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The 2019 Lagos State Governorship election was held on March 9, 2019, to elect the Governor of Lagos State, Nigeria. Here are the results:

Candidates and their parties:

  1. Babajide Sanwo-Olu (All Progressives Congress, APC)
  2. Jimi Agbaje (People's Democratic Party, PDP)
  3. Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour (Social Democratic Party, SDP)
  4. Fela Durotoye (All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA)
  5. Adekunle Jinadu (Action Democratic Party, ADP)
  6. Olusola Ebiseni (Labour Party, LP)

Results:

  1. Babajide Sanwo-Olu (APC) - 1,170,921 votes (52.3%)
  2. Jimi Agbaje (PDP) - 962,232 votes (42.5%)
  3. Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour (SDP) - 21,256 votes (0.9%)
  4. Fela Durotoye (APGA) - 3,564 votes (0.2%)
  5. Adekunle Jinadu (ADP) - 2,296 votes (0.1%)
  6. Olusola Ebiseni (LP) - 1,144 votes (0.1%)

Winner:

Babajide Sanwo-Olu (APC) won the election with 1,170,921 votes, representing 52.3% of the total votes cast. He was declared the winner by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on March 10, 2019.

Reactions:

The election was generally peaceful, with some minor incidents of violence reported. The APC and PDP both claimed victory, but the APC's victory was widely accepted by the public and international observers. The election was seen as a significant victory for the APC, which had been in power in Lagos State since 1999.