Taraba Acting Governor Abubakar Sani Danladi has won the Northern Zone senatorial election.
Danladi, who had been impeached by the House of Assembly, but was recently reinstated, polled 106,163 votes to beat Sani Kona of the All Progressives Congress (APC), who got 99,446 votes.
Philip Kundila of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) came a distant third with 17, 963 votes.
Senator Emmanuel Bwacha, representing Southern Taraba District, was also returned.
Bwacha, who contested on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), won in the five local governments in Southern Taraba- Takum, Donga, Ussa, Wukari, Ibi and Yangtu.
Former Adviser on Bureau for Local Government, Bashir Marafa, won the Central Zone senatorial election. He defeated Senator Abubakar Tutare of the SDP and other candidates to carry the day.