NewsOnline Nigeria is providing live updates from the 2026 Osun State governorship election as results are announced at polling units across the state’s 30 local government areas.
The Independent National Electoral Commission conducted the election across 3,763 polling units, with 2,339,233 registered voters recorded for the exercise.
Following voting, ballots are sorted and counted at polling units in the presence of party agents, observers and voters. Results are subsequently announced and displayed at each location.
The polling-unit figures will proceed through ward and local government collation before reaching the state collation centre in Osogbo.
Only the INEC-appointed returning officer has the legal authority to declare the winner of the governorship election after completing the collation process.
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Readers should note that polling-unit results published during this live coverage are provisional and do not represent the final outcome of the election.
Stay with NewsOnline Nigeria for verified polling-unit results, local government figures, collation updates and the official declaration of the winner.
Osun Governorship Election 2026 — Results
Candidate Scores
Figures are aggregated from verified INEC Form EC 8A returns and refresh on this page automatically.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Share | Polling Units |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accord Leading | Ademola Adeleke | 491,975 | 51.9% | 3,600 of 3,763 | |
| APC | Bola Oyebamiji | 425,731 | 44.9% | 3,612 of 3,763 | |
| ADC | Salaam Najeem Folasayo | 16,513 | 1.7% | 3,061 of 3,763 | |
| AA | Olanrewaju Farinloye | 4,093 | 0.4% | 1,427 of 3,763 | |
| ADP | Adeagbo Yemisi | 2,919 | 0.3% | 1,750 of 3,763 | |
| APGA | 2,566 | 0.3% | 1,104 of 3,763 | ||
| ZLP | Abdulsalam Olamide | 2,398 | 0.3% | 1,451 of 3,763 | |
| AAC | Esan Olajide | 1,419 | 0.1% | 1,046 of 3,763 | |
| YPP | 513 | 0.1% | 455 of 3,763 | ||
| APM | 228 | 0% | 206 of 3,763 | ||
| NNPP | Adeyera Oluwabusola Adesola | 113 | 0% | 109 of 3,763 | |
| APP | 110 | 0% | 105 of 3,763 | ||
| BP | 106 | 0% | 102 of 3,763 | ||
| PRP | 84 | 0% | 76 of 3,763 | ||
| Total Valid Votes | 948,768 | ||||
Leading by LGA
30 of 30 LGAs reporting.
| LGA | Accord | APC | ADC | Leading |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATAKUMOSA EAST | 7,132 | 9,007 | 326 | APC |
| ATAKUMOSA WEST | 6,209 | 8,236 | 178 | APC |
| AYEDAADE | 16,436 | 15,386 | 326 | Accord |
| AYEDIRE | 9,874 | 8,981 | 137 | Accord |
| BOLUWADURO | 7,118 | 7,050 | 178 | Accord |
| BORIPE | 12,110 | 19,563 | 373 | APC |
| EDE NORTH | 33,919 | 9,890 | 297 | Accord |
| EDE SOUTH | 26,026 | 6,166 | 384 | Accord |
| EGBEDORE | 18,131 | 10,557 | 335 | Accord |
| EJIGBO | 16,730 | 14,866 | 4,796 | Accord |
| IFE CENTRAL | 20,167 | 15,360 | 725 | Accord |
| IFE EAST | 26,965 | 18,436 | 931 | Accord |
| IFE NORTH | 13,879 | 9,613 | 330 | Accord |
| IFE SOUTH | 13,068 | 14,276 | 283 | APC |
| IFEDAYO | 7,661 | 7,145 | 116 | Accord |
| IFELODUN | 20,902 | 18,197 | 498 | Accord |
| ILA | 15,990 | 12,675 | 218 | Accord |
| ILESA EAST | 11,537 | 15,327 | 474 | APC |
| ILESA WEST | 15,981 | 12,554 | 664 | Accord |
| IREPODUN | 13,988 | 14,988 | 240 | APC |
| IREWOLE | 10,867 | 28,391 | 261 | APC |
| ISOKAN | 12,995 | 13,256 | 359 | APC |
| IWO | 26,273 | 19,122 | 576 | Accord |
| OBOKUN | 11,839 | 15,408 | 195 | APC |
| ODO-OTIN | 17,774 | 15,125 | 375 | Accord |
| OLA-OLUWA | 8,059 | 8,235 | 168 | APC |
| OLORUNDA | 22,474 | 23,914 | 642 | APC |
| ORIADE | 19,924 | 13,710 | 415 | Accord |
| OROLU | 12,153 | 10,532 | 226 | Accord |
| OSOGBO | 35,794 | 29,765 | 1,487 | Accord |
