2003 Adamawa State gubernatorial election

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2003 Adamawa State gubernatorial election
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Nominee Boni Haruna Adamu Modibbo
Party PDP ANPP
Running mate Bello Tukur
Popular vote375,000
Percentage68.55%
Governor before election

Boni Haruna
PDP

Elected Governor

Boni Haruna
PDP

The 2003 Adamawa State gubernatorial election occurred on April 19, 2003. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] Incumbent Governor, PDP's Boni Haruna polled 68.55% to win the election for a second term, defeating ANPP's Adamu Modibbo and three other candidates. [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14] [15]

Contents

Boni Haruna won the PDP nomination at the primary election. He retained Bello Tukur as his running mate. [16] [17] [18] [19]

Electoral system

The Governor of Adamawa State is elected using the plurality voting system.

Results

A total of five candidates registered with the Independent National Electoral Commission to contest in the election. [20] PDP candidate Boni Haruna won election for a second term, defeating four other candidates. [7] [21] [22] [23] [24] [25]

The total number of registered voters in the state was 1,280,204. However, only 74.73% (i.e. 956,664) of registered voters participated in the exercise. [6] [7]

CandidatePartyVotes%
Boni Haruna People's Democratic Party (PDP)375,000100.00
Adamu Modibbo All Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP)
Alliance for Democracy (AD)
United Nigeria People's Party (UNPP)
Abdulmarlik Mayo BalwaAfrican Renaissance Party (ARP)
Total375,000100.00
Registered voters/turnout1,280,204–
Source: Gamji, [20] Africa Update, [7] Dawodu [6]

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