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).[1][2]
2004 Centre regional election|
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First party
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Second party
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Third party
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| Leader
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Michel Sapin
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Serge Vinçon
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Jean Verdon
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| Party
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PS
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UMP
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FN
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| Seats won
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48
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20
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9
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| Popular vote
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517,990
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362,399
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173,437
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| Percentage
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49.15%
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34.39%
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14.59%
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| Party | Presidential candidate | First round | Second round | Seats |
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| Votes | % | Votes | % |
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| 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 |
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| Valid votes | 991,355 | 94.29 | 1,053,826 | 94.79 | |
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| Invalid/blank votes | 60,076 | 5.71 | 57,902 | 5.21 | |
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| Total votes | 1,051,431 | 100.00 | 1,111,728 | 100.00 | |
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| Registered voters/turnout | 1,706,521 | 61.61 | 1,706,704 | 65.14 | |
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| Source: Ministry of the Interior,[3] Delwit[4] |
