Politics & Elections · Presidential result by candidate — votes · Muhammadu Buhari
Muhammadu Buhari’s presidential result by candidate — votes fell to 15,191,847 votes in 23 Feb 2019.
15,191,847 votes
23 Feb 2019
Down 233,074 votes from 28 Mar 2015.
Updated 20 Oct 2026
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15,191,847 votes
What it is. Votes won by each presidential candidate in the first round, as certified by the electoral commission.
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| Period | Presidential result by candidate — votes · Muhammadu Buhari |
|---|---|
| 16 Apr 2011 | 12,214,853 votes |
| 28 Mar 2015 | 15,424,921 votes |
| 23 Feb 2019 | 15,191,847 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 — votes, 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-votes/nigeria-buhari
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Votes won by each presidential candidate in the first round, as certified by the electoral commission.
Votes won by each leading presidential candidate in the first round, as declared by the national electoral commission. Unit: votes. Each result is dated by election day.
Nigeria: figures are those declared by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for the 1999, 2011, 2015, 2019 and 2023 presidential elections, as reported by the outlet or compilation named in each source line. Only candidates who polled at least 5% of valid votes are shown. INEC's own result sheets have not been separately reviewed.
The 2003 and 2007 elections are not shown: published totals disagree, and INEC has said it holds no full official result for 2007. Several of these elections were disputed in court and by observers. Results are changed only if the commission revises them.