Mr. Mimiko led his closest rival, Olusola Oke of the PDP, with over 100 thousand votes.

The newly elected Governor of Ondo State is Olusegun Mimiko of the Labour Party, LP.

At the end of the collation at the Akure State Headquarters of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Mr. Mimiko got 260, 199 votes. He was followed by the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Part, PDP, Olusola Oke, who had 155,961 votes. Rotimi Akeredolu of the Action Congress of Nigeria got 143,512 votes.

According to the INEC Resident Electoral Commissioner for Ondo, Akin Orebiyi,the total number of registered voters in the State is 1,638,950; and the number of accredited voters is 645,597.

A total of 30,415 votes were declared invalid while the valid votes are 594,244.

Based on the results, Mr. Mimiko will now be sworn in for a second term in office.

Read our live updates for comprehensive details of the voting and counting process including the drama that happened during the election.

See table below summarising the announced results so far showing the votes of the three major candidates.

 

Name	State of Origin	Assignment	Remark
C. E. Onukaogu	Abia	Enugu	Professor
Tukur Sa'ad	Adamawa	Bauchi	Professor
Ahmad Makama	Bauchi	Taraba
Mike Igini	Delta	Edo
Selina Omagha Oko	Ebonyi	Abia
Edwin Offor Nwatarali	Enugu	Anambra
Jibrin Ibrahim Zarewa	Kano	Kebbi
Hussaini Ahmed Mahuta	Katsina	Kaduna
Abubakar Umar Garba Wara	Kebbi	Zamfara
Emmanuel Onucheyo	Kogi	Kwara
Rufus O. Akeju	Lagos	Oyo
Abdullahi Umar Danyaya	Niger	Nasarawa
Timothy A. Ibitoye	Osun	Ogun
A. L. Ogunmola	Oyo	Osun
Barito Lenusikpugi Kphagih	Rivers	Bayelsa
Haliru A. Tambawel	Sokoto	Jigawa
Kassim Gana Geidam	Yobe	Gombe
Ibrahim Bagobiri Marafa	Zamfara	Katsina
Aniedi Ikoiwak	Akwa-Ibom	Delta
Habu Zarma	Gombe	Yobe
Akin Orebiyi	Ogun	Lagos
Hussaini Halilu Pai	FCT	Kogi
Kwanga Godwin Mbatsavbee	Benue	Plateau
Sylvester Okey Ezeani	Anambra	Cross-River
Minkaila Abdulahi	Jigawa	Kano
Lawrence Azubuike	Imo	Ebonyi
Sam Olgbadebo Olumekun	Ondo	Ekiti
Istifanus Ishaku Defwang	Plateau	Benue
Gesila Khan	Bayelsa	Rivers
Samuel Madaki	Taraba	Borno
Gabriel Ada	Cross-River	Imo
Jacob Shekwonudu Jatau	Nasarawa	FCT
Baba Abba Yusuf	Borno	Adamawa
Segun Agbaje	Ekiti	Ondo
Nasir Ayilara	Kwara	Niger
Austine okojie	Edo	Akwa-Ibom
Sadiq Abubakar Musa	Kaduna	Sokoto

 

Akoko South East: ACN, 3,330; LP, 6,316, PDP, 3,425, Valid votes 13, 582

Akoko South West: ACN, 13, 623; LP, 11, 833; PDP, 12,331 Valid votes, 39, 310.

Akure North: ACN, 5,671; LP, 10,857;and PDP, 4,916; Valid Votes 23, 195

Akoko North East:  ACN, 8,693; LP-12,153; PDP- 6,847

Ondo East: ACN, 2, 759; LP-8,404; PDP- 3,933; Valid votes- 16,272

Ose: ACN-6,376; LP-11,071; PDP- 5,833; Valid votes- 24, 620

Akure South: ACN- 11,955; LP- 49,915; PDP- 12,467; Valid votes- 79,959

Idanre: ACN- 5,111; LP- 15,990; PDP- 5,923; Valid votes-29,789

Ile-Oluji/Okeigbo: ACN, 9,061; LP-11,945; PDP-6,521; Valid votes-29,111

Owo:  ACN- 17,967; LP- 14,870; PDP-6,058; Valid Votes-41,265

Irele: ACN- 5,066; LP- 9,435; PDP-9, 341; Valid votes-25,343

Okitipupa: ACN- 8,495; LP- 11,968; PDP- 21,024; Valid votes- 43,295

Ondo West:  ACN: 7,225; LP: 31,280; PDP: 6,669; Total Valid Votes: 49,382

Akoko North West: ACN: 9,138; LP: 11,675; PDP: 7,847; Total Valid Votes: 29,706

Ifedore: ACN: 5,522; LP: 11,062; PDP: 3,978; Total Valid Votes: 22,223