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The 2003 Edo State gubernatorial election occurred on the 19th of April, 2003.[1][2][3][4][5] Incumbent Governor PDP's Lucky Igbinedion won the election for a second term, defeating ANPP's Roland Owie and three other candidates.[6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15]
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Lucky Igbinedion emerged as the People's Democratic Party (Nigeria) gubernatorial primary. He had Mike Oghiadomhe as his running mate.[16][17][18][19][20][21]
Roland Owie defeated Lucky Imasuen in the ANPP gubernatorial primary election to emerge the party's candidate.[22][23][24]
The Governor of Edo State is elected using the plurality voting system. The Governor is expected to rule for a minimum of four years, and maximum of eight years.[25]
A total of 5 candidates registered with the Independent National Electoral Commission to contest in the election.[26] PDP Governor Lucky Igbinedion won re-election for a second term, defeating ANPP's Roland Owie and four minor party candidates.[7][27][28][29][30][31][32][33][34][35][36]
The total number of registered voters in the state was 1,432,891. However, only 79.74% (i.e. 1,142,519) of registered voters participated in the exercise.[6][7]
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lucky Igbinedion | People's Democratic Party (PDP) | 969,747 | 100.00 | |
| Roland Owie | All Nigeria Peoples Party(ANPP) | |||
| Odion Ohiorenua Ojo | Alliance for Democracy (AD) | |||
| Clement Alele | United Nigeria People's Party (UNPP) | |||
| Osagie Obayuwana | National Conscience Party (NCP) | |||
| Total | 969,747 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 1,432,891 | – | ||
| Source: Gamji,[26] Africa Update,[7] Dawodu[6] | ||||
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