Kano State is a highly populated
northwestern state mainly inhabited by ethnic
Hausas and
Fulanis but with significant non-indigenous populations of
Igbo,
Yoruba, and other ethnicities. The state has a growing economy but is facing an underdeveloped agricultural sector, overcrowded urban areas,
desertification, and relatively low education rates. Politically, the state's 2019 elections were categorized as a reassertion of the APC's federal dominance after mass 2018 defections away from the party led by outgoing Senator
Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso and his allies. The APC was mainly successful federally, unseating almost all PDP senators and house members to sweep most
House of Representatives and all
three senate seats as the state was easily won by APC presidential nominee
Muhammadu Buhari with over 75% but still swung towards the PDP and had lower turnout. However, state level elections were much closer as Umar Ganduje needed a disputed supplementary election to
barely beat the PDP's
Abba Kabir Yusuf; the
House of Assembly elections were also closer but the APC won a sizeable majority. == Polling ==