Governor Adeleke Wins 2026 Osun Governorship Election

The Independent National Electoral Commission has declared Governor Ademola Adeleke, of the Accord Party, the winner of the 2026 governorship election.

Announcing the final results, INEC Returning Officer,the Vice- Chancellor of the Federal University, Oye-Ekiti , Prof. Joshua Ogunwole, declared Adeleke winner and returned him elected.

Ogunwole announced that the Accord candidate secured 511,067 while his closest challenger, Bola Oyebamiji of the All Progressives Congress, recorded 444,815 votes.

Adeleke trounced his major opponent with 66,252 votes amid wild jubilation by party supporters and other residents.

Adeleke won 19 of the 30 LGAs, while Oyebamiji secured victory in 11 LGAs.

The election was conducted across 30 LGAs and 332 wards in the state.

Under Nigeria’s electoral law, a governorship candidate must secure the highest number of votes and at least one-quarter of the votes cast in at least two-thirds of the LGAs to be declared winner.

With the final results now declared by INEC, Governor Ademola Adeleke has secured a second term as Governor of Osun State

A total of 15 political parties contested the election, with 1,906,390 permanent voter cards collected, according to the electoral umpire.

Here are the Osun 2026 Governorship Election Results of the 30 LGAs:

Boluwaduro LG

Accord: 7,118 votes

APC: 7,050 votes

ADC: 179 votes

Ede South LG

Accord: 26,188 votes

APC: 6,219 votes

ADC: 390 votes

Ife North LG

Accord: 13,879 votes

APC: 9,613 votes

ADC: 333 votes

Ilesa West LG

Accord: 16,196 votes

APC: 12,756 votes

ADC: 673 votes

Ifedayo LG

Accord: 7,427 votes

APC: 6,836 votes

ADC: 115 votes

Ilesa East LG

APC: 16,208 votes

Accord: 12,280 votes

ADC: 504 votes

Ife Central LG

Accord: 21,171 votes

APC: 15,913 votes

ADC: 747 votes

Boripe LG

APC: 19,963 votes

Accord: 12,448 votes

ADC: 379 votes

Irepodun LG

APC: 15,713 votes

Accord: 14,504 votes

ADC: 249 votes

Obokun LG

APC: 16,120 votes

Accord: 12,023 votes

ADC: 205 votes

Orolu LG

Accord: 12,352 votes

APC: 10,622 votes

ADC: 236 votes

Osogbo LG

Accord: 36,480 votes

APC: 30,474 votes

ADC: 1,503 votes

Oriade LG

Accord: 21,343 votes

APC: 14,863 votes

ADC: 423 votes

Odo-Otin LG

Accord: 18,003 votes

APC: 15,435 votes

ADC: 377 votes

Ife East LG

Accord: 27,201 votes

APC: 18,600 votes

ADC: 935 votes

Ifelodun LG

Accord: 21,107 votes

APC: 18,396 votes

ADC: 509 votes

Atakunmosa West LG

APC: 10,037 votes

Accord: 7,479 votes

ADC: 213 votes

Iwo LG

Accord: 27,085 votes

APC: 19,660 votes

ADC: 588 votes

Ede North LG

Accord: 35,427 votes

APC: 10,283 votes

ADC: 307 votes

Ila LG

Accord: 16,211 votes

APC: 12,934 votes

ADC: 259 votes

Irewole LG

APC: 29,972

Accord: 10,934 votes

ADC: 275 votes

Aiyedire LG

Accord: 11,073 votes

APC: 9,910 votes

ADC: 148 votes

Atakunmosa East LG

APC: 9,936

Accord: 7,872 votes

ADC: 333 votes

Egbedore LG

Accord: 19,278 votes

APC: 11,194 votes

ADC: 363 votes

Aiyedaade LG

Accord: 16,681 votes

APC: 15,719 votes

ADC: 331 votes

Isokan LG

APC: 14,063 votes

Accord: 13,765 votes

ADC: 384 votes

Ola Oluwa LG

APC: 10,782 votes

Accord: 10,063 votes

ADC: 213 votes

Ife South

APC: 14,678 votes

Accord: 13,507 votes

ADC: 290 votes

Ejigbo LG

Accord: 18,458 votes

APC: 16,195 votes

ADC: 5,053 votes

Olorunda LG

APC: 24,671 votes

Accord: 23,514 votes

ADC: 666 votes