The 2003 Kano State gubernatorial election occurred on April 19, 2003. All Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP) candidate Ibrahim Shekarau won the election, defeating People's Democratic Party (PDP) Rabiu Kwankwaso and 5 other candidates.^{[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8]}

Ibrahim Shekarau from the ANPP won the election.^{[9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16]} 7 candidates contested in the election.^{[17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25]}

The total number of registered voters in the state was 4,000,430, total votes cast was 2,313,527, valid votes was 2,197,405 and rejected votes was 116,122.^{[26][2][27][28][29][30][31][32][33]}

• Ibrahim Shekarau, (ANPP)- 1,082,457
• Rabiu Kwankwaso, PDP- 888,494
• Kabir Atiku, APGA- 10,271
• Amin Ibrahim Ali, PRP, 72,262
• Umar Danhassan, PSP- 187,084
• Mohammed Mukhtar, UNPP- 2,897