Since the 15th anniversary of the landmark June 12, 1993 election just passed, I thought it was an opportune time to publish the full results of the election. On June 15, 1993 the National Electoral Commission (NEC) released the results from 14 states (including the Federal Capital Territory). The following day (June 16, 1993) the Abuja High Court ordered that further announcement of the results should be suspended. Here are the full results of the election:

STATE
NUMBER OF NRC VOTES
PERCENTAGE OF VOTES FOR NRC
NUMBER OF SDP VOTES
PERCENTAGE OF VOTES FOR SDP
TOTAL VOTES
WINNER
Abuja (FCT)*
18,313
47.84
19,968
52.16
256,500
ABIOLA
Abia*
151,227
58.96
105,273
41.04
334,490
TOFA
Adamawa
167,239
54.28
140,875
45.72
414,129
TOFA
Akwa Ibom*
199,342
48.14
214,787
51.86
371,288
ABIOLA
Anambra*
159,258
42.89
212,024
57.11
847,274
ABIOLA
Bauchi
524,836
60.73
339,339
39.27
406,132
TOFA
Benue
186,302
43.06
246,830
56.94
282,180
ABIOLA
Borno*
128,684
45.60
153,496
54.40
342,755
ABIOLA
Cross River
153,452
44.77
189,303
55.23
472,278
ABIOLA
Delta
145,001
30.70
327,277
69.30
308,979
ABIOLA
Edo*
103,572
33.52
205,407
66.48
427,190
ABIOLA
Enugu
284,050
51.91
263,101
48.09
349,902
TOFA
Imo
195,836
55.14
159,350
44.86
228,388
TOFA
Jigawa
89,836
39.33
138,552
60.67
726,573
ABIOLA
Kaduna*
356,860
47.80
389,713
52.20
324,428
ABIOLA
Kano*
154,809
47.72
169,619
52.28
442,176
ABIOLA
Katsina
271,077
61.30
171,162
38.70
286,974
TOFA
Kebbi
144,808
67.34
70,219
32.66
488,492
TOFA
Kogi*
265,732
54.40
222,760
45.60
352,479
TOFA
Kwara
80,209
22.78
272,270
77.24
1,033,397
ABIOLA
Lagos
149,432
14.46
883,865
85.54
357,787
ABIOLA
Niger*
221,437
61.90
136,350
38.10
484,971
TOFA
Ogun*
59,246
12.22
425,725
87.78
964,018
ABIOLA
Ondo
162,994
15.58
883,024
84.42
437,334
ABIOLA
Osun
72,068
16.48
365,266
83.52
641,799
ABIOLA
Oyo*
105,788
16.48
536,011
83.52
676,959
ABIOLA
Plateau*
259,394
38.32
417,565
61.68
1,026,824
ABIOLA
Rivers
640,973
63.37
370,578
36.63
469,986
TOFA
Sokoto
372,250
79.21
97,726
20.79
469,986
TOFA
Taraba
64,001
38.58
101,887
61.42
176,054
ABIOLA
Yobe
64,061
38.41
11,887
63.59
38,281
ABIOLA
*States in which results were released. The results were released in 14 states only.

Vote Breakdown and Analysis

Voter turnout was higher in the south than in the north. The Social Democratic Party (SDP) candidate Moshood Abiola received over 8 million votes, and won in 19 states and the Federal Capital Territory. The National Republican Convention (NRC) candidate Alhaji Bashir Tofa received over 6 million votes and won in 10 states only. Over 14 million people voted. Abiola won in Akwa Ibom, Anambra, Benue, Borno, Cross River, Delta, Edo, Jigawa, Kaduna, Kano, Kwara, Lagos, Ogun, Ondo, Osun, Oyo, Plateau, Taraba, and Yobe states, and the Federal Capital Territory. Tofa won in Abia, Adamawa, Bauchi, Enugu, Imo, Katsina, Kebbi, Kogi, Niger, Rivers and Sokoto States.

Abiola’s victory was comprehensive as he won almost 60% of the total votes cast. Only in two states (Kebbi and Sokoto) did Abiola fail to obtain at least one-third of the votes. Abiola even defeated Tofa in Tofa’s home state of Kano.

Voting Patterns

Although the voting pattern has subsequently been cast as unprecedented in cutting across ethnic, religious and geographic patterns, the true picture is a little more subtle. It is true that Christians voted for Muslim candidates. However Christians had little choice in the matter as the Presidential candidates of both parties were Muslim. The SDP was led by two Muslims: Abiola, and his Muslim vice-presidential candidate Babagana Kingibe. The NRC was also led by a Muslim candidate: Alhaji Bashir Tofa. Although Tofa’s running mate was Christian, both Tofa and Kingibe were Kanuri Muslims. Hence the concept of Christians voting for Muslims was an in-built certainty as any vote necessarily had to be for a Muslim since both presidential candidates were Muslim. Additionally, voting patterns in the south-west were solidly ethnic as the overwhelming majority of votes cast were for Abiola. In the south-west mainly Yoruba states of Ogun, Ondo, Osun, and Oyo, Abiola scored crushing victories, and received over 80% of the votes in each of those states. He also received over 85% of the votes in Lagos state.

source:  https://maxsiollun.wordpress.com/2008/06/14/june-12-1993-election-full-results/