2004 Languedoc-Roussillon regional election

2004 Languedoc-Roussillon regional election

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

First party Second party Third party   Leader Georges Frêche Jacques Blanc Alain Janet Party PS UMP FN Seats won 43 16 8 Popular vote 578,707 374,130 177,074 Percentage 51.22% 33.11% 15.67%

A regional election took place in Languedoc-Roussillon on March 21 and March 28, 2004, along with all other regions. Georges Frêche (PS) was elected President of the former Languedoc-Roussillon Council (now merged to Regional Council of Occitania), defeating incumbent Jacques Blanc.

Results

Party		Presidential candidate	First round		Second round		Seats
			Votes	%	Votes	%
	Socialist Party	Georges Frêche	387,214	36.32	578,707	51.22	43
	Union for a Popular Movement	Jacques Blanc	258,287	24.23	374,130	33.11	16
	National Front	Alain Jamet	183,031	17.17	177,074	15.67	8
	Union for French Democracy	Marc Dufour	60,822	5.71			0
	Hunting, Fishing, Nature and Traditions	Alain Esclope	53,316	5.00			0
	CAP21	Georges Fandos	51,089	4.79			0
	LCR–LO	David Hermet	50,065	4.70			0
	Far-left	Christian Lacour	13,538	1.27			0
	National Republican Movement	Elisabeth Pascal	8,627	0.81			0
Total			1,065,989	100.00	1,129,911	100.00	67
Valid votes			1,065,989	95.43	1,129,911	95.59
Invalid/blank votes			51,052	4.57	52,101	4.41
Total votes			1,117,041	100.00	1,182,012	100.00
Registered voters/turnout			1,697,434	65.81	1,698,326	69.60
Source: Ministry of the Interior, Delwit