Ekiti voted out three sitting governors, had one impeached and another removed by the Court of Appeal, and lived under emergency rule. In 2026 Biodun Oyebanji became the first to win a second term in a row.
Ondo has voted out a sitting governor, seen a court hand the governorship to the runner-up, elected a Labour Party governor twice and, after Rotimi Akeredolu's death in office, given his deputy a 72% landslide.
Osun has had a governor installed by the Court of Appeal three years into a term, a 2018 result reversed by a rerun, a 2022 winner removed and restored by the courts, and in 2026 a re-election on a third party's ticket.
Oyo voted out two sitting governors, saw one impeached and restored by the courts, and gave Abiola Ajimobi the first second term in its history. Seyi Makinde has since won twice by wide margins. Every result since 1999.
Ogun has voted out a sitting governor, swung between the AD, PDP, ACN and APC, and in 2023 re-elected Dapo Abiodun by fewer than 14,000 votes. The results since 1999 and the 2027 field.
