2007 Nigerian Senate elections in Nasarawa State

2007 Nigerian Senate election in Nasarawa State

The 2007 Nigerian Senate election in Nasarawa State was held on April 21, 2007, to elect members of the Nigerian Senate to represent Nasarawa State. Suleiman Adokwe representing Nasarawa South and Abubakar Sodangi representing Nasarawa West won on the platform of Peoples Democratic Party, while Patricia Akwashiki representing Nasarawa North won on the platform of the All Nigeria Peoples Party.[1][2][3][4]

## Overview

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Affiliation  | Party  | Total

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PDP | ANPP
Before Election  |  |  | 3
After Election  | 2  | 1  | 3

## Summary

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District  | Incumbent | Party  | Elected Senator  | Party

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Nasarawa South  |  |  |  | Suleiman Adokwe |  | PDP
Nasarawa West  |  |  |  | Abubakar Sodangi |  | PDP
Nasarawa North  |  |  |  | Patricia Akwashiki |  | ANPP

## Results

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### Nasarawa South

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The election was won by Suleiman Adokwe of the Peoples Democratic Party.[5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16]

2007 Nigerian Senate election in Nasarawa State  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| PDP | Suleiman Adokwe |  |
Total votes  |  |
| PDP hold

### Nasarawa West

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The election was won by Abubakar Sodangi of the Peoples Democratic Party.[17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27]

2007 Nigerian Senate election in Nasarawa State  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| PDP | Abubakar Sodangi |  |
Total votes  |  |
| PDP hold

### Nasarawa North

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The election was won by Patricia Akwashiki of the All Nigeria Peoples Party candidate Patricia Akwashiki.[28][29][30][31][32][33][34][35][36][37][38]

2007 Nigerian Senate election in Nasarawa State  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| ANPP | Patricia Akwashiki |  |
Total votes  |  |
| ANPP hold

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