[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13] APC candidate Mohammed Abdullahi Abubakar defeated 7 other contestants to clinch the party ticket.
[14][15][16][17][18][19][20] After the primaries, Ibrahim Lame accused the officials of the All Progressives Congress in Bauchi State of electoral malpractice that denied him a chance to win the governorship ticket.
[21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28][29][30][31][32] PDP candidate Mohammed Jatau defeated 4 other contestants to clinch the party ticket.
[54][55][56][57][58][59] A former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Yayale Ahmed, withdrew as an aspirant a day before the election.
The immediate past Secretary to the Bauchi State Government, Aminu Hammayo also withdrew from the election.