Politics & Elections · Presidential result by candidate — share · Muhammadu Buhari
Muhammadu Buhari’s presidential result by candidate — share rose to 55.6% of valid votes in 23 Feb 2019.
55.6% of valid votes
23 Feb 2019Derived
Up 1.6 pp from 28 Mar 2015.
Updated 20 Oct 2026
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55.6% of valid votes
What it is. Share of valid first-round votes won by each presidential candidate, as certified by the electoral commission.
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| Period | Presidential result by candidate — share · Muhammadu Buhari |
|---|---|
| 16 Apr 2011 | 32% of valid votes |
| 28 Mar 2015 | 54% of valid votes |
| 23 Feb 2019 | 55.6% of valid votes |
Source: Independent National Electoral Commission (Nigeria), 2019 presidential election declaration, as reported by Africanews · Licence: News report of an electoral commission declaration, cited with attribution; reuse terms not separately reviewed
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Strata-AF™ Data, Presidential result by candidate — share, Muhammadu Buhari, 23 Feb 2019; source Independent National Electoral Commission (Nigeria), 2019 presidential election declaration, as reported by Africanews, retrieved 20 Oct 2026; https://data.strata-af.com/elections/presidential-result-by-candidate-share/nigeria-buhari
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Share of valid first-round votes won by each presidential candidate, as certified by the electoral commission.
Share of valid first-round votes won by each leading presidential candidate. Unit: % of valid votes. Each result is dated by election day.
Not an official release: each share is calculated by Strata from the votes declared by the national electoral commission, divided by the valid votes declared for the same election, and rounded to two decimal places. For 1999, when only two candidates stood, valid votes are the sum of their two declared totals. Published shares in other sources can differ slightly because they use different bases, such as votes cast.
Nigeria: 1999, 2011, 2015, 2019 and 2023, candidates polling at least 5% of valid votes. The 2003 and 2007 elections are not shown because published totals disagree. See the votes indicator for sources.