French Regional Elections 2004 Results By Region Alsace

The first round was held on March 21. Since no candidate gained a majority in any region, a second round was held on March 28, in which only candidates who polled more than 10% in the first round were eligible to run (except in Corsica, where the threshold is 5%). Votes for minor parties have been consolidated. Incumbents are shown with an asterisk.

1.1 Alsace

Candidate	Party	First round	%	Second round	%
Jacques Bigot	PS-Verts	133,038	20.1	236,689	34.4
Patrick Binder	FN	122,860	18.6	151,186	22.0
Adrien ZellerAdrien Zeller (born April 2, 1940) is the president of the conseil regional of Alsace. He is a member of the Union for a Popular Movement. He was born in Saverne. Zeller, Adrien. *	UMP-UDF	225,193	34.1	299,351	43.6
Others	-	180,016	27.2	-	-
Total	-	661,107	-	687,226	-

Conservative AlsaceRegion Alsace ( In Detail) ( In Detail) Information Capital: Strasbourg Population Total Density 1,734,145 1999 209/km² Area8,280 km² Arrondissements13 Cantons75 Communes903 President of the regional council Adrien Zeller ( UMP) Departements Bas-Rhin (67) is one of only two regions retained by the right.

1.2 Aquitaine

Candidate	Party	First round	%	Second round	%
François BayrouFrancois Bayrou (b. 25 May 1951) is a French politician. The president of the center-right Union for French Democracy (UDF) since 1998, Bayrou served as Minister of National Education in the conservative governments of Edouard Balladur and Alain Juppe fro	UDF	215,796	16.1	-	-
Jacques Colombier	FN	153,859	11.4	164,047	11.7
Xavier Darcos	UMP	247,232	18.4	469,382	33.5
Alain Rousset *	PS-Verts	516,392	38.4	769,583	54.8
Others	-	210,635	15.7	-	-
Total	-	1,343,904	-	1,403,012	-

1.3 Auvergne

Candidate	Party	First round	%	Second round	%
Pierre-Joël Bonté	PS	167,451	28.2	332,958	52.6
Louis de Condé	FN	56,889	9.6	-	-
Valéry Giscard d'EstaingValery Giscard d'Estaing Became President May 19 1974 Predecessor Georges Pompidou Date of Birth February 2 1926 Place of Birth Koblenz ( Germany) Political party Union for French Democracy Valery Giscard d'Estaing (born February 2, 1926 in Koblenz, Germa *	UDF-UMP	215,903	36.4	299,438	47.3
Others	-	153,155	25.8	-	-
Total	-	593,398	-	632,386	-

The former President of France, Valéry Giscard d'EstaingValery Giscard d'Estaing Became President May 19 1974 Predecessor Georges Pompidou Date of Birth February 2 1926 Place of Birth Koblenz ( Germany) Political party Union for French Democracy Valery Giscard d'Estaing (born February 2, 1926 in Koblenz, Germa, was seeking a fourth term as President of AuvergneAuvergne Region Details Information Capital Clermont-Ferrand Population Total ( 1999) Density 1,308,878 50 /km² Area 26,013 km² Arrondissements14 Cantons158 Communes1,310 President of the regional council Pierre-Joel Bonte(since April 2004) Departements A.

1.4 Basse-Normandie

Candidate	Party	First round	%	Second round	%
Philippe Duron	PS-PCF	143,095	23.9	297,291	46.2
René Garrec *	UDF-UMP	172,050	28.7	257,297	40.0
Fernand Le Rachinel	FN	83,742	14.0	88,618	13.8
Others	-	199,659	33.3	-	-
Total	-	598,546	-	643,206	-

The left have never before won control of Lower Normandy

1.5 Bourgogne

Candidate	Party	First round	%	Second round	%
Pierre Jaboulet-Vercherre	FN	105,270	15.8	108,124	15.4
François Patriat	PS-PCF-Verts	240,451	36.0	369,322	52.5
Jean-Pierre Soisson *	UMP-UDF	145,426	21.8	226,128	32.1
Others	-	176,626	26.4	-	-
Total	-	667,773	-	703,574	-

Burgundy returns to its usual left-wing loyalty. It is suspected that incumbent Jean-Pierre Soisson was punished for his coalition with the Front National.

1.6 Bretagne

Candidate	Party	First round	%	Second round	%
Josselin de Rohan *	UMP-UDF	347,221	38.5	591,454	41.3
Jean-Yves Le Drian	PS	521,988	38.5	839,157	58.7
Brigitte Neveux	FN	114,883	8.5	-	-
Others	-	402,368	29.7	-	-
Total	-	1,356,460	-	1,430,611	-

Normally conservative Brittany is captured by the left.

1.7 Centre

Candidate	Party	First round	%	Second round	%
Jacqueline Gourault	UDF	135,779	13.7	-	-
Michel Sapin	PS	378,235	38.1	517,987	49.1
Jean Verdon	FN	173,651	17.5	173,460	16.5
Serge Vinçon	UMP	205,262	20.7	362,382	34.4
Others	-	98,433	9.9	-	-
Total	-	991,360	-	1,053,829	-

The left retains control of this region. Sapin replaces the retiring incumbent Alain Rafesthain .

1.8 Champagne-Ardenne

Candidate	Party	First round	%	Second round	%
Jean-Paul Bachy	PS	141,189	27.9	228,622	41.9
Charles de Courson	UDF	56,105	11.1	-	-
Jean-Claude Étienne *	UMP	134,602	26.7	217,322	39.8
Bruno Subtil	FN	99,576	19.7	99,766	18.3
Others	-	129,519	25.6	-	-
Total	-	504,886	-	545,710	-

The left captures usually conservative Champagne-Ardenne.

1.9 Corse

Candidate	Party	First round	%	Second round	%
Camille de Rocca-Serra	UMP	20,155	14.6	35,627	25.0
Dominique Bucchini	-	9,147	6.6	11,808	8.3
Paul Giacobbi	-	14,477	10.5	21,562	15.2
Olivier Martinelli	FN	6,181	4.5	-	-
Simon Renucci	-	8,018	5.8	11,025	7.7
José Rossi *	-	8,804	6.4	11,092	07.8
Émile Zuccarelli	PRG-PS	17,906	13.0	26,434	18.6
Others	-	53,501	38.7	-	-
Total	-	138,189	-	142,200	-

Conservative Corsica is the right's only success apart from Alsace.

1.10 Franche-Comté

Candidate	Party	First round	%	Second round	%
Raymond Forni	PS	146,555	31.3	240,177	46.7
Jean-François Humbert *	UMP	116,354	24.8	185,757	36.1
Sophie Montel	FN	87,498	18.7	88,134	17.1
Others	-	118,097	25.2	-	-
Total	-	468,504	-	514,068	-

The left retakes Franche-Comté.

1.11 Haute-Normandie

Candidate	Party	First round	%	Second round	%
Dominique Chaboche	FN	115,183	15.9	113,013	14.6
Alain Le Vern *	PS	281,314	38.9	408,163	52.7
Antoine Rufenacht	UMP	153,089	21.1	253,480	32.7
Others	-	174,265	24.1	-	-
Total	-	723,851	-	774,656	-

The left retains its traditional hold on Upper Normandy.

1.12 Île-de-France

Candidate	Party	First round	%	Second round	%
Jean-François Copé	UMP	908,275	24.8	1,593,559	40.7
Jean-Paul Huchon *	PS-Verts-PRG	1,170,444	31.9	1,922,546	49.1
Marine Le Pen	FN	448,987	12.3	395,481	10.1
André Santini	UDF	590,543	16.1	-	-
Others	-	545,116	14.9	-	-
Total	-	3,663,365	-	3,991,586	-

The left retains control of Île-de-France, the region surrounding Paris and gets a comfortable majority. Huchon previously could not rely on a majority.

1.13 Languedoc-Roussillon

Candidate	Party	First round	%	Second round	%
Jacques Blanc *	UMP	258,287	24.3	373,844	33.1
George Frèche	PS-Verts-PCF	373,214	36.3	577,798	51.2
Alain Jamet	FN	183,031	17.2	177,568	15.7
Others	-	251,458	23.6	-	-
Total	-	1,065,990	-	1,129,210	-

The left re-establishes its usual dominance of Languedoc-Roussillon.

1.14 Limousin

Candidate	Party	First round	%	Second round	%
Raymond Archer	UMP	79,531	23.3	132,044	38.0
Jean-Paul Denanot	PS-PRG-PCF	140,217	41.1	215,612	62.0
Patricia Gibeau	FN	31,736	9.3	-	-
Others	-	89,362	26.2	-	-
Total	-	340,846	-	347,656	-

The left retains control of Limousin, with Denanot succeeding the retiring incumbent Robert Savy .

1.15 Lorraine

Candidate	Party	First round	%	Second round	%
Thierry Gourlot	FN	152,660	17.6	162,971	17.3
Nathalie Griesbeck	UDF	75,609	8.7	-	-
Gérard Longuet *	UMP	192,157	22.1	322,446	34.2
Jean-Pierre Masseret	PS-PCF-Verts	253,626	29.2	457,350	48.5
Others	-	194,040	22.3	-	-
Total	-	868,092	-	942,767	-

The left recaptures Lorraine.

1.16 Midi-Pyrénées

Candidate	Party	First round	%	Second round	%
Louis Aliot	FN	141,599	11.8	149,409	12.1
Jacques Godfrain	UMP	228,449	19.0	376,872	30.4
Martin Malvy *	PS-PC-PRG	497,713	41.4	712,176	57.5
Michel Valdiguie	-	122,030	10.1	-	-
Others	-	212,695	17.7	-	-
Total	-	1,202,486	-	1,238,457	-

The left retain its traditional dominance of Midi-Pyrénées.

1.17 Nord-Pas-de-Calais

Candidate	Party	First round	%	Second round	%
Alain Bocquet	PCF	173,200	10.7	-	-
Jean-Paul Delevoye	UMP	280,102	17.3	484,711	28.5
Carl Lang	FN	290,908	17.9	336,444	19.7
Daniel Percheron *	PS-PRG	484,798	29.9	881,948	51.8
Others	-	392,728	24.2	-	-
Total	-	1,621,736	-	1,703,103	-

Nord-Pas-de-Calais is also a stronghold of the left.

1.18 Pays de la Loire

Candidate	Party	First round	%	Second round	%
Jean Arthuis	UDF	169,251	12.1	-	-
Jacques Auxiette	PS-Verts-PCF-PRG	518,466	37.2	762,497	52.3
François Fillon	UMP	450,552	32.3	693,913	47.6
Samuel Maréchal	FN	135,391	9.7	-	-
Others	-	120,041	8.6	-	-
Total	-	1,393,701	-	1,456,410	-

The right loses the normally conservative Pays de la Loire region. Fillon was the candidate of the right in succession to the retiring Jean-Luc Harousseau .

1.19 Picardie

Candidate	Party	First round	%	Second round	%
Claude Gewerc	PS-Verts-PRG	210,328	27.4	379,075	45.4
Maxime Gremetz	PCF	83,282	10.9	-	-
Michel Guiniot	FN	175,940	22.9	155,851	18.7
Gilles de Robien	UDF-UMP	247,425	32.3	300,140	35.9
Others	-	49,995	6.5	-	-
Total	-	766,970	-	835,066	-

The left captures the Picardie region following the retirement of incumbent Charles Baur .

1.20 Poitou-Charentes

Candidate	Party	First round	%	Second round	%
Jean-Romée Charbonneau	FN	79,484	10.5	70,896	8.7
Élisabeth Morin *	UMP-UDF	249,373	32.9	294,955	36.2
Ségolène Royal	PS	350,466	46.3	448,949	55.1
Others	-	77,866	10.3	-	-
Total	-	757,189	-	814,800	-

Poitou-Charente , a traditional stronghold of the right and home region of Prime Minister Jean-Pierre Raffarin, falls to the left.

1.21 Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur

Candidate	Party	First round	%	Second round	%
Guy Macary	FN	415,181	22.9	409,786	21.0
Renaud Muselier	UMP-UDF	472,035	26.1	659,592	33.8
Michel Vauzelle *	PS-PCF-Verts-PRG	633,268	35.0	881,350	45.2
Others	-	288,443	15.9	-	-
Total	-	1,808,927	-	1,950,728	-

The left retains control of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur.

Jean-Marie Le Pen, who intended to run in this region, was disqualified because he did not fulfill the legal conditions: he neither lived there, nor was registered as a taxpayer there.

1.22 Rhône-Alpes

Candidate	Party	First round	%	Second round	%
Anne-Marie Comparini *	UDF-UMP	667,856	31.2	890,433	38.2
Bruno Gollnisch	FN	389,565	18.2	355,861	15.3
Gérard Leras	Verts	215,783	10.1	-	-
Jean-Jack Queyranne	PS-PCF-PRG	688,718	32.2	1,083,120	46.5
Others	-	177,444	8.3	-	-
Total	-	2,139,366	-	2,329,414	-

The left captures the usually conservative Rhône-Alpes region.

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