2019 Lagos State gubernatorial election
# 2019 Lagos State gubernatorial election

The 2019 Lagos gubernatorial election was conducted on 9 March to choose the Governor of Lagos State. The election was held concurrently with various state level elections. Incumbent APC Governor Akinwunmi Ambode lost to the APC flag bearer Babajide Sanwo-Olu at a direct primary election in October 2018 and hence ineligible to run for second term under APC. Babajide Sanwo-Olu won in a landslide against Jimi Agbaje of the PDP who had previously run unsuccessfully for Lagos state governor twice. From 1999, Lagos state has been governed by AD, AC, then ACN, three parties which subsequently formed part of the coalition that birthed the APC in 2013.

## APC primary

### Candidates

**Declared**

* Akinwunmi Ambode, incumbent Governor of Lagos.
* Babajide Sanwo-Olu, Lagos State Minister of Establishments, Training and Pensions and former Managing director of LSPDC.

**Declined**

* Femi Hamzat, businessman (endorsed Sanwo-Olu and later became his running mate)

## PDP primary

### Candidates

**Declared**

* Jimi Agbaje, pharmacist and candidate for Governor in 2007 and 2015
* Deji Doherty, businessman

**Declined**

* Femi Otedola, Oil mogul

## Other governorship aspirant and party

* Chief Owolabi Salis, AD
* Princess Adebisi Ogunsanya, YPP
* Babatunde Olalere Gbadamosi, ADP
* Muyiwa Fafowora, ADC
* Barrister Ladipo Johnson, ANP
* Mrs. Omolara Adesanya, PPC
* Funsho Awe, NCP

## General election

### Results

Lagos State gubernatorial election, 2019 :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | APC | Babajide Sanwoolu | 739,445 | 76.65 |
| | PDP | Jimi Agbaje | 206,141 | 21.09 |
| | ADP | Babatunde Gbadamosi | 4,780 | 0.49 |
| | A | Joseph Beckley | 4,122 | 0.42 |
| | ADC | Olumuyiwa Fafowora | 3,544 | 0.36 |
| | YPP | Princess Adebisi Ogunsanya | 1,604 | 0.16 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 958,032 | 98.01 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,122,416 | |
| | APC hold | APC hold | Swing | |
