The 2015 presidential election was the first in Nigeria's history to witness the defeat of a sitting president.
Muhammadu Buhari of the All Progressives Congress (APC) finally won an election on his fourth try.
President Goodluck Jonathan of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) didn’t contest the result and handed the keys of the Aso Rock Villa to Buhari on May 29, 2015.
12 other candidates participated in the election, but none scored more than 60,000 votes.
In total, 68.8 million Nigerians registered to vote for the 2015 contest, but only 29.4 million (43.7%) participated in the election.
This is how Nigerians voted in each state.
Abia
Buhari — 13,394 (3.43%)
Jonathan — 368,303 (94.18%)
Adamawa
Buhari — 374,701 (58.91%)
Jonathan — 251,664 (39.57%)
Akwa Ibom
Buhari — 58,411 (5.74%)
Jonathan — 953,304 (93.73%)
Anambra
Buhari — 17,926 (0%)
Jonathan — 660,762 (98.52%)
Bauchi
Buhari — 931,598 (91.30%)
Jonathan — 86,085 (8.44%)
Bayelsa
Buhari — 5,194 (1.42%)
Jonathan — 361,209 (98.40%)
Benue
Buhari — 373,961 (54.73%)
Jonathan — 303,737 (44.45%)
Borno
Buhari — 473,543 (94.35%)
Jonathan — 25,640 (5.11%)
Cross River
Buhari — 28,368 (6.30%)
Jonathan — 414,863 (92.09%)
Delta
Buhari — 48,910 (3.86%)
Jonathan — 1,211,405 (95.55%)
Ebonyi
Buhari — 19,518 (5.36%)
Jonathan — 323,653 (88.94%)
Edo
Buhari — 208,469 (41.66%)
Jonathan — 286,869 (57.32%)
Ekiti
Buhari — 120,331 (40.02%)
Jonathan — 176,466 (58.69%)
Enugu
Buhari — 14,157 (2.47%)
Jonathan — 553,003 (96.48%)
Federal Capital Territory (FCT)
Buhari — 146,399 (47.72%)
Jonathan — 157,195 (51.24%)
Gombe
Buhari — 361,245 (78.43%)
Jonathan — 96,873 (21.03%)
Imo
Buhari — 133,253 (18.96%)
Jonathan — 559,185 (79.55%)
Jigawa
Buhari — 885,988 (85.39%)
Jonathan — 142,904 (13.77%)
Kaduna
Buhari — 1,127,760 (69.72%)
Jonathan — 484,085 (29.93%)
Kano
Buhari — 1,903,999 (89.44%)
Jonathan — 215,779 (10.14%)
Katsina
Buhari — 1,345,441 (92.83%)
Jonathan — 98,937 (6.83%)
Kebbi
Buhari — 567,883 (83.88%)
Jonathan — 100,972 (14.91%)
Kogi
Buhari — 264,851 (62.86%)
Jonathan — 149,987 (35.60%)
Kwara
Buhari — 302,146 (68.66%)
Jonathan — 132,602 (30.13%)
Lagos
Buhari — 792,460 (54.89%)
Jonathan — 632,327 (43.80%)
Nasarawa
Buhari — 236,838 (46.30%)
Jonathan — 273,460 (53.46%)
Niger
Buhari — 657,678 (80.83%)
Jonathan — 149,222 (18.34%)
Ogun
Buhari — 308,290 (57.82%)
Jonathan — 207,950 (39.00%)
Ondo
Buhari — 299,889 (53.45%)
Jonathan — 251,368 (44.80%)
Osun
Buhari — 383,603 (59.69%)
Jonathan — 249,929 (38.89%)
Oyo
Buhari — 528,620 (59.98%)
Jonathan — 303,376 (34.42%)
Plateau
Buhari — 429,140 (43.68%)
Jonathan — 549,615 (55.95%)
Rivers
Buhari — 69,238 (4.42%)
Jonathan — 1,487,075 (94.99%)
Sokoto
Buhari — 671,926 (80.54%)
Jonathan — 152,199 (18.24%)
Taraba
Buhari — 261,326 (45.08%))
Jonathan — 310,800 (53.62%)
Yobe
Buhari — 446,265 (94.19%)
Jonathan — 25,526 (5.39%)
Zamfara
Buhari — 612,202 (80.44%)
Jonathan — 144,833 (19.03%)
Total
Buhari — 15,424,921 (53.96%) — Winner
Jonathan — 12,853,162 (44.96%)
*Data sourced from INEC's archived page and Electoral Geography.
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