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The 2003 Cross River State gubernatorial election occurred on April 19, 2003, in Nigeria.[1][2][3][4][5] Incumbent Governor, PDP's Donald Duke won election for a second term, defeating his immediate past deputy John Oyom Okpa[6][7][8] of the ANPP and three other candidates.[9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19]
Donald Duke emerged winner in the PDP gubernatorial primary election. His running mate was Walter Eneji.[20][21][22][23]
The Governor of Cross River 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.[24] Incumbent Governor, PDP's Donald Duke won election for a second term, defeating four other candidates.[10][25][26][27][28][29][30][31][32][33][34]
The total number of registered voters in the state was 1,289,192, and 83.32% (i.e. 1,074,132) of registered voters participated in the exercise.[9][10]
Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
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Donald Duke | People's Democratic Party (PDP) | 1,193,290 | 100.00 | |
John Okpa | All Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP) | |||
Peter Ogbang | Alliance for Democracy (AD) | |||
Ntufam Matthew Ojong | United Nigeria People's Party (UNPP) | |||
Maj. Obi-Odu | National Democratic Party (NDP) | |||
Total | 1,193,290 | 100.00 | ||
Registered voters/turnout | 1,289,192 | – | ||
Source: Gamji,[24] Africa Update,[10] Dawodu[9] |