2003 Plateau State gubernatorial election

2003 gubernatorial election in Plateau State, Nigeria

2003 Plateau State gubernatorial election

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Nominee  | Joshua Dariye | Jonah David Jang |
Party  | PDP | ANPP
Running mate  | Michael Botmang |
Popular vote  | 364,903 |

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| Governor before election

Joshua Dariye
PDP

| Elected Governor

Joshua Dariye
PDP

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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]

## Electoral system

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

## Results

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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]

## References

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