2015 Lagos State gubernatorial election

An election for Governor of Lagos State took place on 11 April 2015. All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate Akinwunmi Ambode, who is a former accountant general of Lagos State, defeated People's Democratic Party (PDP) candidate Jimi Agbaje and Alliance for Democracy (AD) candidate Bolaji Ogunseye. The governor and deputy governor are elected on the same ticket.

APC primary
APC candidate Akinwunmi Ambode defeated 12 other contestants to clinch the party ticket. He won with 3,735 votes to defeat his closest rival, Obafemi Hamzat (who received 1,201 votes), and Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly Adeyemi Ikuforiji, who came in a distant third with 182 votes.

Candidates

 * Akinwunmi Ambode
 * Obafemi Hamzat
 * Adeyemi Ikuforiji
 * Supo Shasore
 * Ganiyu Olanrewaju Solomon
 * Lekan Pitan
 * Tola Kasali
 * Tokunbo Agbesanwa
 * Abayomi Sutton
 * Adekunle Disu
 * Tokunbo Wahab
 * Lanre Ope

Candidates

 * Jimi Agbaje
 * Musiliu Obanikoro
 * Tokunbo Kamson
 * Deji Doherty
 * Babatunde Gbadamosi