**Jamilu Isyaku Gwamna of the All Progressives Congress holds the leading position in trader assessments for the February 6, 2027 Gombe governorship election following INEC’s release of the final candidate list on October 10, 2026.** The commission cleared 16 candidates but omitted Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, the former minister who had secured the PDP nomination after court-ordered rerun primaries. Pantami’s exclusion stems from legal challenges to the PDP process, a Federal High Court ruling, and a September 2026 Supreme Court decision on party membership registers under the Electoral Act. Gwamna emerged as the APC consensus candidate earlier in 2026 with strong backing from state party structures and the incumbent administration. Other cleared candidates from parties including the ADC, NDC, LP, and SDP remain on the ballot, though none have matched the APC’s organizational positioning ahead of the vote. Market pricing reflects these procedural outcomes and party dynamics in the state.