In the election results announced by Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Obi polled 46,554 votes to beat Tinubu who scored 36,883 votes.

Other presidential candidates, Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and Rabiu Kwankwaso of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) polled 4,058 and 902 votes respectively.