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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]
Boni Haruna won the PDP nomination at the primary election. He retained Bello Tukur as his running mate.[16][17][18][19]
The Governor of Adamawa State is elected using the plurality voting system.
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]
Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
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Boni Haruna | People's Democratic Party (PDP) | 375,000 | 100.00 | |
Adamu Modibbo | All Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP) | |||
Alliance for Democracy (AD) | ||||
United Nigeria People's Party (UNPP) | ||||
Abdulmarlik Mayo Balwa | African Renaissance Party (ARP) | |||
Total | 375,000 | 100.00 | ||
Registered voters/turnout | 1,280,204 | – | ||
Source: Gamji,[20] Africa Update,[7] Dawodu[6] |