Incumbent APC Governor Aminu Bello Masari won re-election for a second term, defeating PDP Garba Yakubu Lado and 16 other party candidates.

[8][9][10] Garba Yakubu Lado was the PDP candidate with Salisu Yusuf Majigiri as his running mate.

[17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28][29][30][31][32][33][34][35][36][37][38][39] Aminu Bello Masari won the primary election polling 5,562 votes against 2 other candidates.

[108][109][110][111][112][113][114][115][116] Garba Yakubu Lado won the primary election polling 3,385 votes against 5 other candidates.

[117][118][119][120][121][122][123][124][125][126][127][128][129][130][131] A total number of 18 candidates registered with the Independent National Electoral Commission to contest in the election.