1999 Rivers State gubernatorial election

← 1991

January 9, 1999

2003 →


Nominee	Peter Odili
Party	PDP	All People's Party (Nigeria)
Popular vote	770,074	710,280

Governor before election

Rufus Ada George
NRC

Elected Governor

Peter Odili
PDP

The 1999 Rivers State gubernatorial election was held in Nigeria on January 9, 1999. The PDP nominee Peter Odili won the election, defeating the APP candidate.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]

Electoral system

The governor of Rivers State is elected using the plurality voting system.

Primary election

PDP primary

The PDP primary election was won by Peter Odili.^[6]^[7]

Results

The total number of registered voters in the state was 2,207,000. The total number of votes cast was 747,296, the number of valid votes was 1,580,807, and the number of rejected votes was 7,521.^[8]^[9]


Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Peter Odili	People's Democratic Party	770,074	52.02
	All People's Party	710,280	47.98
Total			1,480,354	100.00

Valid votes			1,480,354	99.49
Invalid/blank votes			7,521	0.51
Total votes			1,487,875	100.00
Registered voters/turnout			2,207,000	67.42
Source: Nigeria World, IFES, Semantics Scholar

References

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Elections in Rivers State

General elections
1979 1983 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 2019 2023

Federal elections

Presidential elections	1979 1983 1993 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 2019 2023
Senate elections	1979 1983 1992 1998 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 2019 2023
House of Representatives elections	1979 1983 1992 1998 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 2019 2023

State elections

Gubernatorial elections	1979 1983 1991 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 2019 2023
House of Assembly elections	1979 1983 1991 1998 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 2019 2023
By-elections House of Assembly

Local elections
1987 1990 1996 1997 1998 2004 2007 2015 2018 2021

Nigerian state and local elections

Abia	Gub.: 1991, 1999, 2003, 2007, 2011, 2015, 2019, 2023 HOA: 1991, 1998, 1999, 2003, 2007, 2011, 2015, 2019, 2023 LGA: 1996, 1997, 1998, 2004, 2008, 2016, 2020
Adamawa	Gub.: 1991, 1999, 2003, 2007, 2008, 2012, 2015, 2019, 2023 HOA: 1991, 1998, 1999, 2003, 2007, 2011, 2015, 2019, 2023 LGA: 1996, 1997, 1998, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2019, 2022
Akwa Ibom	Gub.: 1991, 1999, 2003, 2007, 2011, 2015, 2019, 2023 HOA: 1991, 1998, 1999, 2003, 2007, 2011, 2015, 2019, 2023 LGA: 1987, 1990, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2004, 2007, 2012, 2017, 2020
Anambra	Gub.: 1979, 1983, 1991, 1999, 2003, 2007, 2010, 2013, 2017, 2021, 2025 HOA: 1979, 1983, 1991, 1998, 1999, 2003, 2007, 2011, 2015, 2019, 2023 LGA: 1987, 1990, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2014, 2022
Bauchi	Gub.: 1979, 1983, 1991, 1999, 2003, 2007, 2011, 2015, 2019, 2023 HOA: 1979, 1983, 1991, 1998, 1999, 2003, 2007, 2011, 2015, 2019, 2023 LGA: 1987, 1990, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2004, 2007, 2020
Bendel (defunct)	Gub.: 1979, 1983 HOA: 1979, 1983 LGA: 1987, 1990
Bayelsa	Gub.: 1999, 2003, 2007, 2008, 2012, 2015, 2019, 2023 HOA: 1998, 1999, 2003, 2007, 2011, 2015, 2019, 2023 LGA: 1996, 1997, 1998, 2004, 2013, 2019
Benue	Gub.: 1979, 1983, 1991, 1999, 2003, 2007, 2011, 2015, 2019, 2023 HOA: 1979, 1983, 1991, 1998, 1999, 2003, 2007, 2011, 2015, 2019, 2023 LGA: 1987, 1990, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2004, 2012, 2017, 2020
Borno	Gub.: 1979, 1983, 1991, 1999, 2003, 2007, 2011, 2015, 2019, 2023 HOA: 1979, 1983, 1991, 1998, 1999, 2003, 2007, 2011, 2015, 2019, 2023 LGA: 1987, 1990, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2004, 2007, 2020
Cross River	Gub.: 1979, 1983, 1991, 1999, 2003, 2007, 2008, 2012, 2015, 2019, 2023 HOA: 1979, 1983, 1991, 1998, 1999, 2003, 2007, 2011, 2015, 2019, 2023 LGA: 1987, 1990, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2004, 2007, 2010, 2013, 2020
Delta	Gub.: 1991, 1999, 2003, 2007, Jan. 2011, Apr. 2011, 2015, 2019, 2023 HOA: 1991, 1998, 1999, 2003, 2007, 2011, 2015, 2019, 2023 LGA: 1996, 1997, 1998, 2004, 2008, 2014, 2018, 2021
Ebonyi	Gub.: 1999, 2003, 2007, 2011, 2015, 2019, 2023 HOA: 1998, 1999, 2003, 2007, 2011, 2015, 2019, 2023 LGA: 1996, 1997, 1998, 2004, 2007, 2010, 2013, 2020
Edo	Gub.: 1991, 1999, 2003, 2007, 2012, 2016, 2020, 2024 HOA: 1991, 1998, 1999, 2003, 2007, 2011, 2015, 2019, 2023 LGA: 1996, 1997, 1998, 2004, 2013, 2018
Ekiti	Gub.: 1999, 2003, 2007, 2009, 2014, 2018, 2022 HOA: 1998, 1999, 2003, 2007, 2011, 2015, 2019, 2023 LGA: 1996, 1997, 1998, 2004, 2008, 2017, 2019, 2021
Enugu	Gub.: 1991, 1999, 2003, 2007, 2011, 2015, 2019, 2023 HOA: 1991, 1998, 1999, 2003, 2007, 2011, 2015, 2019, 2023 LGA: 1996, 1997, 1998, 2004, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2017, 2020, 2022

FCT	LGA: 1987, 1990, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2004, 2007, 2010, 2013, 2016, 2019, 2022
Gongola (defunct)	Gub.: 1979, 1983 HOA: 1979, 1983 LGA: 1987, 1990
Gombe	Gub.: 1999, 2003, 2007, 2011, 2015, 2019, 2023 HOA: 1998, 1999, 2003, 2007, 2011, 2015, 2019, 2023 LGA: 1996, 1997, 1998, 2004, 2013, 2017, 2020
Imo	Gub.: 1979, 1983, 1991, 1999, 2003, 2007, 2011, 2015, 2019, 2024 HOA: 1979, 1983, 1991, 1998, 1999, 2003, 2007, 2011, 2015, 2019, 2023 LGA: 1987, 1990, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2004, 2010, 2018, 2022
Jigawa	Gub.: 1991, 1999, 2003, 2007, 2011, 2015, 2019, 2023 HOA: 1991, 1998, 1999, 2003, 2007, 2011, 2015, 2019, 2023 LGA: 1990, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2004, 2010, 2014, 2017, 2019, 2021
Kaduna	Gub.: 1979, 1983, 1991, 1999, 2003, 2007, 2011, 2015, 2019, 2023 HOA: 1979, 1983, 1991, 1998, 1999, 2003, 2007, 2011, 2015, 2019, 2023 LGA: 1987, 1990, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2018, 2021
Kano	Gub.: 1979, 1983, 1991, 1999, 2003, 2007, 2011, 2015, 2019, 2023 HOA: 1979, 1983, 1991, 1998, 1999, 2003, 2007, 2011, 2015, 2019, 2023 LGA: 1987, 1990, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2004, 2007, 2014, 2018, 2021
Katsina	Gub.: 1991, 1999, 2003, 2007, 2011, 2015, 2019, 2023 HOA: 1991, 1998, 1999, 2003, 2007, 2011, 2015, 2019, 2023 LGA: 1987, 1990, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2004, 2008, 2014
Kebbi	Gub.: 1991, 1999, 2003, 2007, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2019, 2023 HOA: 1991, 1998, 1999, 2003, 2007, 2011, 2015, 2019, 2023 LGA: 1996, 1997, 1998, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2017, 2019, 2022
Kogi	Gub.: 1991, 1999, 2003, 2007, 2008, 2011, 2015, 2019, 2023 HOA: 1991, 1998, 1999, 2003, 2007, 2011, 2015, 2019, 2023 LGA: 1996, 1997, 1998, 2004, 2008, 2013, 2020
Kwara	Gub.: 1979, 1983, 1991, 1999, 2003, 2007, 2011, 2015, 2019, 2023 HOA: 1979, 1983, 1991, 1998, 1999, 2003, 2007, 2011, 2015, 2019, 2023 LGA: 1987, 1990, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2004, 2008, 2010, 2013, 2017

Lagos	Gub.: 1979, 1983, 1991, 1999, 2003, 2007, 2011, 2015, 2019, 2023 HOA: 1979, 1983, 1991, 1998, 1999, 2003, 2007, 2011, 2015, 2019, 2023 LGA: 1987, 1990, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2004, 2008, 2011, 2017, 2021
Nasarawa	Gub.: 1999, 2003, 2007, 2011, 2015, 2019, 2023 HOA: 1998, 1999, 2003, 2007, 2011, 2015, 2019, 2023 LGA: 1997, 1998, 2004, 2008, 2014, 2018, 2021
Niger	Gub.: 1979, 1983, 1991, 1999, 2003, 2007, 2011, 2015, 2019, 2023 HOA: 1979, 1983, 1991, 1998, 1999, 2003, 2007, 2011, 2015, 2019, 2023 LGA: 1987, 1990, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2004, 2008, 2016, 2019
Ogun	Gub.: 1979, 1983, 1991, 1999, 2003, 2007, 2011, 2015, 2019, 2023 HOA: 1979, 1983, 1991, 1998, 1999, 2003, 2007, 2011, 2015, 2019, 2023 LGA: 1987, 1990, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2021
Ondo	Gub.: 1979, 1983, 1991, 1999, 2003, 2007, 2012, 2016, 2020, 2024 HOA: 1979, 1983, 1991, 1998, 1999, 2003, 2007, 2011, 2015, 2019, 2023 LGA: 1987, 1990, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2004, 2008, 2016, 2020
Osun	Gub.: 1991, 1999, 2003, 2007, 2014, 2018, 2022 HOA: 1991, 1998, 1999, 2003, 2007, 2011, 2015, 2019, 2023 LGA: 1996, 1997, 1998, 2004, 2007, 2018
Oyo	Gub.: 1979, 1983, 1991, 1999, 2003, 2007, 2011, 2015, 2019, 2023 HOA: 1979, 1983, 1991, 1998, 1999, 2003, 2007, 2011, 2015, 2019, 2023 LGA: 1987, 1990, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2004, May 2007, Dec. 2007, 2018, 2021
Plateau	Gub.: 1979, 1983, 1991, 1999, 2003, 2007, 2011, 2015, 2019, 2023 HOA: 1979, 1983, 1991, 1998, 1999, 2003, 2007, 2011, 2015, 2019, 2023 LGA: 1987, 1990, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2004, 2008, 2014, 2018, 2021
Rivers	Gub.: 1979, 1983, 1991, 1999, 2003, 2007, 2011, 2015, 2019, 2023 HOA: 1979, 1983, 1991, 1998, 1999, 2003, 2007, 2011, 2015, 2019, 2023 LGA: 1987, 1990, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2004, 2008, 2015, 2018, 2021
Sokoto	Gub.: 1979, 1983, 1991, 1999, 2003, 2008, 2007, 2012, 2015, 2019, 2023 HOA: 1979, 1983, 1991, 1998, 1999, 2003, 2007, 2011, 2015, 2019, 2023 LGA: 1987, 1990, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2004, 2008, 2011, 2016, 2021
Taraba	Gub.: 1991, 1999, 2003, 2007, 2011, 2015, 2019, 2023 HOA: 1991, 1998, 1999, 2003, 2007, 2011, 2015, 2019, 2023 LGA: 1996, 1997, 1998, 2004, 2007, 2012, 2017, 2020
Yobe	Gub.: 1991, 1999, 2003, 2007, 2011, 2015, 2019, 2023 HOA: 1991, 1998, 1999, 2003, 2007, 2011, 2015, 2019, 2023 LGA: 1996, 1997, 1998, 2004, 2009, 2013, 2019, 2021
Zamfara	Gub.: 1999, 2003, 2007, 2011, 2015, 2019, 2023 HOA: 1998, 1999, 2003, 2007, 2011, 2015, 2019, 2023 LGA: 1997, 1998, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2019