2003 Kano State gubernatorial election

The 2003 Kano State gubernatorial election occurred on April 19, 2003. All Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP) candidate Ibrahim Shekarau won the election, defeating People's Democratic Party (PDP) Rabiu Kwankwaso and 5 other candidates.^{[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8]}

2003 Kano State gubernatorial election

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Nominee Ibrahim Shekarau Rabiu Kwankwaso Party ANPP PDP Running mate Magaji Abdullahi Abdullahi Umar Ganduje Popular vote 1,082,457 888,494

Governor before election Rabiu Kwankwaso PDP Elected Governor Ibrahim Shekarau ANPP

Results

Ibrahim Shekarau from the ANPP won the election.^{[9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16]} 7 candidates contested in the election.^{[17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25]}

The total number of registered voters in the state was 4,000,430, total votes cast was 2,313,527, valid votes was 2,197,405 and rejected votes was 116,122.^{[26][2][27][28][29][30][31][32][33]}

• Ibrahim Shekarau, (ANPP)- 1,082,457
• Rabiu Kwankwaso, PDP- 888,494
• Kabir Atiku, APGA- 10,271
• Amin Ibrahim Ali, PRP, 72,262
• Umar Danhassan, PSP- 187,084
• Mohammed Mukhtar, UNPP- 2,897

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