Aminu Tambuwal, candidate of the People’ Democratic Party (PDP), secured the highest number of votes cast in Sokoto supplementary election.
Fatima Mukhtar, returning officer for the election, announced this at the INEC collation center in the state.
She said he polled 25,857 votes ahead of Aliyu Ahmed of the All Progressives Congress (APC) who had 25,515 votes.
The margin between the two is 342.
Tambuwal, who is also the incumbent governor, polled the highest votes in the March 9 election that was declared inconclusive.
The final collation and announcement is being awaited.