Sudanese gubernatorial elections, 2010

Sudanese gubernatorial elections, 2010

24 of Sudan's 25 governorships   Majority party Minority party Third party   Leader Omar al-Bashir Salva Kiir Bangassi Joseph Mario Bakosoro Party National Congress SPLM Independent Seats before 14 10 0 Seats after 14 9 1 Seat change 1 1

NCP   SPLM   Independent   Election delayed (South Kordofan)

The Sudanese gubernatorial elections took place on 11-15 April, 2010, alongside the wider Sudanese general election, to elect the Governors of the states of Sudan.

The election produced few unexpected upsets, with NCP candidates winning all Northern States, and SPLM candidates winning all of Sudan's Southern States with the notable exception of Western Equatoria; where an Independent candidate unseated the incumbent SPLM Governor.

Changes to the constitution in January 2015 meant that Governors are now appointed by the President, as opposed to being directly elected.^[1]

The only state not to hold elections was South Kordofan, where elections were delayed due to disagreement over disputes arising from the 2008 census.^[2]

Votes by State

State	Winning Party	Margin (%)	Details
Al Jazirah	NCP
Kassala	NCP
Northern	NCP
Al Qadarif	NCP
Red Sea	NCP
River Nile	NCP
Sennar	NCP
White Nile	NCP
Blue Nile	NCP
N. Kordofan	NCP
S. Kordofan	Election delayed		Details
W. Darfur	NCP	36.57	Details
N. Darfur	NCP		Details
S. Darfur	NCP	32.52	Details
Khartoum	NCP
W. Bahr el Ghazal	SPLM
Lakes	SPLM
N. Bahr el Ghazal	SPLM
Warrap	SPLM
Unity	SPLM	33.21	Details
Jonglei	SPLM		Details
Upper Nile	SPLM
C. Equatoria	SPLM
E. Equatoria	SPLM
W. Equatoria	Independent	3.23	Details
Sources: National Electoral Commission

References

1. "Sudan amends constitution to let Bashir name governors". Daily Mail. 4 January 2015.
2. http://www.sudantribune.com/IMG/pdf/Unfinished_Business-_South_Kordofan_s_State_Elections-3.pdf