2003 Ebonyi State gubernatorial election

The 2003 Ebonyi State gubernatorial election occurred on April 19, 2003. PDP's Sam Egwu won election for a first tenure, defeating Incumbent Governor, ANPP's Lawrence Nwauruku and two other candidates. Sam Egwu emerged winner in the PDP gubernatorial primary election. He retained Emmanuel Isu as his running mate. == Electoral system == The Governor of Ebonyi State is elected using the plurality voting system. == Results == A total of four candidates registered with the Independent National Electoral Commission to contest in the election. PDP candidate Sam Egwu won election for a second term, defeating three other candidates. The total number of registered voters in the state was 1,002,771. However, only 80.7% (i.e. 809,224) of registered voters participated in the exercise. == References ==