Incumbent Governor Taban Deng Gai was re-elected, defeating 6 other candidates, including Angelina Teny, who had resigned from the SPLM in order to contest the election.
[1] Angelina Teny detailed many irregularities, including ejection of observers, missing ballot boxes, vote counts in excess of the number of registered voters and so on.
[2] Her campaign leader was arrested when he and members of his team tried to enter the State High Elections Committee's office.
[3] Police shot dead two people and four others were injured when police opened fire on a crowd of protesters in the state capital, Bentiu.
[4] Angelina Teny called on her supporters to be calm and avoid violence, which has been endemic in Unity State, the main oil-producing area in South Sudan.