2004 Centre regional election

2004 Centre regional election

21 March 2004 (first round) 28 March 2004 (second round)

First party Second party Third party   Leader Michel Sapin Serge Vinçon Jean Verdon Party PS UMP FN Seats won 48 20 9 Popular vote 517,990 362,399 173,437 Percentage 49.15% 34.39% 14.59%

A regional election took place in the former region of Centre (now Centre-Val de Loire) on 21 March and 28 March 2004, along with all other regions. Michel Sapin (PS) was re-elected President of the Council (from 1998 to 2000 and from 2004 to 2007).

Results

Party		Presidential candidate	First round		Second round		Seats
			Votes	%	Votes	%
	Socialist Party	Michel Sapin	378,235	38.15	517,990	49.15	48
	Union for a Popular Movement	Serge Vinçon	205,265	20.71	362,399	34.39	20
	National Front	Jean Verdon	173,651	17.52	173,437	16.46	9
	Union for French Democracy–Cap21	Jacqueline Gourault	135,776	13.70			0
	LCR–LO	Jean-Jacques Prodhomme	55,635	5.61			0
	Hunting, Fishing, Nature, Tradition	François Caré	42,793	4.32			0
Total			991,355	100.00	1,053,826	100.00	77
Valid votes			991,355	94.29	1,053,826	94.79
Invalid/blank votes			60,076	5.71	57,902	5.21
Total votes			1,051,431	100.00	1,111,728	100.00
Registered voters/turnout			1,706,521	61.61	1,706,704	65.14
Source: Ministry of the Interior, Delwit