The 2003 Ondo State gubernatorial election occurred on April 19, 2003. PDP's

Olusegun Agagu Olusegun Kokumo Agagu (16 February 1948 – 13 September 2013) was a Nigerian politician who was Governor of Ondo State in Nigeria from 29 May 2003 until February 2009, when a court voided his re-election as governor on account of electoral ...

, a former Deputy Governor to

Bamidele Olumilua Bamidele Isola Olumilua (1940 – 4 June 2020) was a Nigerian politician who was the elected Governor of Ondo State, Nigeria from January 1992 to November 1993 during the Nigerian Third Republic, elected on the Social Democratic Party (SDP) platfo ...

, won election for a first tenure, defeating Incumbent Governor, AD's

Adebayo Adefarati Adebayo Adefarati (14 February 1931"Adefarati, AD Presidential candidate dies at 76", ''Vanguard'', March 30, 2007. – 29 March 2007) was a Nigerian politician who was Governor of Ondo State in Nigeria from 1999 to 2003. Life and career Ad ...

and three other candidates.

emerged winner in the PDP gubernatorial primary election. His running mate was Omolade Oluwateru.

Electoral system

The

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is elected using the

plurality voting system Plurality voting refers to electoral systems in which a candidate, or candidates, who poll more than any other counterpart (that is, receive a plurality), are elected. In systems based on single-member districts, it elects just one member per ...

Results

A total of five candidates registered with the

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to contest in the election. PDP candidate Olusegun Agagu won election for a first tenure, defeating AD Incumbent Governor,

, and three other candidates. The total number of registered voters in the state was 1,504,181. However, only 63.83% (i.e. 960,080) of registered voters participated in the excerise.

References

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