Senator Dino Melaye has won the race for Kogi West Senatorial District, beating his arch-rival Senator Smart Adeyemi of the APC. 

According to an announcement by INEC Returning Officer, Professor Emmanuel Bala, Melaye polled 85, 395 votes to defeat Sen. Smart Adeyemi who scored 66, 901 votes.

The Kogi West Senatorial District comprises seven LGAs namely: Lokoja, Kogi/Koton Karfe, Kabba/Bunu, Ijumu, Yagba East, Yagba West, Mopa -Muro.

According to stats made available to party agents and journalists in Lokoja, Melaye won 6 of the 7 local government areas that make up the Senatorial district.

Below are the results as announced by INEC:

Lokoja LGA
PDP = 24576
APC = 18800

Yagba East LGA
PDP = 8638
APC = 5077

Mopa Amuro LGA
PDP = 5112
APC = 3658

YAGBA WEST LGA
PDP 8942
APC 6799

IJUMU LGA
PDP 11,749
APC 8,517

KABBA BUNU LGA
APC 8,971
PDP14, 756

Kogi LGA
APC 15,728
PDP 11,622