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The 2015 Nigerian Senate election in Gombe State was held on March 28, 2015, to elect members of the Nigerian Senate to represent Gombe State. Mohammed Danjuma Goje representing Gombe Central and Usman Bayero Nafada representing Gombe North won on the platform of All Progressives Congress, while Joshua Moltobok representing Gombe South won on the platform of Peoples Democratic Party.[1][2]

Overview

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Affiliation Party Total
APC PDP
Before Election 3
After Election 2 1 3

Summary

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District Incumbent Party Elected Senator Party
Gombe Central Mohammed Danjuma Goje APC
Gombe North Usman Bayero Nafada APC
Gombe South Joshua Moltobok PDP

Results

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Gombe Central

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All Progressives Congress candidate Mohammed Danjuma Goje won the election, defeating People's Democratic Party candidate Usman Kumo and other party candidates.[3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11]

2015 Nigerian Senate election in Gombe State
Party Candidate Votes %
APC Mohammed Danjuma Goje
PDP Usman Kumo
Total votes
APC hold

Gombe North

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All Progressives Congress candidate Usman Bayero Nafada won the election, defeating People's Democratic Party candidate Abdulkadir Hamma and other party candidates.[4][12][13][14][15][16][17][18]

2015 Nigerian Senate election in Gombe State
Party Candidate Votes %
APC Usman Bayero Nafada
PDP Abdulkadir Hamma
Total votes
APC hold

Gombe South

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Peoples Democratic Party candidate Joshua Moltobok won the election, defeating All Progressives Congress candidate Adams Balah and other party candidates.[4][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26]

2015 Nigerian Senate election in Gombe State
Party Candidate Votes %
PDP Joshua Moltobok
APC Adams Balah
Total votes
PDP hold

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