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The 2003 Ekiti State gubernatorial election occurred on April 19, 2003.[1][2][3][4][5] PDP's Ayo Fayose won election for a first tenure, defeating Incumbent Governor, AD's Niyi Adebayo and three other candidates.[6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16]
Ayo Fayose emerged winner in the PDP gubernatorial primary election. His running mate was Abiodun Olujimi.[17][18]
The Governor of Ekiti 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.[19] PDP candidate Ayo Fayose won election for a first tenure, defeating AD Incumbent Governor, Niyi Adebayo, and three other candidates.[7][20][21][22][23][24][25][26]
The total number of registered voters in the state was 981,753. However, only 43.47% (i.e. 426,731) of registered voters participated in the exercise.[6][7]
Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
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Ayo Fayose | People's Democratic Party (PDP) | 219,906 | 56.63 | |
Niyi Adebayo | Alliance for Democracy (AD) | 168,391 | 43.37 | |
Reuben Famuyibo | All Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP) | |||
United Nigeria People's Party (UNPP) | ||||
Femi Falana | National Conscience Party (NCP) | |||
Total | 388,297 | 100.00 | ||
Registered voters/turnout | 981,753 | – | ||
Source: Gamji,[19] Africa Update,[7] Dawodu[6] |