1999 Rivers State gubernatorial election

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.

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

PDP primary
The PDP primary election was won by Peter Odili.

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.