Incumbent People's Democratic Party Governor Darius Ishaku won re-election for a second term in 12 local government areas, defeating former acting governor and All Progressives Congress's Sani Danladi who won in the remaining four with a margin of 157,69[8] votes, and several minor party candidates.

[1][2][3][4] Darius Dickson Ishaku emerged unopposed in the People's Democratic Party gubernatorial primary as the sole candidate.

Darius Ishaku, the incumbent governor, who was the party's sole aspirant, emerged winner with 1,928 delegate votes out of a total of 2,000.

[36] News Agency of Nigeria, however, reported the All Progressives Congress filing a suit against the results of the governorship election at the Court of Appeal in Abuja, on September 20, 2019.

[37] While the victory accrued to Darius Ishaku was withheld,[38] the appellant's suit was disqualified by virtue of the earlier disqualification of its candidate at the Jalingo Federal High Court on March 6, 2019.

[40] The appeal court, nevertheless, declared the People's Democratic Party candidate, Darius Dickson Ishaku, the winner.