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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]
| 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, [3] Delwit [4] | |||||||
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