Election Archive

Every presidential cycle since 2011.

Official INEC results, turnout, and a sample of rally crowd estimates for each Fourth Republic presidential election. Use this as the historical baseline against which the 2027 ledger is being built.

2023 Presidential
2023

25 February 2023

First three-way race of the Fourth Republic. Tinubu won with the lowest vote share since 1999 as Obi's Labour Party movement broke the APC/PDP duopoly in the South-East, South-South and FCT.

WinnerBola Ahmed Tinubu (APC)
Turnout26.70%
Total votes24.97M
Registered93.47M
INEC ChairMahmood Yakubu

Final results

Top candidates by share of valid votes cast.

  • Bola Ahmed TinubuElected
    APC
    36.61%
    8.79M votes
  • Atiku Abubakar
    PDP
    29.07%
    6.98M votes
  • Peter Obi
    LP
    25.40%
    6.10M votes
  • Rabiu Kwankwaso
    NNPP
    6.23%
    1.50M votes

Rally crowd estimates

Widely-reported crowds for headline rallies in the 2023 cycle. Use these as benchmarks in the AI estimator.

3 records
  • LP
    Peter Obi · Tafawa Balewa Square, Lagos
    2022-10-01 · Walk-in Obidient rally; minimal logistics spend.
    40,000
    est. attendees
  • APC
    Bola Ahmed Tinubu · Teslim Balogun Stadium, Lagos
    2023-02-21 · Final mega-rally, heavy bus mobilisation.
    120,000
    est. attendees
  • PDP
    Atiku Abubakar · Adokiye Amiesimaka Stadium, Rivers
    2023-02-16 · Port Harcourt closing rally.
    80,000
    est. attendees

Turnout, falling.

Voter turnout as a share of registered voters, each Fourth Republic presidential election.

201153.7% · 39.47M of 73.53M registered
201543.6% · 29.43M of 67.42M registered
201934.8% · 28.61M of 82.34M registered
202326.7% · 24.97M of 93.47M registered

Note: 2023 recorded the lowest turnout of the Fourth Republic at 26.7%, even as registered voters reached an all-time high of 93.5 million.