How Nigerians voted in the 2003 presidential election

In his pursuit of a second term as president, Olusegun Obasanjo won the ticket of the People's Democratic Party (PDP) again.

After a chaotic reign as a military ruler in the 1980s, Muhammadu Buhari made his first crack at becoming a democratic president, as the flagbearer of the All Nigeria People's Party (ANPP).

Decades after leading a civil war to split the southeast region from Nigeria, Odumegwu Ojukwu, looked to the ballot as an option for him to lead the country, as the candidate of the All Progressives' Grand Alliance (APGA).

For the 2003 presidential election, 60.8 million Nigerians registered to vote, and 42 million (69.1%) voted, with 2.5 million of the votes invalid.

This is how Nigerians voted in each state.

Buhari — 84,305 (11.3%)

Obasanjo — 386,748 (51.7%)

Ojukwu — 260,899 (34.9%)

Buhari — 285,151 (29.8%)

Obasanjo — 660,780 (69.1%)

Ojukwu — 2,352 (0.2%)

Buhari — 162,542 (12.6%)

Obasanjo — 1,084,574 (83.9%)

Ojukwu — 1,077 (0.1%)

Buhari — 79,476 (9.2%)

Obasanjo — 466,866 (54.1%)

Ojukwu — 279,378 (32.4%)

Buhari — 1,043,442 (62.1%) 

Obasanjo — 617,291 (36.7%)

Ojukwu — 1,678 (0.1%)

Buhari — 18,344 (2.5%)

Obasanjo — 708,312 (96%)

Ojukwu — 3 (0%)

Buhari — 494,804 (40.8%)

Obasanjo — 662,422 (54.6%)

Ojukwu — 6,731 (0.5%)

Buhari — 727,595 (65%)

Obasanjo — 380,875 (34%)

Ojukwu — 3,549 (0.3%)

Buhari — 11,624 (0.9%)

Obasanjo — 1,207,675 (97.9%)

Ojukwu — 2,112 (0.2%)

Buhari — 27,492 (2.4%)

Obasanjo — 1,072,527 (94%)

Ojukwu — 15,062 (1.3%)

Buhari — 16,308 (2%)

Obasanjo — 752,823 (94.5%)

Ojukwu — 20,525 (2.6%)

Buhari — 109,401 (9.9%)

Obasanjo — 979,775 (88.5%)

Ojukwu — 2,247 (0.2)

Buhari — 7,500 (2.3%)

Obasanjo — 301,185 (92.4%)

Ojukwu — 1,300 (0.4%)

Buhari — 18,987 (1.7%)

Obasanjo — 897,721 (79.7%)

Ojukwu — 177,050 (15.7%)

Buhari — 99,220 (38%)

Obasanjo — 130,243 (49.9%)

Ojukwu — 22,481 (8.6%)

Buhari — 516,081 (52.9%)

Obasanjo — 452,328 (46.3%)

Ojukwu — 1,601 (0.2%)

Buhari — 53,983 (5.3%)

Obasanjo — 656,861 (64.6%)

Ojukwu — 281,114 (27.7%)

Buhari — 885,505 (80.4%)

Obasanjo — 202,502 (18.4%)

Ojukwu — 2,136 (0.2%)

Buhari — 870,454 (45.4%)

Obasanjo — 1,025,347 (53.4%)

Ojukwu — 7,800 (0.4%)

Buhari — 1,628,085 (74.9%)

Obasanjo — 492,755 (22.7%)

Ojukwu — 10,229 (0.5%)

Buhari — 1,259,789 (76.2%)

Obasanjo — 380,914 (23%)

Ojukwu — 2,928 (0.2%)

Buhari — 529,512 (65%)

Obasanjo — 272,564 (33.4%)

Ojukwu — 3,888 (0.5%)

Buhari — 314,494 (36.4%)

Obasanjo — 528,778 (61.2%)

Ojukwu — 2,275 (0.3%)

Buhari — 170,325 (29.6%)

Obasanjo — 390,800 (68%)

Ojukwu — 2,293 (0.4%)

Buhari — 116,510 (7.1%)

Obasanjo — 1,129,521 (69.3%)

Ojukwu — 134,764 (8.3%)

Buhari — 244,005 (33.5%)

Obasanjo — 470,936 (64.6%)

Ojukwu — 1,488 (0.2%)

Buhari — 390,103 (39.7%)

Obasanjo — 486,621(49.5%)

Ojukwu — 11,849 (1.2%)

Buhari — 680 (0.1%)

Obasanjo — 1,360,170 (99.9%)

Ojukwu — 27 (0%)

Buhari — 31,994 (3.6%)

Obasanjo — 840,988 (94.6%)

Ojukwu — 4,180 (0.5%)

Buhari — 14,369 (2.3%)

Obasanjo — 582,089 (95.2%)

Ojukwu — 1,424 (0.2%)

Buhari — 25,112 (2.8%)

Obasanjo — 828,725 (93.9%)

Ojukwu — 4,519 (0.5%)

Buhari — 324,566 (30.9%)

Obasanjo — 706,432 (67.3%)

Ojukwu — 6,362 (0.6%)

Buhari — 42,346 (2%)

Obasanjo — 2,003,521 (92.7%)

Ojukwu — 5,964 (0.3%)

Buhari — 681,153 (73.3%)

Obasanjo — 232,258 (25%)

Ojukwu — 6,869 (0.7%)

Buhari — 198,023 (21.9%)

Obasanjo — 694,527 (76.6%)

Ojukwu — 1,179 (0.1%)

Buhari — 383,583 (64%)

Obasanjo — 206,984 (34.5%)

Ojukwu — 3,522 (0.6%)

Buhari — 843,159 (80%)

Obasanjo — 200,702 (19%)

Ojukwu — 4,590 (0.4%)

Buhari — 12,710,022 (32.2%)

Obasanjo — 24,456,140 (61.9%) — Winner

Ojukwu — 1,297,445 (3.3%)

*Data sourced from Electoral Geography and African Elections Database due to the absence of verified data from INEC.

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