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2027 general election

Who is running in Benue

157 candidates for 3 Senate seats and 11 House seats. Pick yours to see who is standing.

Seats on the map

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  • APC · 10
  • LP · 1

Coloured by the sitting member’s party. Map data © GRID3, CC BY.

Senate

3 senatorial districts
Benue North EastSD/019/BN12 candidatesBenue North WestSD/020/BN13 candidatesBenue SouthSD/021/BN14 candidates

House of Representatives

11 federal constituencies
Ado/Obadigbo/OkpokwuFC/055/BNAdo, Ogbadibo, Okpokwu10 candidatesApa/AgatuFC/056/BNAgatu, Apa12 candidatesBurukuFC/057/BNBuruku10 candidatesGboko/TarkaFC/058/BNGboko, Tarka10 candidatesGuma/MakurdiFC/059/BNGuma, Makurdi9 candidatesGwer East/Gwer WestFC/060/BNGwer East, Gwer West10 candidatesKatsina-Ala/Ukum/LogoFC/061/BNKatsina-Ala, Logo, Ukum9 candidatesKonshisha/VandeikyaFC/062/BNKonshisha, Vandeikya10 candidatesKwande/UshongoFC/063/BNKwande, Ushongo11 candidatesOju/ObiFC/064/BNObi, Oju12 candidatesOtukpo/OhiminiFC/065/BNOhimini, Otukpo15 candidates

Governor

Governor of BenueCandidates for governor and their running mates12 tickets

Benue House of Assembly

37 state constituencies
AdoSC/161/BN13Adoka/Ugboju13Agasha (Guma II)11AgbatuSC/162/BN12ApaSC/163/BN12BurukuSC/164/BN10Gboko I (East)SC/165/BN12Gboko III8Gboko WestSC/166/BN12Guma (Guma I)SC/167/BN11Gwer EastSC/168/BN12Gwer WestSC/169/BN13Katsina Ala EastSC/170/BN12Katsina-Ala WestSC/171/BN12Konshisha I (Gaav)SC/172/BN11Kwande EastSC/173/BN11Kwande WestSC/174/BN11LogoSC/175/BN11Makurdi I (North)13Makurdi III (South East)10Makurdi SouthSC/177/BN12Mata (Ushongo I)11Mbagwa (Ushongo II)12Nyamatsor (Buruku)10ObiSC/178/BN12OgbadiboSC/179/BN13OhiminiSC/180/BN11Oju I13Oju II11OkpokwuSC/182/BN13Otukpo/AkpaSC/183/BN12Shangev-Tiev (Konshisha)10TarkaSC/185/BN11Ukum I (Ngenev)SC/186/BN11Ukum II9Vandeikya ISC/188/BN11Vandeikya IISC/189/BN10

Candidates from the lists published by INEC. Lists can change before the election, through withdrawals, substitutions or court orders, and this page follows INEC’s updates.