2003 Sokoto State gubernatorial election

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2003 Sokoto State gubernatorial election
  1999 April 19, 2003 2007  
 
Nominee Attahiru Bafarawa Abdallah Wali
Party ANPP PDP
Running mate Aliyu Magatakarda Wamakko Umar Abubakar Gada
Popular vote665,545245,047

Governor before election

Attahiru Bafarawa
All People's Party (Nigeria)

Elected Governor

Attahiru Bafarawa
ANPP

The 2003 Sokoto State gubernatorial election occurred on April 19, 2003. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] ANPP candidate Attahiru Bafarawa won the election, defeating PDP Abdallah Wali and 4 other candidates. [10] [11] [12] [13] [14] [15]

Results

Attahiru Bafarawa from the ANPP won the election. 6 candidates contested in the election. [16] [17] [18] [19]

The total number of registered voters in the state was 1,476,691, total votes cast was 1,014,573, valid votes was 925,711 and rejected votes was 88,862. [20] [21] [22]

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