title: 2004 Centre regional election
text: # 2004 Centre regional election
  
  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 | Party | Presidential candidate | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Seats |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Party | Party | Presidential candidate | Votes | % | Votes | % | Seats |
  | | 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 | Total | Total | 991,355 | 100.00 | 1,053,826 | 100.00 | 77 |
  | Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 991,355 | 94.29 | 1,053,826 | 94.79 | |
  | Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 60,076 | 5.71 | 57,902 | 5.21 | |
  | Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 1,051,431 | 100.00 | 1,111,728 | 100.00 | |
  | Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 1,706,521 | 61.61 | 1,706,704 | 65.14 | |
  | Source: Ministry of the Interior, Delwit ||||||||
  