JMPP | 8 | 2019 Senate | — |
| 150 | ZS ZAKARI SULAIMAN 2019 house candidate (NRM) | NRM | 7 | 2019 House of Reps | — |
| 151 | BA BELLO ABBAS 2019 house candidate (ACD) | ACD | 6 | 2019 House of Reps | — |
| 152 | SA SETH ANDE 2019 house candidate (LP) | LP | 6 | 2019 House of Reps | — |
| 153 | UI UMAR IDRIS 2019 senate candidate (MRDD) | MRDD | 6 | 2019 Senate | — |
| 154 | AU ALI UMAR 2019 house candidate (NRM) | NRM | 5 | 2019 House of Reps | — |
| 155 | US USMAN SULEIMAN 2019 house candidate (DA) | DA | 4 | 2019 House of Reps | — |
| 156 | S. SANUSI .A. USMAN 2019 house candidate (NRM) | NRM | 3 | 2019 House of Reps | — |
| 157 | GW GIDEON WUNJI ADDA 2019 house candidate (MAJA) | MAJA | 2 | 2019 House of Reps | — |
| 158 | DS Danbaba Suntai Governor of Taraba State (2007–2015) | PDP | — | — | — |