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Local elections were held in Elgeyo-Marakwet County to elect a Governor and County Assembly on 4 March 2013.^[1] Under the new constitution, which was passed in a 2010 referendum, the 2013 general elections were the first in which Governors and members of the County Assemblies for the newly created counties were elected.

Gubernatorial election

Candidate	Running Mate	Coalition	Party	Votes
Biwott, Timothy Kipchumba	Kiptoo, Andrew Kipngeno	Cord	Orange Democratic Movement	--
Changwony, Moses Kiplagat	Chemweno, Richard Kimutai		Kenya African National Union	--
Litamoi, Joseph Kibiwot	Boit, Joseph		Wiper Democratic Movement – Kenya	--
Talel, Abraham Kipkeino	Chepkiyeng, Willy Kibet		National Vision Party	--
Tolgos, Alex Tanui	Kosgey, Gabriel Lagat		United Republican Party	--

Prospective candidates

The following are some of the candidates who have made public their intentions to run:^[2]

Joseph Litamoi
Nicholas Chepkiyeng
Thomas Torosi
Alex Tolgos
Pius Kipkore
Gabriel Bargechir
Simon Komen
Moses Changwony - former Tana River Development Authority managing director
Joel Kiboss - former Egerton University lecturer
Abraham Talel - former Kenya Revenue Authority commissioner
Yano Pangana
Timothy Biwott
Albert Kochei.

References

^ "Kenya to hold polls in March 2013, says elections body". The Citizen. 18 March 2012. Archived from the original on 5 July 2012. Retrieved 2 September 2012.
^ "Contest for party loyalty could rule Elgeyo/Marakwet campaigns". The Standard. 7 January 2013. Retrieved 20 January 2013.

[1] "Kenya to hold polls in March 2013, says elections body". The Citizen. 18 March 2012. Archived from the original on 5 July 2012. Retrieved 2 September 2012.

[2] "Contest for party loyalty could rule Elgeyo/Marakwet campaigns". The Standard. 7 January 2013. Retrieved 20 January 2013.

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-The [[Kenya gubernatorial elections, 2013|2013 gubernatorial elections]] for [[Elgeyo Marakwet]] will be held on 4 March 2013.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://thecitizen.co.tz/sunday-citizen/-/20754-kenya-to-hold-polls-in-march-2013-says-elections-body|title=Kenya to hold polls in March 2013, says elections body|publisher=The Citizen|date=18 March 2012|accessdate=2 September 2012}}</ref> Under the new [[Constitution of Kenya|constitution]], which was passed during the [[Kenyan constitutional referendum, 2010|2010 referendum]], the [[Kenyan general election, 2013|2013 general election]] will be the first where there would be election of County governors and their deputies for the [[Counties of Kenya|47 newly created counties]].  They will also be the first general elections run by the [[Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission]](IEBC) which has released the official list of candidates.<ref>http://iebc.or.ke/index.php/media-center/press-releases/item/nominated-candidates-for-the-4th-march-2013?category_id=7</ref>
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+'''Local elections''' were held in [[Elgeyo-Marakwet County]] to elect a Governor and County Assembly on 4 March 2013.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://thecitizen.co.tz/sunday-citizen/-/20754-kenya-to-hold-polls-in-march-2013-says-elections-body|title=Kenya to hold polls in March 2013, says elections body|publisher=The Citizen|date=18 March 2012|accessdate=2 September 2012|archive-date=5 July 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120705054620/http://thecitizen.co.tz/sunday-citizen/-/20754-kenya-to-hold-polls-in-march-2013-says-elections-body|url-status=dead}}</ref> Under the new [[Constitution of Kenya|constitution]], which was passed in a [[2010 Kenyan constitutional referendum|2010 referendum]], the [[2013 Kenyan general election|2013 general elections]] were the first in which Governors and members of the County Assemblies for the newly created [[Counties of Kenya|counties]] were elected.
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 ! Candidate !! Running Mate !! Coalition !! Party !! Votes
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-| [[Biwott, Timothy Kipchumba]] || [[Kiptoo, Andrew Kipngeno]] || Cord || [[Orange Democratic Movement|ODM]] || --
+| [[Biwott, Timothy Kipchumba]] || [[Kiptoo, Andrew Kipngeno]] || Cord || [[Orange Democratic Movement]] || --
 |-
-| [[Changwony, Moses Kiplagat]] || [[Chemweno, Richard Kimutai]] ||  || [[Kenya African National Union|KANU]] || --
+| [[Changwony, Moses Kiplagat]] || [[Chemweno, Richard Kimutai]] ||  || [[Kenya African National Union]] || --
 |-
-| [[Litamoi, Joseph Kibiwot]] || [[Boit, Joseph]] ||   || [[Wiper Democratic Movement-Kenya|WDM-K]] || --
+| [[Litamoi, Joseph Kibiwot]] || [[Boit, Joseph]] ||   || [[Wiper Democratic Movement – Kenya]] || --
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-| [[Talel, Abraham Kipkeino]] || [[Chepkiyeng, Willy Kibet]] || || [[The National Vision Party|NVP]] || --
+| [[Talel, Abraham Kipkeino]] || [[Chepkiyeng, Willy Kibet]] || || [[National Vision Party]] || --
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-| [[Tolgos, Alex Tanui]] || [[Kosgey, Gabriel Lagat]] ||  || [[United Republican Party|URP]] || --
+| [[Tolgos, Alex Tanui]] || [[Kosgey, Gabriel Lagat]] ||  || [[United Republican Party (Kenya)|United Republican Party]] || --
 |-
 |}
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 ==References==
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 {{Kenya general elections, 2013}}
-[[Category:Elections in Kenya]]
+[[Category:2013 local elections in Kenya]]
-[[Category:2013 elections in Africa]]
-[[Category:2013 in Kenya]]