2003 Ebonyi State gubernatorial election
Nigeria
April 19, 2003
 
Nominee Sam Egwu Lawrence Nwauruku
Party PDP ANPP
Running mate Emmanuel Isu
Popular vote 768,674

Governor before election

Sam Egwu
PDP

Elected Governor

Sam Egwu
PDP

The 2003 Ebonyi State gubernatorial election occurred on April 19, 2003.[1][2][3][4][5] PDP's Sam Egwu won election for a first tenure, defeating Incumbent Governor, ANPP's Lawrence Nwauruku and two other candidates.[6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17]

Sam Egwu emerged winner in the PDP gubernatorial primary election. He retained Emmanuel Isu as his running mate.[18][19]

Electoral system

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

Results

A total of four candidates registered with the Independent National Electoral Commission to contest in the election.[20] PDP candidate Sam Egwu won election for a second term, defeating three other candidates.[7][21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28][29]

The total number of registered voters in the state was 1,002,771. However, only 80.7% (i.e. 809,224) of registered voters participated in the exercise.[6][7]

CandidatePartyVotes%
Sam EgwuPeople's Democratic Party (PDP)768,674100.00
Lawrence Nwuruku AuduAll Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP)
Alliance for Democracy (AD)
Polycarp NwiteUnited Nigeria People's Party (UNPP)
Total768,674100.00
Registered voters/turnout1,002,771
Source: Gamji,[20] Africa Update,[7] Dawodu[6]

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