Osun 2026 Election Results: Full List of Candidates and Votes

The results are out for the 15 candidates who ran in the Osun State governorship election on August 15, 2026. After months of campaigning and political efforts, the Independent National Electoral Commission Returning Officer, Prof. Joshua Ogunwole, announced the results early Sunday.

Incumbent Governor Ademola Adeleke of the Accord Party won a second term. He secured victory in 19 out of the state’s 30 local government areas. A total of 1,010,684 voters were accredited during the election.

The election had 985,079 valid votes, with 207 rejected ballots. In total, 1,005,800 votes were cast in the election.

Here is the full list of the 15 candidates, their parties, and the votes they received, ranked from highest to lowest:

1. Ademola Adeleke (Accord Party), 511,067 votes (Winner; won 19 LGAs)
2. Bola Oyebamiji (All Progressives Congress), 444,815 votes (won 11 LGAs)
3. Najeem Salam (African Democratic Congress), 17,180 votes
4. Adeagbo Opawoye (African Democratic Party), 2,946 votes
5. Adefemi Adesuyi (Zenith Labour Party), 2,482 votes
6. Olanrewaju Farinloye (Action Alliance), 2,308 votes
7. Adesina Adeyemi-Doro (All Progressives Grand Alliance), 1,475 votes
8. Olajide Esan (African Action Congress), 1,458 votes
9. Olalekan Ogunsakin (Young Progressives Party), 534 votes
10. Adewale Adebayo (Allied Peoples Movement), 234 votes
11. Francis Ajala (Social Democratic Party), 155 votes
12. Taofeek Adeleke (New Nigeria Peoples Party), 118 votes
13. Clement Adesuyi (Action Peoples Party), 114 votes
14. Masilo Adeleke (Boot Party), 111 votes
15. Saliu Oyelami (Peoples Redemption Party), 83 votes

These results highlight the performance of each candidate in the election.