| States | Governorship Candidates | Party | Governorship Candidates | Party |
| Abia State | Nyere Anyim | APC | Dr Okezie Victor Ikpeazu | PDP |
| Adamawa State | Umaru Jibrila Bindow | APC | Mallam Nuhu Ribadu | PDP |
| Akwa Ibom State | Mr. Umana Okon Umana | APC | Udom Gabriel Emmanuel | PDP |
| Anambra State | NILL | APC | NILL | PDP |
| Bauchi State | Barrister Mohammed Abubakar | APC | Awwal Jatau | PDP |
| Bayelsa State | NILL | APC | NILL | PDP |
| Benue State | Inconclusive | APC | Prince Terhemen Tarzoor | PDP |
| Borno State | Kashim Shettima | APC | PDP | |
| Cross River State | Mr Odey Ochicha | APC | Senator Ben Ayade | PDP |
| Delta State | Olorogun O’tega Emerhor | APC | Senator Ifeanyi Okowa | PDP |
| Ebonyi State | Dr. Steve Egbo | APC | Chief Dave Umahi | PDP |
| Edo State | NILL | APC | NILL | PDP |
| Ekiti State | NILL | APC | NILL | PDP |
| Enugu State | Mr. Okey Ezea | APC | Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi | PDP |
| Gombe State | Alhaji Inuwa Yahaya | APC | Ibrahim Hassan Dankwambo | PDP |
| Imo State | APC | Emeka Ihedioha | PDP | |
| Jigawa State | APC | Malam Aminu Ibrahim Ringim | PDP | |
| Kaduna State | Malam Nasir El Rufai | APC | Mukhtar Ramalan Yero | PDP |
| Kano State | Abdullahi Umar Ganduje | APC | Salihu Sagir Takai | PDP |
| Katsina State | Hon. Aminu Masari | APC | Engr Musa Nashuni | PDP |
| Kebbi State | Sen. Atiku Bagudu | APC | PDP | |
| Kogi State | APC | PDP | ||
| Kwara State | Abdulfatah Ahmed | APC | PDP | |
| Lagos State | Akinwunmi Ambode | APC | Jimi Agbaje, but inconclusive due to over voting | PDP |
| Nasarawa State | Umaru Tanko Almakura | APC | Dr. Yusuf Agabi | PDP |
| Niger State | Abubakar Sani Bello | APC | Alhaji Umar Mohammed Nasko | PDP |
| Ogun State | Sen. Ibikunle Amosun | APC | Gboyega Isiaka but inconclusive due to PDP NWC directive | PDP |
| Ondo State | NIL | APC | NILL | PDP |
| Osun | Nil | APC | Nil | PDP |
| Oyo State | Abiola Ajimobi | APC | Teslim Folarin | PDP |
| Plateau State | Simon Lalong | APC | Gyang Pwajok | PDP |
| Rivers State | Dakuku Adol-Peterside | APC | Nyesom Wike | PDP |
| Sokoto State | Hon Aminu Waziri Tambuwal | APC | Amb. Abdallah Wali | PDP |
| Taraba State | Senator Aisha Jummai Al-Hassan | APC | PDP | |
| Yobe State | Ibrahim Geidam | APC | PDP | |
| Zamfara State | Abdulaziz Yari | APC | Senator Sahabi Ya’u Kaura | PDP |
Note: Results for Benue, Imo, Kogi, Ebonyi, Jigawa, and others are inconclusive and there won’t be governorship elections in Anambra, Osun, Ekiti, Ondo and Edo states.
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