2003 Abia State gubernatorial election

The Governor of Abia State is elected using the plurality voting system.

A total of four candidates registered with the Independent National Electoral Commission to contest in the election.^[20] PDP candidate Orji Uzor Kalu won election for a second term, defeating three other candidates.^{[7][21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28][29]}

The total number of registered voters in the state was 1,285,428. However, only 64.05% (i.e. 823,347) of registered voters participated in the exercise.^[6][7]