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Parliamentary elections were held in the Federated States of Micronesia on 4 March 2003. [1] As there were no political parties, all 28 candidates ran as independents. Four candidates were elected unopposed. [2]
At the time of the election, Congress consisted of 14 members, of which 10 were elected for two-year terms and four elected for four-year terms. [2] The 2003 elections were for both types of seats. [2]
State | District | Candidate | Votes | % | Notes |
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Chuuk | At-Large | Redley A. Killion | 14,515 | 52.27 | Elected |
Jack Fritz | 13,252 | 47.73 | |||
Election District 1 | Henry Asugar | 1,919 | 33.71 | Elected | |
Fabian Nimea | 1,557 | 27.35 | |||
Kachuo Eko | 1,345 | 23.63 | |||
Herner Braiei | 872 | 15.32 | |||
Election District 2 | Roosevelt Kansou | — | Elected unopposed | ||
Election District 3 | Sabino Asor | 2,144 | 30.16 | Elected | |
Wiseman Moses | 1,234 | 17.36 | |||
Joseph Kasian | 947 | 13.32 | |||
Rockhudson Tomy | 946 | 13.31 | |||
Simiram Sipenuk | 717 | 10.09 | |||
Sanphy William | 653 | 9.19 | |||
Johannes Serious | 467 | 6.57 | |||
Election District 4 | Twitier Aritos | 4,100 | 55.77 | Elected | |
John Petewon | 3,252 | 44.23 | |||
Election District 5 | Nelson Moses | 1,279 | 51.68 | Elected | |
Write-in | 1,196 | 48.32 | |||
Kosrae | At-Large | Alik Alik | 1,932 | 51.77 | Elected |
Jocob Nena | 1,800 | 48.23 | |||
Election District | Claude Phillip | — | Elected unopposed | ||
Pohnpei | At-Large | Resio Moses | 5,399 | 40.02 | Elected |
Mohner Esiel | 4,137 | 30.66 | |||
Leo A. Falcam | 3,955 | 29.32 | |||
Election District 1 | Dohsis S. Halbert | — | Elected unopposed | ||
Election District 2 | Dion G. Neth | 2,299 | 40.63 | Elected | |
Wagner M. Lawrence | 1,820 | 32.16 | |||
Herman Semes | 1,540 | 27.21 | |||
Election District 3 | Peter M. Christian | 2,861 | 67.13 | Elected | |
Pauli Rodriguez | 1,401 | 32.87 | |||
Yap | At-Large | Joseph Urusemal | 2,579 | 73.90 | Elected |
Jesse Raglmar-Subolmar | 911 | 26.10 | |||
Election District | Isaac V. Figir | — | Elected unopposed | ||
Source: Adam Carr |
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