2019 Bayelsa State gubernatorial election
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| Turnout | 54.83% | |||||||||||||||||||
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LGA results Lyon: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% >90% Diri: 60–70% 80–90% | ||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2019 Bayelsa State gubernatorial election occurred on 16 November 2019, the APC nominee David Lyon won the election, defeating Douye Diri of the PDP.
David Lyon emerged APC gubernatorial candidate after defeating his closest rival, Diseye Nsirim. He picked Biobarakuma Degi as his running mate. Douye Diri was the PDP candidate with Lawrence Ewrujakpor as his running mate. 45 candidates contested in the election.
On 14 February 2020, due to irregularities in the filing of the candidacy of David Lyon's running mate, the Supreme Court annulled the election results. Under Nigerian election law, Douye Diri, as the second highest earner of votes, became governor.