2003 Nasarawa State gubernatorial election
# 2003 Nasarawa State gubernatorial election

The 2003 Nasarawa State gubernatorial election occurred in Nigeria on April 19, 2003. The PDP nominee Abdullahi Adamu won the election, defeating Aliyu Doma of the All Nigeria Peoples Party.

Abdullahi Adamu emerged PDP candidate. He picked Labaran Maku as his running mate. Aliyu Doma was the ANPP candidate with Chris Abashi as his running mate.

## Electoral system

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

## Primary election

### PDP primary

The PDP primary election was won by Abdullahi Adamu. He picked Labaran Maku as his running mate.

### ANPP primary

The ANPP primary election was won by Aliyu Doma. He picked Chris Abashi as his running mate.

## Results

A total number of 8 candidates registered with the Independent National Electoral Commission to contest in the election.

The total number of registered voters in the state was 852,626. Total number of votes cast was 741,590, while number of valid votes was 726,127. Rejected votes were 15,463.

| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Abdullahi Adamu | People's Democratic Party | 505,893 | 82.33 |
| | Aliyu Doma | All Nigeria Peoples Party | 108,588 | 17.67 |
| Total | Total | Total | 614,481 | 100.00 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 614,481 | 97.55 |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 15,463 | 2.45 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 629,944 | 100.00 |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 852,626 | 73.88 |
| Source: CCSU |||||
