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The 2003 Plateau State gubernatorial election occurred on April 19, 2003.[1][2][3][4][5] Incumbent Governor PDP's Joshua Dariye won election for a second term, defeating ANPP's Jonah David Jang and AD's Damishi Sango.[6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18]
Joshua Dariye emerged winner in the PDP gubernatorial primary election. His running mate was Michael Botmang.[19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26]
The Governor of Plateau State is elected using the plurality voting system.
A total of three candidates registered with the Independent National Electoral Commission to contest in the election.[27] PDP Governor Joshua Dariye won re-election for a second term, defeating ANPP's Jonah David Jang and AD's Damishi Sango.[28][29][30][31][32][33][34][35][36]
The total number of registered voters in the state was 1,391,594. However, only 76.66% (i.e. 1,066,795) of registered voters participated in the excerise.[37][28]
Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
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Joshua Dariye | People's Democratic Party (PDP) | 364,903 | 100.00 | |
Jonah David Jang | All Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP) | |||
Damishi Sango | Alliance for Democracy (AD) | |||
Total | 364,903 | 100.00 | ||
Registered voters/turnout | 1,391,594 | – | ||
Source: Gamji,[27] Africa Update[28] |