The PDP presidential nominee, Adamawa-native Atiku Abubakar, also won the state back from Buhari and Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri defeated APC incumbent Bindow Jibrilla in the gubernatorial election.

In his acceptance speech, Nyako thanked delegates before vowing to bring good representation to the district.

[24] However, a group of losing aspirints filed a lawsuit challenging the primary based on claims of electoral irregularities;[25] a Federal High Court judgment annulled the primary on 28 November but based the ruling on the illegal participation of Tukur, who had not resigned his appointed government position as required by law.

[28] In race analysis in December 2022, reporting from The Nation categorized the election as extremely competitive while also noting Ahmadu Hamman (NNPP) as a prominent candidate.

[29] A piece from The Africa Report in January echoed the sentiment of competitiveness, also pointing out the power of the Nyako family in the area.

Abbo returned as nominee with results showing him defeating runner-up businessman Hamisu Idris Medugu by a 13% margin.

[39] In a Senate campaign analysis piece in December 2022, The Nation reporters categorized Abbo as the frontrunner due to the relatively low name recognition of his opponents but noted the crossover appeal Abdullahi Dauda Belel (NNPP) appeared to have among supporters of other parties.

[40] However, the race was drastically changed in the next month when a court ruling removed Abbo as the APC nominee due to his expulsion from the party.

[24] In review of the campaign in December 2022, reporting from The Nation categorized Yaroe as the frontrunner due to the relatively low name recognition of his opponents and the controversial APC primary.