16 parties have put forward a ticket: a candidate for governor and a running mate for deputy governor.
Madaki Auwal Haruna
Running mate: Usman Muhammad Adamu
Accord
Benson Bobo Bagwiba
Running mate: Umar Yahaya
African Action Congress · AAC
Bala Bello
Running mate: Aliyu Ngolmo Poyilma
African Democratic Congress · ADC
Adeh Nuhu Milah
Running mate: Mohammed Abdullahi
Action Democratic Party · ADP
Gwamna Jamil Isyaku
Running mate: Balah Adams
All Progressives Congress · APC
Lemela Lenos Silas
Running mate: Lawan Wadaji Umar
Allied Peoples Movement · APM
Yahaya Bappaji
Running mate: Adamu Hassan Ibrahim
Action Peoples Party · APP
Sani Muhammad
Running mate: Samuel Joy
Democratic Leadership Alliance · DLA
Muazu Zubairu Halilu
Running mate: Defle Burga
Labour Party · LP
Ardo Babayo Kumo
Running mate: Umaru Sunday
Nigeria Democratic Congress · NDC
Aliyu Adamu Danmacca
Running mate: Sulaiman Mariyatu Aliyu
National Democratic Party · NDP
Abdullahi Maikano Umar
Running mate: Victor Iliya Jatau
New Nigeria Peoples Party · NNPP
Yahya Bashir
Running mate: Sulaiman Kumo Mohammed
National Rescue Movement · NRM
Ibrahim Abubakar Jalo
Running mate: Anthony Augustine Maidaka
Peoples Redemption Party · PRP
Ma'Aji Adamu Muhammed
Running mate: Magaji Ibrahim
Social Democratic Party · SDP
Gana Aliyu Muhammad
Running mate: Garba Abdullahi
Zenith Labour Party · ZLP
From INEC’s final list of governorship candidates for Gombe, published 11 October 2026. Names as INEC prints them, surname first. A withdrawal, substitution or court order can change a ticket before polling day.
