2004 French regional elections#Pays de la Loire
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2021}}
{{Infobox election
| election_name = 2004 French regional elections
| country = France
| type = parliamentary
| previous_election = 1998 French regional elections
| previous_year = 1998
| next_election = 2010 French regional elections
| next_year = 2010
| seats_for_election = 26 Regional Presidencies
| election_date = 21 March and 28 March 2004
| 1blank = Regions won
| 2blank = Change
| 3blank = First round
| 4blank = Percentage
| 5blank = Second round
| 6blank = Percentage
| image1 = {{CSS image crop|Image =François Hollande - 2017 (27869823159) (cropped 2).jpg|bSize = 120|cWidth = 120|cHeight = 150|oTop = 0|oLeft = 0}}
| leader1 = François Hollande
| party1 = Socialist Party (France)
| 1data1 = 23
| 2data1 = {{increase}} 12
| 3data1 = 8,938,695
| 4data1 = 36.86%
| 5data1 = 12,896,820
| 6data1 = 49.91%
| image2 = {{CSS image crop|Image =Alain Juppé à Québec en 2015 (cropped).jpg|bSize = 120|cWidth = 120|cHeight = 150|oTop = 0|oLeft = 0}}
| leader2 = Alain Juppé
| party2 = Union for a Popular Movement
| 1data2 = 2
| 2data2 = {{decrease}} 12
| 3data2 = 8,179,866
| 4data2 = 33.73%
| 5data2 = 9,519,416
| 6data2 = 36.84%
| image3 = {{CSS image crop|Image =Jean-marie le pen cropped.jpg|bSize = 120|cWidth = 120|cHeight = 150|oTop = 0|oLeft = 0}}
| leader3 = Jean-Marie Le Pen
| party3 = National Front (France)
| 1data3 = 0
| 2data3 = {{steady}}
| 3data3 = 3,564,059
| 4data3 = 14.7%
| 5data3 = 3,199,392
| 6data3 = 12.38%
| map_image = French regional elections 2004.svg
| map_size =
| map_alt =
| map =
| map_caption = Second round results by region.
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{{!}} {{legend|#0066CC|Union for a Popular Movement}}
{{legend|#FF8080|Socialist Party}}
{{!}} {{legend|#FFCC33|Martinican Independence Movement}}
{{legend|#FF0000|Communist Party of Réunion}}
{{legend|#FFC0C0|Miscellaneous left}}
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Regional elections in were held in France on 21 and 28 March 2004. At stake were the presidencies of each of France's 26 regions which, although they do not have legislative powers, manage sizeable budgets. The results were a triumph for the parties of the left, led by the French Socialist Party (PS) in alliance with minor parties, including the French Communist Party (PCF), the Left Radical Party (PRG) and The Greens (Les Verts). The left has usually fared moderately well in regional elections, but this was their best result since the regional system was introduced.
The left won control of twenty of the twenty-two regions of metropolitan France, defeating the parties of the mainstream right, the Union for a Popular Movement (UMP) and the Union for French Democracy (UDF), and the extreme right National Front (FN). The results were seen as a major setback for the then President Jacques Chirac and Prime Minister Jean-Pierre Raffarin.
National results
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:right" |
| !Grouping
!Parties !Votes (Round One) !% (Round One) !Votes (Round Two) !% (Round Two) !Regions !Seats |
|---|
| bgcolor="#E75480"|
|align=left|Left |align=left|PS-Verts-PCF-PRG-MRC-DVG |8,938,695 |36.86% |12,896,820 |49.91% |23 |1,126 |
| bgcolor="#0000C8"|
|align=left|Right |8,179,866 |33.73% |9,519,416 |36.84% |2 |522 |
| bgcolor="#004A77"|
|align=left|FN |align=left|FN |3,564,059 |14.70% |3,199,392 |12.38% | – |156 |
| bgcolor="#C41E3A"|
|align=left|Far-left |1,199,190 |4.95% | – | – | – | – |
| bgcolor="#00c000"|
|align=left|The Greens |546,474 |2.25% | – | – | – | – |
| bgcolor="#BDB76B"|
|align=left|CPNT |align=left|CPNT |397,024 |1.64% | – | – | – | – |
| bgcolor="#66FF00"|
|align=left|Ecologists |385,481 |1.59% | – | – | – | – |
| bgcolor="#80461B"|
|align=left|Far-Right |align=left|MNR-Alsace d'abord |349,181 |1.44% | – | – | – | – |
| |align=left|Miscellaneous Left
|align=left| |252,620 |1.04% |111,720 |0.43% | – |36 |
| |align=left|Miscellaneous Right
|align=left| |179,015 |0.74% |11,094 |0.04% | – |4 |
| bgcolor="gray"|
|align=left|Miscellaneous |align=left| |164,397 |0.68% | – | – | – | – |
| bgcolor="dddd00"|
|align=left|Regionalists |align=left|MIM-Corsican regionalists |94,351 |0.39% |99,512 |0.39% |1 |36 |
| |align=left|Total
|align=left| |24,250,353 |100.00% |25,837,954 |100.00% |26 |1,880 |
Results by region
The first round was held on 21 March. Since no candidate gained a majority in any region, a second round was held on 28 March, 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%). The UMP seat numbers are compared to those of the RPR and RPR dissidents together in 1998, the UDF seat numbers are compared to those of the UDF and UDF dissidents together in 1998.
=Alsace=
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:right" |
| !Candidate
!Party !Votes (Round One) !% (Round One) !Votes (Round Two) !% (Round Two) |
|---|
| bgcolor="#0000C8"|
|align=left|Adrien Zeller (incumbent) |align=left|UMP |225,193 |34.06% |299,353 |43.56% |
| bgcolor="#E75480"|
|align=left|Jacques Bigot |133,038 |20.12% |236,709 |34.44% |
| bgcolor="#004A77"|
|align=left|Patrick Binder |align=left|FN |122,860 |18.58% |151,187 |22.00% |
| bgcolor="#80461B"|
|align=left|Robert Spieler |align=left|Alsace d'abord |62,253 |9.42% | – | – |
| bgcolor="#66FF00"|
|align=left|Antoine Waechter |align=left|MEI |48.949 |7.40% | – | – |
| bgcolor="red"|
|align=left|Alfred Wahl |24,692 |3.73% | – | – |
| bgcolor="gray"|
|align=left|Patrick Merck |align=left|Divers |23,540 |3.56% | – | – |
| bgcolor="#C41E3A"|
|align=left|Françoise Ruch |20,004 |3.03% | – | – |
| bgcolor="cyan"|
|align=left|Pascale Grauss |align=left|Federalist Party |578 |0.09% | – | – |
| |align=left|Total
|align=left| |661,107 |100,00% |687,249 |100,00% |
==Regional Council==
| class="wikitable" |
| colspan=2| Party || seats || change +/- |
|---|
| style="background-color: {{party color|Union for a Popular Movement}}" |•
|Union for a Popular Movement ||align="right"| 18 ||align="right"| +11 |
| style="background-color: {{party color|Socialist Party (France)}}" |
|Socialist Party ||align="right"| 8 ||align="right"| – |
| style="background-color: {{party color|National Front (France)}}" |
|National Front ||align="right"| 8 ||align="right"| -5 |
| style="background-color: {{party color|Union for French Democracy}}" |•
|Union for French Democracy ||align="right"| 7 ||align="right"| -2 |
| style="background-color: {{party color|The Greens (France)}}" |
|The Greens ||align="right"| 4 ||align="right"| +3 |
| style="background-color: {{party color|Miscellaneous Right}}" |•
|Miscellaneous Right ||align="right"| 2 ||align="right"| -1 |
| style="background-color: {{party color|Alsace d'Abord}}" |
|Alsace d'Abord ||align="right"| 0 ||align="right"| -3 |
| style="background-color: {{party color|Independent}}" |
|Women of Alsace ||align="right"| 0 ||align="right"| -2 |
| style="background-color: {{party color|Independent Ecological Movement}}" |
|Independent Ecological Movement ||align="right"| 0 ||align="right"| -1 |
Conservative Alsace is one of only two regions retained by the right.
=Aquitaine=
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:right" |
| !Candidate
!Party !Votes (Round One) !% (Round One) !Votes (Round Two) !% (Round Two) |
|---|
| bgcolor="#E75480"|
|align=left|Alain Rousset (incumbent) |516,392 |38.42% |769,893 |54.87% |
| bgcolor="#0000C8"|
|align=left|Xavier Darcos |247,232 |18.40% |469,386 |33.46% |
| bgcolor="#004A77"|
|align=left|Jacques Colombier |align=left|FN |153,859 |11.45% |163,731 |11.67% |
| bgcolor="#FF7F00"|
|align=left|François Bayrou |align=left|UDF |215,796 |16.06% | – | – |
| bgcolor="#BDB76B"|
|align=left|Jean Saint-Josse |align=left|CPNT |96,925 |7.21% | – | – |
| bgcolor="red"|
|align=left|Annie Guilhamet |58,485 |4.35% | – | – |
| bgcolor="#C41E3A"|
|align=left|Martine Mailfert |55,215 |4.11% | – | – |
| |align=left|Total
|align=left| |1,343,904 |100.00% |1,403,010 |100.00% |
==Regional Council==
| class="wikitable" |
| colspan=2| Party || seats || change +/- |
|---|
| style="background-color: {{party color|Socialist Party (France)}}" |•
|Socialist Party ||align="right"| 43 ||align="right"| +15 |
| style="background-color: {{party color|Union for a Popular Movement}}" |
|Union for a Popular Movement ||align="right"| 12 ||align="right"| -1 |
| style="background-color: {{party color|Union for French Democracy}}" |
|Union for French Democracy ||align="right"| 9 ||align="right"| -6 |
| style="background-color: {{party color|The Greens (France)}}" |•
|The Greens ||align="right"| 9 ||align="right"| +6 |
| style="background-color: {{party color|National Front (France)}}" |
|National Front ||align="right"| 7 ||align="right"| -2 |
| style="background-color: {{party color|Miscellaneous Left}}" |•
|Miscellaneous Left ||align="right"| 4 ||align="right"| +4 |
| style="background-color: {{party color|Left Radical Party}}" |•
|Left Radical Party ||align="right"| 1 ||align="right"|+1 |
| style="background-color: {{party color|Hunting, Fishing, Nature, Traditions}}" |
|Hunting, Fishing, Nature, Traditions ||align="right"| 0 ||align="right"| -8 |
| style="background-color: {{party color|French Communist Party}}" |
|French Communist Party ||align="right"| 0 ||align="right"| -8 |
| style="background-color: {{party color|Citizen and Republican Movement}}" |
|Citizen and Republican Movement ||align="right"| 0 ||align="right"| -1 |
Aquitaine is a traditional stronghold of the left.
=Auvergne=
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:right" |
| !Candidate
!Party !Votes (Round One) !% (Round One) !Votes (Round Two) !% (Round Two) |
|---|
| bgcolor="#E75480"|
|align=left|Pierre-Joël Bonté |align=left|PS |167,433 |28.22% |333,301 |52.67% |
| bgcolor="#0000C8"|
|align=left|Valéry Giscard d'Estaing (incumbent) |215,921 |36.39% |299,483 |47.33% |
| bgcolor="#004A77"|
|align=left|Louis de Condé |align=left|FN |56,874 |9.58% |
| bgcolor="red"|
|align=left|André Chassaigne |align=left|PCF |54,609 |9.20% | – | – |
| bgcolor="#00c000"|
|align=left|Yves Gueydon |align=left|Verts |33,272 |5.61% | – | – |
| bgcolor="#C41E3A"|
|align=left|Marie Savre |25,389 |4.28% | – | – |
| |align=left|Hugues Auvray
|align=left|Miscellaneous Right-wing |20,498 |3.45% | – | – |
| bgcolor="#66FF00"|
|align=left|Hubert Constancias |align=left|MEI-Mouvement Hommes-Animaux-Nature |20,498 |3.45% | – | – |
| bgcolor="#80461B"|
|align=left|Claude Jaffrès |align=left|MNR |6,108 |1.03% | – | – |
| |align=left|Total
|align=left| |593,391 |100.00% |632,784 |100.00% |
==Regional Council==
| class="wikitable" |
| colspan=2| Party || seats || change +/- |
|---|
| style="background-color: {{party color|Socialist Party (France)}}" |•
|Socialist Party ||align="right"| 18 ||align="right"| +7 |
| style="background-color: {{party color|Union for a Popular Movement}}" |
|Union for a Popular Movement ||align="right"| 12 ||align="right"| +4 |
| style="background-color: {{party color|French Communist Party}}" |•
|French Communist Party ||align="right"| 7 ||align="right"| +1 |
| style="background-color: {{party color|The Greens (France)}}" |•
|The Greens ||align="right"| 5 ||align="right"| +2 |
| style="background-color: {{party color|Union for French Democracy}}" |
|Union for French Democracy ||align="right"| 3 ||align="right"| -6 |
| style="background-color: {{party color|Miscellaneous Right}}" |
|Miscellaneous Right ||align="right"| 1 ||align="right"| -2 |
| style="background-color: {{party color|Movement for France}}" |
|Movement for France ||align="right"| 1 ||align="right"| – |
| style="background-color: {{party color|National Front (France)}}" |
|National Front ||align="right"| 0 ||align="right"| -4 |
| style="background-color: {{party color|Miscellaneous Left}}" |•
|Miscellaneous Left ||align="right"| 0 ||align="right"| -1 |
| style="background-color: {{party color|Ecology Generation}}" |
|Ecology Generation ||align="right"| 0 ||align="right"| -1 |
The former President of France, Valéry Giscard d'Estaing, was seeking a fourth term as President of Auvergne.
=Brittany=
{{See also|Regional Council of Brittany}}
| class="wikitable"
|+Results of the 2004 Brittany regional election ! colspan="2" rowspan="2" |Leader Party (alliance members) ! colspan="2" |First round ! colspan="2" |Second round ! colspan="2" |Seats |
| Votes
!% !Votes !% !# !% |
|---|
| style="background:{{party color|Socialist Party (France)}};" |
Socialist Party (PCF - PRG) |521,823 |38.47 | rowspan="2" |840,989 | rowspan="2" |58.78 | rowspan="2" |58 | rowspan="2" |69.90 |
| style="background:{{party color|The Greens (France)}};" |
|Pascale Loget The Greens (UDB - Frankiz Breizh) |131,550 |9.70 |
| style="background:{{party color|Union for a Popular Movement}};" |
|347,134 |25.59 | rowspan="2" |589,637 | rowspan="2" |41.22 | rowspan="2" |25 | rowspan="2" |30.10 |
| style="background:{{party color|Union for French Democracy}};" |
|150,078 |11.06 |
| style="background:{{party color|National Front (France)}};" |
|Brigitte Neveux |114,926 |8.47 ! colspan="4" rowspan="3" | |
| style="background:{{party color|Revolutionary Communist League (France)}};" |
|Françoise Dubu Revolutionary Communist League (LO) |64,868 |4.78 |
| style="background:{{party color|National Republican Movement}};" |
|Lionel David |26,074 |1.92 |
| colspan="2" |Registered voters
|2,207,064 |100 |2,206,047 |100 ! colspan="2" rowspan="5" | |
| colspan="2" |Abstentions
|785,758 |35.60 |708,830 |32.13 |
| colspan="2" |Voters
|1 421 306 |64.40 |1,497,217 |67.87 |
| colspan="2" |White and rejected ballots
|64.853 |4.56 |66.591 |4.45 |
| colspan="2" |Valid votes
|1.356,453 |95.44 |1,430,626 |95.55 |
==Regional Council==
| class="wikitable" |
| colspan=2| Party || seats || change +/- |
|---|
| style="background-color: {{party color|Socialist Party (France)}}" |•
|Socialist Party ||align="right"| 36 ||align="right"| +11 |
| style="background-color: {{party color|Union for a Popular Movement}}" |
|Union for a Popular Movement ||align="right"| 14 ||align="right"| -3 |
| style="background-color: {{party color|Union for French Democracy}}" |
|Union for French Democracy ||align="right"| 9 ||align="right"| -8 |
| style="background-color: {{party color|French Communist Party}}" |•
|French Communist Party ||align="right"| 7 ||align="right"| +1 |
| style="background-color: {{party color|The Greens (France)}}" |•
|The Greens ||align="right"| 7 ||align="right"| +4 |
| style="background-color: {{party color|Breton Democratic Union}}" |•
|Breton Democratic Union ||align="right"| 4 ||align="right"| +4 |
| style="background-color: {{party color|Left Radical Party}}" |•
|Left Radical Party ||align="right"| 2 ||align="right"| +2 |
| style="background-color: {{party color|Miscellaneous Right}}" |
|Miscellaneous Left ||align="right"| 2 ||align="right"| -1 |
| style="background-color: {{party color|Miscellaneous Left}}" |•
|Miscellaneous Left ||align="right"| 1 ||align="right"| +1 |
| style="background-color: {{party color|National Front (France)}}" |
|National Front ||align="right"| 0 ||align="right"| -7 |
| style="background-color: {{party color|Hunting, Fishing, Nature, Traditions}}" |
|Hunting, Fishing, Nature, Traditions ||align="right"| 0 ||align="right"| -1 |
| style="background-color: {{party color|Ecology Generation}}" |
|Ecology Generation ||align="right"| 0 ||align="right"| -1 |
| style="background-color: {{party color|Workers' Struggle}}" |
|Workers' Struggle ||align="right"| 0 ||align="right"| -1 |
| style="background-color: {{party color|Revolutionary Communist League (France)}}" |
|Revolutionary Communist League (France) ||align="right"| 0 ||align="right"| -1 |
| style="background-color: {{party color|Far left}}" |
|MRV-CAP ||align="right"| 0 ||align="right"| -1 |
Normally conservative Brittany is captured by the left.
=Burgundy=
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:right" |
| !Candidate
!Party !Votes (Round One) !% (Round One) !Votes (Round Two) !% (Round Two) |
|---|
| bgcolor="#E75480"|
|align=left|François Patriat |240,445 |36.01% |369,288 |52.49% |
| bgcolor="#0000C8"|
|align=left|Jean-Pierre Soisson (incumbent) |align=left|UMP-MDR |145,428 |21.78% |226,148 |32.14% |
| bgcolor="#004A77"|
|align=left|Pierre Jaboulet-Vercherre |align=left|FN |105,270 |15.77% |108,133 |15.37% |
| bgcolor="#FF7F00"|
|align=left|François Sauvadet |align=left|UDF |88,674 |12.98% | – | – |
| bgcolor="#66FF00"|
|align=left|Julien Gonzalez |align=left|MEI |34,810 |5.21% | – | – |
| bgcolor="#C41E3A"|
|align=left|Jacqueline Lambert |26,191 |3.92% | – | – |
| bgcolor="yellow"|
|align=left|Joël Mekhantar |align=left|MRC |17,213 |2.58% | – | – |
| bgcolor="#80461B"|
|align=left|Claude Moreau |align=left|MNR |11,701 |1.75% | – | – |
| |align=left|Total
|align=left| |669,732 |100.00% |703,569 |100.00% |
==Regional Council==
| class="wikitable" |
| colspan=2| Party || seats || change +/- |
|---|
| style="background-color: {{party color|Socialist Party (France)}}" |•
|Socialist Party ||align="right"| 23 ||align="right"| +8 |
| style="background-color: {{party color|Union for a Popular Movement}}" |
|Union for a Popular Movement ||align="right"| 14 ||align="right"| +1 |
| style="background-color: {{party color|National Front (France)}}" |
|National Front ||align="right"| 6 ||align="right"| -3 |
| style="background-color: {{party color|French Communist Party}}" |•
|French Communist Party ||align="right"| 6 ||align="right"| +2 |
| style="background-color: {{party color|The Greens (France)}}" |•
|The Greens ||align="right"| 6 ||align="right"| +4 |
| style="background-color: {{party color|Left Radical Party}}" |•
|Left Radical Party ||align="right"| 2 ||align="right"| +1 |
| style="background-color: {{party color|Union for French Democracy}}" |
|Union for French Democracy ||align="right"| 0 ||align="right"| -8 |
| style="background-color: {{party color|Hunting, Fishing, Nature, Traditions}}" |
|Hunting, Fishing, Nature, Traditions ||align="right"| 0 ||align="right"| -2 |
| style="background-color: {{party color|Movement for France}}" |
|Movement for France ||align="right"| 0 ||align="right"| -1 |
| style="background-color: {{party color|Citizen and Republican Movement}}" |
|Citizen and Republican Movement ||align="right"| 0 ||align="right"| -1 |
| style="background-color: {{party color|Miscellaneous Left}}" |
|Miscellaneous Left ||align="right"| 0 ||align="right"| -1 |
Burgundy returned to its usual left-wing loyalty. It is suspected that the incumbent Jean-Pierre Soisson was punished for his coalition with the National Front.
=Centre=
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:right" |
| !Candidate
!Party !Votes (Round One) !% (Round One) !Votes (Round Two) !% (Round Two) |
|---|
| bgcolor="#E75480"|
|align=left|Michel Sapin (incumbent) |align=left|PS-PCF-PRG-Verts-MRC |378,235 |38.15% |517,990 |49.15% |
| bgcolor="#0000C8"|
|align=left|Serge Vinçon |205,262 |20.71% |362,373 |34.39% |
| bgcolor="#004A77"|
|align=left|Jean Verdon |align=left|FN |173,651 |17.52% |173,463 |16.46% |
| bgcolor="#FF7F00"|
|align=left|Jacqueline Gourault |135,779 |13.70% | – | – |
| bgcolor="#C41E3A"|
|align=left|Jean-Jacques Prodhomme |55,640 |5.61% | – | – |
| bgcolor="#BDB76B"|
|align=left|François Caré |align=left|CPNT |42,793 |4.32% | – | – |
| |align=left|Total
|align=left| |991,360 |100.00% |1,053,826 |100.00% |
==Regional Council==
| class="wikitable" |
| colspan=2| Party || seats || change +/- |
|---|
| style="background-color: {{party color|Socialist Party (France)}}" |•
|Socialist Party ||align="right"| 25 ||align="right"| +5 |
| style="background-color: {{party color|Union for a Popular Movement}}" |
|Union for a Popular Movement ||align="right"| 13 ||align="right"| -2 |
| style="background-color: {{party color|French Communist Party}}" |•
|French Communist Party ||align="right"| 13 ||align="right"| +4 |
| style="background-color: {{party color|National Front (France)}}" |
|National Front ||align="right"| 9 ||align="right"| -4 |
| style="background-color: {{party color|The Greens (France)}}" |•
|The Greens ||align="right"| 8 ||align="right"| +5 |
| style="background-color: {{party color|Union for French Democracy}}" |
|Union for French Democracy ||align="right"| 7 ||align="right"| -7 |
| style="background-color: {{party color|Left Radical Party}}" |•
|Left Radical Party ||align="right"| 2 ||align="right"| +1 |
| style="background-color: {{party color|Hunting, Fishing, Nature, Traditions}}" |
|Hunting, Fishing, Nature, Traditions ||align="right"| 0 ||align="right"| -1 |
| style="background-color: {{party color|Workers' Struggle}}" |
|Workers' Struggle ||align="right"| 0 ||align="right"| -1 |
The left retains control of this region. Sapin replaces the retiring incumbent Alain Rafesthain.
=Champagne-Ardenne=
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:right" |
| !Candidate
!Party !Votes (Round One) !% (Round One) !Votes (Round Two) !% (Round Two) |
|---|
| bgcolor="#E75480"|
|align=left|Jean-Paul Bachy |align=left|PS-PCF-PRG-Verts-MRC |141,099 |27.94% |228,569 |41.88% |
| bgcolor="#0000C8"|
|align=left|Jean-Claude Etienne (incumbent) |134,640 |26.66% |217,424 |39.84% |
| bgcolor="#004A77"|
|align=left|Bruno Subtil |align=left|FN |99,592 |19.72% |99,728 |18.27% |
| bgcolor="#FF7F00"|
|align=left|Charles de Courson |align=left|UDF |56,110 |11.11% | – | – |
| bgcolor="#00c000"|
|align=left|Marie-Angèle Klaine |align=left|Verts |37,937 |7.51% | – | – |
| bgcolor="#C41E3A"|
|align=left|Thomas Rose |25,247 |5.00% | – | – |
| bgcolor="#80461B"|
|align=left|Jacques Gaillard |align=left|MNR |10,360 |2.05% | – | – |
| |align=left|Total
|align=left| |504,985 |100.00% |545,721 |100.00% |
==Regional Council==
| class="wikitable" |
| colspan=2| Party || seats || change +/- |
|---|
| style="background-color: {{party color|Socialist Party (France)}}" |•
|Socialist Party ||align="right"| 21 ||align="right"| +8 |
| style="background-color: {{party color|Union for a Popular Movement}}" |
|Union for a Popular Movement ||align="right"| 9 ||align="right"| -1 |
| style="background-color: {{party color|French Communist Party}}" |•
|French Communist Party ||align="right"| 6 ||align="right"| +3 |
| style="background-color: {{party color|National Front (France)}}" |
|National Front ||align="right"| 6 ||align="right"| -3 |
| style="background-color: {{party color|Union for French Democracy}}" |
|Union for French Democracy ||align="right"| 6 ||align="right"| -4 |
| style="background-color: {{party color|Left Radical Party}}" |•
|Left Radical Party ||align="right"| 1 ||align="right"| +1 |
| style="background-color: {{party color|Hunting, Fishing, Nature, Traditions}}" |
|Hunting, Fishing, Nature, Traditions ||align="right"| 0 ||align="right"| -1 |
| style="background-color: {{party color|Workers' Struggle}}" |
|Workers' Struggle ||align="right"| 0 ||align="right"| -1 |
| style="background-color: {{party color|The Greens (France)}}" |
|The Greens ||align="right"| 0 ||align="right"| -1 |
| style="background-color: {{party color|Ecologist}}" |
|Ecologist||align="right"| 0 ||align="right"| -1 |
The left captures usually conservative Champagne-Ardenne.
=Corsica=
{{see also|Corsican Assembly}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:right" |
| !Candidate
!Party !Votes (Round One) !% (Round One) !Votes (Round Two) !% (Round Two) |
|---|
| bgcolor="#0000C8"|
|align=left|Camille de Rocca Serra |align=left|UMP |20,155 |14.59% |35,628 |25.05% |
| bgcolor="#FFBF00"|
|align=left|Émile Zuccarelli |align=left|PRG |17,906 |12.96% |26,434 |18.59% |
| bgcolor="#DDDD00"|
|align=left|Edmond Simeoni |align=left|Chjama Naziunale-PNC-ANC |16,772 |12.14% |24,652 |17.34% |
| bgcolor="#FFBF00"|
|align=left|Paul Giacobbi |align=left|PRG dissidents |14,477 |10.48% |21,562 |15.16% |
| bgcolor="RED"|
|align=left|Dominique Bucchini |align=left|PCF |9,147 |6.62% |11,811 |8.31% |
| bgcolor="#0000C8"|
|align=left|José Rossi (incumbent) |align=left|UMP dissidents |8,804 |6.37% |11,094 |7.8% |
| bgcolor="#E75480"|
|align=left|Simon Renucci |align=left|Corse Social-Démocrate |8,018 |5.8% |11,025 |7.75% |
| bgcolor="#004A77"|
|align=left|Olivier Martinelli |align=left|FN |6,181 |4.47% | – | – |
| bgcolor="#DDDD00"|
|align=left|Toussaint Luciani |align=left|Left-wing regionalists |6,055 |4.38% | – | – |
| bgcolor="#DDDD00"|
|align=left|Pierre-Philippe Ceccaldi |align=left|Right-wing regionalists |5,637 |4.08% | – | – |
| bgcolor="#0000C8"|
|align=left|Jérôme Polverini |align=left|UMP dissidents |4,568 |3.31% | – | – |
| bgcolor="#ADC1FD"|
|align=left|Jean-Louis Albertini |align=left|DVD |4,429 |3.21% | – | – |
| bgcolor="#FFC0C0"|
|align=left|Jean-Louis Luciani |align=left|DVG |3,860 |2.79% | – | – |
| bgcolor="#dddd00"|
|align=left|Paul-Félix Benedetti |align=left|Regionalists |3,021 |2.19% | – | – |
| bgcolor="#dddd00"|
|align=left|Jean-Luc Chiappini |align=left|Regionalists |2,612 |1.89% | – | – |
| bgcolor="#E75480"|
|align=left|J.Marc Ciabrini |align=left|PS |2,541 |1.84% | – | – |
| bgcolor="#FF7F00"|
|align=left|Marie-Louis Ottavi |align=left|UDF |2,109 |1.53% | – | – |
| bgcolor="#E75480"|
|align=left|Vincent Carlotti |align=left|PS dissidents |1,097 |0.79% | – | – |
| bgcolor="#960018"|
|align=left|Serge Vandepoorte |align=left|Far-Left regionalists |800 |0.58% | – | – |
| |align=left|Total
|align=left| |138,189 |100.00% |142,206 |100.00% |
==Regional Council==
| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
!colspan=2| Party | seats | change +/- |
| style="background-color: {{party color|Miscellaneous Left}}" |
|Left ||align="right"| 24 ||align="right"| +5 | ||
|---|---|---|
| style="background-color: {{party color|Union for a Popular Movement}}" |•
|Union for a Popular Movement and Right ||align="right"| 19 ||align="right"| -5 | ||
| style="background-color: {{party color|Regionalism (politics)}}" |
|Nationalists||align="right"| 8 ||align="right"| – |
Conservative Corsica is the right's only success apart from Alsace.
=Franche-Comté=
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:right" |
| !Candidate
!Party !Votes (Round One) !% (Round One) !Votes (Round Two) !% (Round Two) |
|---|
| bgcolor="#E75480"|
|align=left|Raymond Forni |146,553 |31.28% |240,551 |46.79% |
| bgcolor="#0000c8"|
|align=left|Jean-François Humbert (incumbent) |align=left|UMP |116,354 |24.84% |185,761 |36.13% |
| bgcolor="#004A77"|
|align=left|Sophie Montel |align=left|FN |87,498 |18.68% |87,766 |17.07% |
| bgcolor="#FF7F00"|
|align=left|Gérard Faivre |align=left|UDF |36,029 |7.69% | – | – |
| bgcolor="#66ff00"|
|align=left|Jacques Lancon |align=left|MEI |26,447 |5.65% | – | – |
| bgcolor="#C41E3A"|
|align=left|Christian Driano |22,059 |4.71% | – | – |
| bgcolor="RED"|
|align=left|Evelyne Ternant |19,577 |4.18% | – | – |
| bgcolor="#80461B"|
|align=left|Marie-France Ligney |align=left|MNR |6,914 |1.48% | – | – |
| bgcolor="GRAY"|
|align=left|Hervée de Lafond |align=left|Miscellaneous |5,884 |1.25% | – | – |
| bgcolor="CYAN"|
|align=left|Jean-Philippe Allenbach |align=left|PF |1,154 |0.25% | – | – |
| |align=left|Total
|align=left| |468,469 |100.00% |514,078 |100.00% |
==Regional Council==
| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
!colspan=2| Party | seats | change +/- |
| style="background-color: {{party color|Socialist Party (France)}}" |•
|Socialist Party ||align="right"| 16 ||align="right"| +8 | ||
|---|---|---|
| style="background-color: {{party color|Union for a Popular Movement}}" |
|Union for a Popular Movement ||align="right"| 12 ||align="right"| +4 | ||
| style="background-color: {{party color|The Greens (France)}}" |•
|The Greens ||align="right"| 6 ||align="right"| +3 | ||
| style="background-color: {{party color|National Front (France)}}" |
|National Front ||align="right"| 5 ||align="right"| -4 | ||
| style="background-color: {{party color|Miscellaneous Left}}" |•
|Miscellaneous Left ||align="right"| 3 ||align="right"| +2 | ||
| style="background-color: {{party color|Citizen and Republican Movement}}" |•
|Association for a Republican Left ||align="right"| 1 ||align="right"| +1 | ||
| style="background-color: {{party color|Union for French Democracy}}" |
|Union for French Democracy ||align="right"| 0 ||align="right"| -8 | ||
| style="background-color: {{party color|Citizen and Republican Movement}}" |
|Citizen and Republican Movement ||align="right"| 0 ||align="right"| -3 | ||
| style="background-color: {{party color|Hunting, Fishing, Nature, Traditions}}" |
|Hunting, Fishing, Nature, Traditions ||align="right"| 0 ||align="right"| -1 | ||
| style="background-color: {{party color|French Communist Party}}" |
|French Communist Party ||align="right"| 0 ||align="right"| -1 | ||
| style="background-color: {{party color|Workers' Struggle}}" |
|Coalition for a Progressive Alternative ||align="right"| 0 ||align="right"| -1 |
The left retakes Franche-Comté.
=Île-de-France=
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:right" |
| !Candidate
!Party !Votes (Round One) !% (Round One) !Votes (Round Two) !% (Round Two) |
|---|
| bgcolor="#E75480"|
|align=left|Jean-Paul Huchon (incumbent) |1,170,453 |31.95% |1,923,139 |49.16% |
| bgcolor="#0000c8"|
|align=left|Jean-François Copé |908,265 |24.79% |1,592,988 |40.72% |
| bgcolor="#004A77"|
|align=left|Marine Le Pen |align=left|FN |448,983 |12.26% |395,516 |10.11% |
| bgcolor="#FF7F00"|
|align=left|André Santini |590,542 |16.12% | – | – |
| bgcolor="red"|
|align=left|Marie-George Buffet |align=left|PCF-Association for a Republican Left |263,915 |7.20% | – | – |
| bgcolor="#C41E3A"|
|align=left|Arlette Laguiller |146,153 |3.99% | – | – |
| bgcolor="#00C000"|
|align=left|Carine Pelegrin |91,875 |2.51% | – | – |
| bgcolor="#80461B"|
|align=left|Nicolas Bay |align=left|MNR |43,171 |1.18% | – | – |
| |align=left|Total
|align=left| |3,663,357 |100.00% |3,911,643 |100.00% |
==Regional Council==
| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
!colspan=2| Party | seats | change +/- |
| style="background-color: {{party color|Socialist Party (France)}}" |•
|Socialist Party ||align="right"| 65 ||align="right"| +22 | ||
|---|---|---|
| style="background-color: {{party color|Union for a Popular Movement}}" |
|Union for a Popular Movement ||align="right"| 40 ||align="right"| -2 | ||
| style="background-color: {{party color|The Greens (France)}}" |•
|The Greens ||align="right"| 28 ||align="right"| +14 | ||
| style="background-color: {{party color|Union for French Democracy}}" |
|Union for French Democracy ||align="right"| 22 ||align="right"| -8 | ||
| style="background-color: {{party color|French Communist Party}}" |•
|French Communist Party ||align="right"| 19 ||align="right"| -4 | ||
| style="background-color: {{party color|National Front (France)}}" |
|National Front ||align="right"| 15 ||align="right"| -21 | ||
| style="background-color: {{party color|Citizen and Republican Movement}}" |•
|Citizen and Republican Movement ||align="right"| 7 ||align="right"| +3 | ||
| style="background-color: {{party color|Miscellaneous Left}}" |•
|Miscellaneous Left ||align="right"| 6 ||align="right"| +6 | ||
| style="background-color: {{party color|Left Radical Party}}" |•
|Left Radical Party ||align="right"| 5 ||align="right"| +3 | ||
| style="background-color: {{party color|Miscellaneous Right}}" |
|Miscellaneous Right ||align="right"| 1 ||align="right"| -7 | ||
| style="background-color: {{party color|Ecologist}}" |
|Citizenship, Action, Participation for the 21st Century ||align="right"| 1 ||align="right"| +1 | ||
| style="background-color: {{party color|Ecologist}}" |
|Other Ecologist ||align="right"| 1 ||align="right"| +1 | ||
| style="background-color: {{party color|Workers' Struggle}}" |
|Workers' Struggle ||align="right"| 0 ||align="right"| -3 | ||
| style="background-color: {{party color|Movement for France}}" |
|Movement for France ||align="right"| 0 ||align="right"| -3 | ||
| style="background-color: {{party color|Ecology Generation}}" |
|Ecology Generation ||align="right"| 0 ||align="right"| -1 |
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.
=Languedoc-Roussillon=
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:right" |
| !Candidate
!Party !Votes (Round One) !% (Round One) !Votes (Round Two) !% (Round Two) |
|---|
| bgcolor="#E75480"|
|align=left|Georges Frêche |387,214 |36.32% |578,785 |51.22% |
| bgcolor="#0000C8"|
|align=left|Jacques Blanc (incumbent) |align=left|UMP |258,287 |24.23% |258,287 |33.10% |
| bgcolor="#004A77"|
|align=left|Alain Jamet |align=left|FN |183,031 |17.17% |177,074 |15.67% |
| bgcolor="#FF7F00"|
|align=left|Marc Dufour |align=left|UDF |60,822 |5.71% | – | – |
| bgcolor="#BDB76B"|
|align=left|Alain Esclope |align=left|CPNT |53,317 |5.00% | – | – |
| bgcolor="GREEN"|
|align=left|Georges Fandos |align=left|CAP21 |51,089 |4.79% | – | – |
| bgcolor="#C41E3A"|
|align=left|David Hermet |50,065 |4.70% | – | – |
| bgcolor="#960018"|
|align=left|Christian Lacour |align=left|Regionalists (Far-Left) |13,538 |1.27% | – | – |
| bgcolor="#80461B"|
|align=left|Elisabeth Pascal |align=left|MNR |8,627 |0.81% | – | – |
| |align=left|Total
|align=left| |1,065,990 |100.00% |1,129,911 |100.00% |
==Regional Council==
| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
!colspan=2| Party | seats | change +/- |
| style="background-color: {{party color|Socialist Party (France)}}" |•
|Socialist Party ||align="right"| 23 ||align="right"| +4 | ||
|---|---|---|
| style="background-color: {{party color|Union for a Popular Movement}}" |
|Union for a Popular Movement ||align="right"| 12 ||align="right"| +1 | ||
| style="background-color: {{party color|French Communist Party}}" |•
|French Communist Party ||align="right"| 9 ||align="right"| – | ||
| style="background-color: {{party color|National Front (France)}}" |
|National Front ||align="right"| 8 ||align="right"| -5 | ||
| style="background-color: {{party color|The Greens (France)}}" |•
|The Greens ||align="right"| 7 ||align="right"| +7 | ||
| style="background-color: {{party color|Miscellaneous Right}}" |
|Miscellaneous Right ||align="right"| 4 ||align="right"| +3 | ||
| style="background-color: {{party color|Left Radical Party}}" |•
|Left Radical Party ||align="right"| 3 ||align="right"| +1 | ||
| style="background-color: {{party color|Citizen and Republican Movement}}" |•
|Citizen and Republican Movement ||align="right"| 1 ||align="right"| – | ||
| style="background-color: {{party color|Union for French Democracy}}" |
|Union for French Democracy ||align="right"| 0 ||align="right"| -10 | ||
| style="background-color: {{party color|Hunting, Fishing, Nature, Traditions}}" |
|Hunting, Fishing, Nature, Traditions ||align="right"| 0 ||align="right"| -1 |
The left re-establishes its usual dominance of Languedoc-Roussillon.
=Limousin=
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:right" |
| !Candidate
!Party !Votes (Round One) !% (Round One) !Votes (Round Two) !% (Round Two) |
|---|
| bgcolor="#E75480"|
|align=left|Jean-Paul Denanot |140,217 |41.14% |215,624 |62.02% |
| bgcolor="#0000C8"|
|align=left|Raymond Archer |align=left|UMP |79,531 |23.33% |132,049 |37.98% |
| bgcolor="#004A77"|
|align=left|Patricia Gibeau |align=left|FN |31,736 |9.31% | – | – |
| bgcolor="#FF7F00"|
|align=left|Jean-Claude Deschamps |align=left|UDF |28,169 |8.26% | – | – |
| bgcolor="#c41e3a"|
|align=left|Stéphane Lajaumont |22,529 |6.61% | – | – |
| bgcolor="#00c000"|
|align=left|Jean-Bernard Damiens |align=left|Verts-Partit Occitan |20,531 |6.02% | – | – |
| bgcolor="#BDB76B"|
|align=left|Jean-Louis Hironde |align=left|CPNT |18,133 |5.32% | – | – |
| |align=left|Total
|align=left| |340,846 |100.00% |347,673 |100.00% |
==Regional Council==
| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
!colspan=2| Party | seats | change +/- |
| style="background-color: {{party color|Socialist Party (France)}}" |•
|Socialist Party ||align="right"| 19 ||align="right"| +4 | ||
|---|---|---|
| style="background-color: {{party color|Union for a Popular Movement}}" |
|Union for a Popular Movement ||align="right"| 10 ||align="right"| – | ||
| style="background-color: {{party color|French Communist Party}}" |•
|French Communist Party ||align="right"| 6 ||align="right"| +1 | ||
| style="background-color: {{party color|The Greens (France)}}" |•
|The Greens ||align="right"| 4 ||align="right"| +2 | ||
| style="background-color: {{party color|Union for French Democracy}}" |
|Union for French Democracy ||align="right"| 2 ||align="right"| -2 | ||
| style="background-color: {{party color|Workers' Struggle}}" |•
|Coalition for a Progressive Alternative ||align="right"| 2 ||align="right"| – | ||
| style="background-color: {{party color|National Front (France)}}" |
|National Front ||align="right"| 0 ||align="right"| -3 | ||
| style="background-color: {{party color|Hunting, Fishing, Nature, Traditions}}" |
|Hunting, Fishing, Nature, Traditions ||align="right"| 0 ||align="right"| -1 |
The left retains control of Limousin, with Denanot succeeding the retiring incumbent Robert Savy.
=Lorraine=
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:right" |
| !Candidate
!Party !Votes (Round One) !% (Round One) !Votes (Round Two) !% (Round Two) |
|---|
| bgcolor="#E75480"|
|align=left|Jean-Pierre Masseret |253,626 |29.22% |457,367 |48.51% |
| bgcolor="#0000c8"|
|align=left|Gérard Longuet (incumbent) |align=left|UMP |192,157 |22.14% |322,558 |34.21% |
| bgcolor="#004A77"|
|align=left|Thierry Gourlot |align=left|FN |152,660 |17.59% |162,820 |17.27% |
| bgcolor="#FF7F00"|
|align=left|Nathalie Griesbeck |align=left|UDF |75,609 |8.71% | – | – |
| bgcolor="#0000c8"|
|align=left|Jean-Louis Masson |58,080 |6.69% | – | – |
| bgcolor="#C41E3A"|
|align=left|Christiane Nimsgern |40,688 |4.69% | – | – |
| bgcolor="#FFBF00"|
|align=left|Daniel Delrez |40,684 |4.69% | – | – |
| bgcolor="#66FF00"|
|align=left|Eric Lemaitre |align=left|MEI |37,244 |4.29% | – | – |
| bgcolor="#80461B"|
|align=left|Annick Martin |align=left|MNR |17,344 |1.98% | – | – |
| |align=left|Total
|align=left| |868,092 |100.00% |942,745 |100.00% |
==Regional Council==
| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
!colspan=2| Party | seats | change +/- |
| style="background-color: {{party color|Socialist Party (France)}}" |•
|Socialist Party ||align="right"| 30 ||align="right"| +11 | ||
|---|---|---|
| style="background-color: {{party color|Union for a Popular Movement}}" |
|Union for a Popular Movement ||align="right"| 14 ||align="right"| -5 | ||
| style="background-color: {{party color|National Front (France)}}" |
|National Front ||align="right"| 9 ||align="right"| -4 | ||
| style="background-color: {{party color|French Communist Party}}" |•
|French Communist Party ||align="right"| 6 ||align="right"| +2 | ||
| style="background-color: {{party color|The Greens (France)}}" |•
|The Greens ||align="right"| 6 ||align="right"| +5 | ||
| style="background-color: {{party color|Left Radical Party}}" |•
|Left Radical Party ||align="right"| 3 ||align="right"| +2 | ||
| style="background-color: {{party color|Union for French Democracy}}" |
|Union for French Democracy ||align="right"| 3 ||align="right"| -9 | ||
| style="background-color: {{party color|Miscellaneous Right}}" |
|Miscellaneous Right ||align="right"| 1 ||align="right"| – | ||
| style="background-color: {{party color|Rally for France}}" |
|Rally for France ||align="right"| 1 ||align="right"| – | ||
| style="background-color: {{party color|Workers' Struggle}}" |
|Workers' Struggle ||align="right"| 0 ||align="right"| -2 | ||
| style="background-color: {{party color|Hunting, Fishing, Nature, Traditions}}" |
|Hunting, Fishing, Nature, Traditions ||align="right"| 0 ||align="right"| -1 |
The left captures Lorraine.
=Midi-Pyrénées=
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:right" |
| !Candidate
!Party !Votes (Round One) !% (Round One) !Votes (Round Two) !% (Round Two) |
|---|
| bgcolor="#E75480"|
|align=left|Martin Malvy (incumbent) |497,714 |41.39% |712,233 |57.50% |
| bgcolor="#0000C8"|
|align=left|Jacques Godfrain |228,449 |19.00% |376,915 |30.43% |
| bgcolor="#004A77"|
|align=left|Louis Aliot |align=left|FN |141,598 |11.78% |149,417 |12.06% |
| bgcolor="#FF7F00"|
|align=left|Michel Valdiguié |122,033 |10.15% | – | – |
| bgcolor="#00c000"|
|align=left|Jean-Pierre Bataille |align=left|Verts-Partit Occitan-Alternatifs |96,983 |8.07% | – | – |
| bgcolor="#C41E3A"|
|align=left|Lucien Sanchez |58,662 |4.88% | – | – |
| bgcolor="#BDB76B"|
|align=left|Christiane Autigeon |align=left|CPNT |57,053 |4.74% | – | – |
| |align=left|Total
|align=left| |1,202,492 |100.00% |1,238,565 |100.00% |
==Regional Council==
| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
!colspan=2| Party | seats | change +/- |
| style="background-color: {{party color|Socialist Party (France)}}" |•
|Socialist Party ||align="right"| 43 ||align="right"| +22 | ||
|---|---|---|
| style="background-color: {{party color|Union for a Popular Movement}}" |
|Union for a Popular Movement ||align="right"| 14 ||align="right"| -1 | ||
| style="background-color: {{party color|Left Radical Party}}" |•
|Left Radical Party ||align="right"| 10 ||align="right"| +1 | ||
| style="background-color: {{party color|French Communist Party}}" |•
|French Communist Party ||align="right"| 9 ||align="right"| – | ||
| style="background-color: {{party color|National Front (France)}}" |
|National Front ||align="right"| 8 ||align="right"| – | ||
| style="background-color: {{party color|Union for French Democracy}}" |
|Union for French Democracy ||align="right"| 5 ||align="right"| -12 | ||
| style="background-color: {{party color|Miscellaneous Right}}" |
|Miscellaneous Right ||align="right"| 2 ||align="right"| -4 | ||
| style="background-color: {{party color|The Greens (France)}}" |
|The Greens ||align="right"| 0 ||align="right"| -2 | ||
| style="background-color: {{party color|Revolutionary Communist League (France)}}" |
|Revolutionary Communist League (France) ||align="right"| 0 ||align="right"| -2 | ||
| style="background-color: {{party color|Hunting, Fishing, Nature, Traditions}}" |
|Hunting, Fishing, Nature, Traditions ||align="right"| 0 ||align="right"| -2 |
The left retains its traditional dominance of Midi-Pyrénées.
=Nord-Pas-de-Calais=
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:right" |
| !Candidate
!Party !Votes (Round One) !% (Round One) !Votes (Round Two) !% (Round Two) |
|---|
| bgcolor="#E75480"|
|align=left|Daniel Percheron (incumbent) |484,798 |29.89% |883,885 |51.84% |
| bgcolor="#0000C8"|
|align=left|Jean-Paul Delevoye |280,102 |17.27% |484,817 |28.43% |
| bgcolor="#004A77"|
|align=left|Carl Lang |align=left|FN |290,908 |17.94% |336,434 |19.73% |
| bgcolor="RED"|
|align=left|Alain Bocquet |align=left|PCF |173,200 |10.68% | – | – |
| bgcolor="#FF7F00"|
|align=left|Valérie Létard |align=left|UDF |129,827 |8.01% | – | – |
| bgcolor="#00c000"|
|align=left|Jean-François Caron |align=left|Verts |101,808 |6.28% | – | – |
| bgcolor="#C41E3A"|
|align=left|Nicole Baudrin |82,868 |5.11% | – | – |
| bgcolor="#66FF00"|
|align=left|Henri Bailleul |align=left|MEI |33,230 |2.05% | – | – |
| bgcolor="GRAY"|
|align=left|Georges Hien |align=left|buralistes (shopkeepers) |25,433 |1.57% | – | – |
| bgcolor="#80461B"|
|align=left|Yann Phelippeau |align=left|MNR |19,551 |1.21% | – | – |
| bgcolor="#80461b"|
|align=left|Jean-Marc Maurice |align=left|Right to Hunt |11 |0.00% | – | – |
| |align=left|Total
|align=left| |1,621,736 |100.00% |1,705,136 |100.00% |
==Regional Council==
| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
!colspan=2| Party | seats | change +/- |
| style="background-color: {{party color|Socialist Party (France)}}" |•
|Socialist Party ||align="right"| 41 ||align="right"| +15 | ||
|---|---|---|
| style="background-color: {{party color|French Communist Party}}" |•
|French Communist Party ||align="right"| 18 ||align="right"| +6 | ||
| style="background-color: {{party color|National Front (France)}}" |
|National Front ||align="right"| 16 ||align="right"| -2 | ||
| style="background-color: {{party color|Union for a Popular Movement}}" |
|Union for a Popular Movement ||align="right"| 16 ||align="right"| +3 | ||
| style="background-color: {{party color|The Greens (France)}}" |•
|The Greens ||align="right"| 9 ||align="right"| +1 | ||
| style="background-color: {{party color|Left Radical Party}}" |•
|Left Radical Party ||align="right"| 2 ||align="right"| +1 | ||
| style="background-color: {{party color|Union for French Democracy}}" |
|Union for French Democracy ||align="right"| 5 ||align="right"| -9 | ||
| style="background-color: {{party color|Miscellaneous Right}}" |
|Miscellaneous Right ||align="right"| 3 ||align="right"| -5 | ||
| style="background-color: {{party color|Citizen and Republican Movement}}" |•
|Citizen and Republican Movement ||align="right"| 3 ||align="right"| +1 | ||
| style="background-color: {{party color|Workers' Struggle}}" |
|Workers' Struggle ||align="right"| 0 ||align="right"| -7 | ||
| style="background-color: {{party color|Hunting, Fishing, Nature, Traditions}}" |
|Hunting, Fishing, Nature, Traditions ||align="right"| 0 ||align="right"| -2 | ||
| style="background-color: {{party color|Independent Ecological Movement}}" |
|Independent Ecological Movement ||align="right"| 0 ||align="right"| -1 |
Nord-Pas-de-Calais is also a stronghold of the left.
=Lower Normandy=
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:right" |
| !Candidate
!Party !Votes (Round One) !% (Round One) !Votes (Round Two) !% (Round Two) |
|---|
| bgcolor="#E75480"|
|align=left|Philippe Duron |143,095 |23.91% |297,279 |46.22% |
| bgcolor="#0000C8"|
|align=left|René Garrec (incumbent) |172,050 |28.74% |257,352 |40.01% |
| bgcolor="#004A77"|
|align=left|Fernand Le Rachinel |align=left|FN |83,742 |13.99% |88,618 |13.78% |
| bgcolor="#FF7F00"|
|align=left|Philippe Augier |align=left|UDF |55,436 |9.26% | – | – |
| bgcolor="#FFBF00"|
|align=left|Alain Tourret |50,105 |8.37% | – | – |
| bgcolor="#BDB76B"|
|align=left|Didier Vergy |align=left|CPNT |31,376 |5.24% | – | – |
| bgcolor="#C41E3A"|
|align=left|Christine Coulon |28,888 |4.83% | – | – |
| |align=left|Jérémy Folly
|align=left|Miscellaneous Left-wing |17,586 |2.94% | – | – |
| bgcolor="#C41E3A"|
|align=left|Etienne Adam |align=left|ANPAG-Alternatives (far-left) |16,268 |2.72% | – | – |
| |align=left|Total
|align=left| |598,546 |100.00% |643,249 |100.00% |
==Regional Council==
| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
!colspan=2| Party | seats | change +/- |
| style="background-color: {{party color|Socialist Party (France)}}" |•
|Socialist Party ||align="right"| 14 ||align="right"| +3 | ||
|---|---|---|
| style="background-color: {{party color|Union for a Popular Movement}}" |
|Union for a Popular Movement ||align="right"| 11 ||align="right"| +1 | ||
| style="background-color: {{party color|National Front (France)}}" |
|National Front ||align="right"| 5 ||align="right"| -1 | ||
| style="background-color: {{party color|French Communist Party}}" |•
|French Communist Party ||align="right"| 4 ||align="right"| +1 | ||
| style="background-color: {{party color|The Greens (France)}}" |•
|The Greens ||align="right"| 3 ||align="right"| +2 | ||
| style="background-color: {{party color|Left Radical Party}}" |•
|Left Radical Party ||align="right"| 3 ||align="right"| +1 | ||
| style="background-color: {{party color|Citizen and Republican Movement}}" |•
|Citizen and Republican Movement ||align="right"| 3 ||align="right"| +3 | ||
| style="background-color: {{party color|Miscellaneous Right}}" |
|Miscellaneous Right ||align="right"| 2 ||align="right"| – | ||
| style="background-color: {{party color|Miscellaneous Left}}" |•
|Miscellaneous Left ||align="right"| 1 ||align="right"| – | ||
| style="background-color: {{party color|Union for French Democracy}}" |
|Union for French Democracy dissident ||align="right"| 1 ||align="right"| – | ||
| style="background-color: {{party color|Union for French Democracy}}" |
|Union for French Democracy ||align="right"| 0 ||align="right"| -8 | ||
| style="background-color: {{party color|Hunting, Fishing, Nature, Traditions}}" |
|Hunting, Fishing, Nature, Traditions ||align="right"| 0 ||align="right"| -2 | ||
| style="background-color: {{party color|Movement for France}}" |
|Movement for France ||align="right"| 0 ||align="right"| -1 |
The left had never before won control of Lower Normandy.
=Upper Normandy=
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:right" |
| !Candidate
!Party !Votes (Round One) !% (Round One) !Votes (Round Two) !% (Round Two) |
|---|
| bgcolor="#E75480"|
|align=left|Alain Le Vern (incumbent) |281,314 |38.86% |408,163 |52.69% |
| bgcolor="#0000C8"|
|align=left|Antoine Rufenacht |153,089 |21.15% |253,480 |32.72% |
| bgcolor="#004A77"|
|align=left|Dominique Chaboche |align=left|FN |115,183 |15.91% |113,013 |14.59% |
| bgcolor="#FF7F00"|
|align=left|Hervé Morin |90,505 |12.50% | – | – |
| bgcolor="#c41e3a"|
|align=left|Christine Poupin |40,434 |5.59% | – | – |
| bgcolor="#66ff00"|
|align=left|Bernard Frau |30,202 |4.17% | – | – |
| bgcolor="#80461b"|
|align=left|Philippe Foucher-Saillenfest |align=left|MNR |13,124 |1.81% | – | – |
| |align=left|Total
|align=left| |723,851 |100.00% |774,656 |100.00% |
==Regional Council==
| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
!colspan=2| Party | seats | change +/- |
| style="background-color: {{party color|Socialist Party (France)}}" |•
|Socialist Party ||align="right"| 20 ||align="right"| +7 | ||
|---|---|---|
| style="background-color: {{party color|The Greens (France)}}" |•
|The Greens ||align="right"| 7 ||align="right"| +4 | ||
| style="background-color: {{party color|French Communist Party}}" |•
|French Communist Party ||align="right"| 7 ||align="right"| +2 | ||
| style="background-color: {{party color|Union for a Popular Movement}}" |
|Union for a Popular Movement ||align="right"| 6 ||align="right"| -1 | ||
| style="background-color: {{party color|Union for French Democracy}}" |
|Union for French Democracy ||align="right"| 6 ||align="right"| -1 | ||
| style="background-color: {{party color|National Front (France)}}" |
|National Front ||align="right"| 6 ||align="right"| -4 | ||
| style="background-color: {{party color|Left Radical Party}}" |•
|Left Radical Party ||align="right"| 2 ||align="right"| – | ||
| style="background-color: {{party color|Miscellaneous Right}}" |
|Miscellaneous Right ||align="right"| 1 ||align="right"| -3 | ||
| style="background-color: {{party color|Workers' Struggle}}" |
|Workers' Struggle ||align="right"| 0 ||align="right"| -2 | ||
| style="background-color: {{party color|Movement for France}}" |
|Movement for France ||align="right"| 0 ||align="right"| -1 | ||
| style="background-color: {{party color|Hunting, Fishing, Nature, Traditions}}" |
|Hunting, Fishing, Nature, Traditions ||align="right"| 0 ||align="right"| -1 |
The left retained its traditional hold on Upper Normandy.
=Pays de la Loire=
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:right" |
| !Candidate
!Party !Votes (Round One) !% (Round One) !Votes (Round Two) !% (Round Two) |
|---|
| bgcolor="#E75480"|
|align=left|Jacques Auxiette |518,475 |37.20% |762,618 |52.36% |
| bgcolor="#0000c8"|
|align=left|François Fillon |450,560 |32.33% |693,993 |47.64% |
| bgcolor="#FF7F00"|
|align=left|Jean Arthuis |169,252 |12.14% | – | – |
| bgcolor="#004A77"|
|align=left|Samuel Maréchal |align=left|FN |135,390 |9.71% | – | – |
| bgcolor="#C41E3A"|
|align=left|Yves Chèere |84,567 |6.07% | – | – |
| bgcolor="#80461B"|
|align=left|Paul Petitdidier |align=left|MNR |35,475 |2.55% | – | – |
| |align=left|Total
|align=left| |1,393,719 |100.00% |1,456,611 |100.00% |
==Regional Council==
| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
!colspan=2| Party | seats | change +/- |
| style="background-color: {{party color|Socialist Party (France)}}" |•
|Socialist Party ||align="right"| 36 ||align="right"| +17 | ||
|---|---|---|
| style="background-color: {{party color|Union for a Popular Movement}}" |
|Union for a Popular Movement ||align="right"| 22 ||align="right"| +6 | ||
| style="background-color: {{party color|The Greens (France)}}" |•
|The Greens ||align="right"| 13 ||align="right"| +7 | ||
| style="background-color: {{party color|French Communist Party}}" |•
|French Communist Party ||align="right"| 8 ||align="right"| +3 | ||
| style="background-color: {{party color|Union for French Democracy}}" |
|Union for French Democracy ||align="right"| 6 ||align="right"| -15 | ||
| style="background-color: {{party color|Movement for France}}" |
|Movement for France ||align="right"| 4 ||align="right"| -1 | ||
| style="background-color: {{party color|Left Radical Party}}" |•
|Left Radical Party ||align="right"| 2 ||align="right"| +1 | ||
| style="background-color: {{party color|Miscellaneous Right}}" |
|Miscellaneous Right ||align="right"| 1 ||align="right"| -7 | ||
| style="background-color: {{party color|Citizen and Republican Movement}}" |•
|Association for a Republican Left ||align="right"| 1 ||align="right"| – | ||
| style="background-color: {{party color|National Front (France)}}" |
|National Front ||align="right"| 0 ||align="right"| -7 | ||
| style="background-color: {{party color|Hunting, Fishing, Nature, Traditions}}" |
|Hunting, Fishing, Nature, Traditions ||align="right"| 0 ||align="right"| -3 | ||
| style="background-color: {{party color|Workers' Struggle}}" |
|Workers' Struggle ||align="right"| 0 ||align="right"| -1 |
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.
=Picardy=
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:right" |
| !Candidate
!Party !Votes (Round One) !% (Round One) !Votes (Round Two) !% (Round Two) |
|---|
| bgcolor="#E75480"|
|align=left|Claude Gewerc |210,338 |27.24% |379,663 |45.47% |
| bgcolor="#FF7F00"|
|align=left|Gilles de Robien |align=left|UDF-UMP-CNIP-FRS-MPF-CAP21 |247,425 |32.26% |299,518 |35.87% |
| bgcolor="#004A77"|
|align=left|Michel Guiniot |align=left|FN |175,940 |22.94% |155,858 |18.66% |
| bgcolor="RED"|
|align=left|Maxime Gremetz |align=left|PCF |83,282 |10.86% | – | – |
| bgcolor="#C41E3A"|
|align=left|Roland Szpirko |49,995 |6.52% | – | – |
| |align=left|Total
|align=left| |766,980 |100.00% |835,039 |100.00% |
==Regional Council==
| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
!colspan=2| Party | seats | change +/- |
| style="background-color: {{party color|Socialist Party (France)}}" |•
|Socialist Party ||align="right"| 20 ||align="right"| +7 | ||
|---|---|---|
| style="background-color: {{party color|French Communist Party}}" |•
|French Communist Party ||align="right"| 9 ||align="right"| +2 | ||
| style="background-color: {{party color|National Front (France)}}" |
|National Front ||align="right"| 8 ||align="right"| -3 | ||
| style="background-color: {{party color|Union for a Popular Movement}}" |
|Union for a Popular Movement ||align="right"| 6 ||align="right"| -5 | ||
| style="background-color: {{party color|Union for French Democracy}}" |
|Union for French Democracy ||align="right"| 6 ||align="right"| -2 | ||
| style="background-color: {{party color|The Greens (France)}}" |•
|The Greens ||align="right"| 4 ||align="right"| +3 | ||
| style="background-color: {{party color|Left Radical Party}}" |•
|Left Radical Party ||align="right"| 1 ||align="right"| +1 | ||
| style="background-color: {{party color|Miscellaneous Right}}" |
|Miscellaneous Right ||align="right"| 3 ||align="right"| +3 | ||
| style="background-color: {{party color|Citizen and Republican Movement}}" |•
|Citizen and Republican Movement ||align="right"| 1 ||align="right"| – |
The left captured the Picardy region, following the retirement of the incumbent, Charles Baur.
=Poitou-Charentes=
{{See also|2004 Poitou-Charentes regional election}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:right" |
| !Candidate
!Party !Votes (Round One) !% (Round One) !Votes (Round Two) !% (Round Two) |
|---|
| bgcolor="#E75480"|
|align=left|Ségolène Royal |350,466 |46.29% |448,950 |55.10% |
| bgcolor="#0000C8"|
|align=left|Élisabeth Morin |249,373 |32.93% |294,959 |36.20% |
| bgcolor="#004A77"|
|align=left|Jean-Romée Charbonneau |align=left|FN |79,484 |10.50% |70,898 |8.70% |
| bgcolor="#bdb76b"|
|align=left|Gérard Fontenay |align=left|CPNT |43,645 |5.76% | – | – |
| bgcolor="#C41E3A"|
|align=left|Claude Quemar |34,221 |4.52% | – | – |
| |align=left|Total
|align=left| |757,189 |100.00% |814,807 |100.00% |
==Regional Council==
| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
!colspan=2| Party | seats | change +/- |
| style="background-color: {{party color|Socialist Party (France)}}" |•
|Socialist Party ||align="right"| 20 ||align="right"| +6 | ||
|---|---|---|
| style="background-color: {{party color|Union for a Popular Movement}}" |
|Union for a Popular Movement ||align="right"| 8 ||align="right"| -2 | ||
| style="background-color: {{party color|French Communist Party}}" |•
|French Communist Party ||align="right"| 7 ||align="right"| +3 | ||
| style="background-color: {{party color|The Greens (France)}}" |•
|The Greens ||align="right"| 6 ||align="right"| +3 | ||
| style="background-color: {{party color|Miscellaneous Right}}" |
|Miscellaneous Right ||align="right"| 6 ||align="right"| +3 | ||
| style="background-color: {{party color|National Front (France)}}" |
|National Front ||align="right"| 3 ||align="right"| -2 | ||
| style="background-color: {{party color|Left Radical Party}}" |•
|Left Radical Party ||align="right"| 2 ||align="right"| +1 | ||
| style="background-color: {{party color|Miscellaneous Left}}" |•
|Miscellaneous Left ||align="right"| 2 ||align="right"| – | ||
| style="background-color: {{party color|Union for French Democracy}}" |
|Union for French Democracy ||align="right"| 1 ||align="right"| -9 | ||
| style="background-color: {{party color|Hunting, Fishing, Nature, Traditions}}" |
|Hunting, Fishing, Nature, Traditions ||align="right"| 0 ||align="right"| -2 | ||
| style="background-color: {{party color|Movement for France}}" |•
|Movement for France ||align="right"| 0 ||align="right"| -1 |
Poitou-Charentes, a region where right and left are traditionally equal, falls to the left. It is the home region of Prime Minister Jean-Pierre Raffarin.
=Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur=
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:right" |
| !Candidate
!Party !Votes (Round One) !% (Round One) !Votes (Round Two) !% (Round Two) |
|---|
| bgcolor="#E75480"|
|align=left|Michel Vauzelle |633,339 |35.01% |881,350 |45.18% |
| bgcolor="#0000C8"|
|align=left|Renaud Muselier |472,036 |26.09% |659,592 |33.81% |
| bgcolor="#004A77"|
|align=left|Guy Macary |align=left|FN |415,171 |22.95% |409,786 |21.01% |
| bgcolor="#BDB76B"|
|align=left|Aline Vidal-Daumas |align=left|CPNT |53,782 |2.97% | – | – |
| bgcolor="#80461B"|
|align=left|Alain Vauzelle |align=left|MNR |53,251 |2.94% | – | – |
| bgcolor="#66FF00"|
|align=left|Patrice Miran |align=left|MEI-MHAN-TREFLE |51,543 |2.85% | – | – |
| bgcolor="#C41E3A"|
|align=left|Samuel Joshua |48,680 |2.69% | – | – |
| |align=left|Philippe Sanmarco
|align=left|Miscellaneous Left-Wing (CC) |28,317 |1.57% | – | – |
| bgcolor="#000080"|
|align=left|Alain Persia |align=left|Union of the Republican Right |19,550 |1.08% | – | – |
| bgcolor="#000080"|
|align=left|Jean-Marie Mure-Ravaud |align=left|Pole of Liberties |19,078 |1.05% | – | – |
| bgcolor="GRAY"|
|align=left|Abel Djerari |align=left|Miscellaneous |7,021 |0.39% | – | – |
| bgcolor="GRAY"|
|align=left|Jérôme de Rocquigny |align=left|Miscellaneous |7,014 |0.39% | – | – |
| bgcolor="#80461B"|
|align=left|Franck Vidal |align=left|Right to Hunt |157 |0.01% | – | – |
| |align=left|Total
|align=left| |1,808,939 |100.00% |1,950,728 |100.00% |
==Regional Council==
| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
!colspan=2| Party | seats | change +/- |
| style="background-color: {{party color|Socialist Party (France)}}" |•
|Socialist Party ||align="right"| 34 ||align="right"| +5 | ||
|---|---|---|
| style="background-color: {{party color|Union for a Popular Movement}}" |
|Union for a Popular Movement ||align="right"| 26 ||align="right"| +10 | ||
| style="background-color: {{party color|French Communist Party}}" |•
|French Communist Party ||align="right"| 19 ||align="right"| +6 | ||
| style="background-color: {{party color|National Front (France)}}" |
|National Front ||align="right"| 19 ||align="right"| -18 | ||
| style="background-color: {{party color|The Greens (France)}}" |•
|The Greens ||align="right"| 13 ||align="right"| +11 | ||
| style="background-color: {{party color|Union for French Democracy}}" |
|Union for French Democracy ||align="right"| 5 ||align="right"| -14 | ||
| style="background-color: {{party color|Left Radical Party}}" |•
|Left Radical Party ||align="right"| 4 ||align="right"| +2 | ||
| style="background-color: {{party color|Miscellaneous Left}}" |•
|Miscellaneous Left ||align="right"| 2 ||align="right"| – | ||
| style="background-color: {{party color|Citizen and Republican Movement}}" |•
|Citizen and Republican Movement ||align="right"| 1 ||align="right"| – | ||
| style="background-color: {{party color|Miscellaneous Right}}" |
|Miscellaneous Right ||align="right"| 0 ||align="right"| -2 |
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.
=Rhône-Alpes=
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:right" |
| !Candidate
!Party !Votes (Round One) !% (Round One) !Votes (Round Two) !% (Round Two) |
|---|
| bgcolor="#E75480"|
|align=left|Jean-Jack Queyranne |688,718 |32.19% |1,083,755 |46.52% |
| bgcolor="#FF7F00"|
|align=left|Anne-Marie Comparini |667,856 |31.22% |889,815 |38.20% |
| bgcolor="#004A77"|
|align=left|Bruno Gollnisch |align=left|FN |389,565 |18.21% |355,864 |15.28% |
| bgcolor="#00c000"|
|align=left|Gérard Leras |align=left|Verts |215,783 |10.09% | – | – |
| bgcolor="DARKPINK"|
|align=left|Patrick Bertrand |align=left|GRAD-Union of Radical Republicans (U2R) |46,611 |2.18% | – | – |
| bgcolor="#80461B"|
|align=left|Norbert Chetail |align=left|MNR |35,310 |1.65% | – | – |
| bgcolor="#c41e3a"|
|align=left|Roseline Vachetta |95,524 |4.47% | – | – |
| |align=left|Total
|align=left| |2,139,367 |100.00% |2,329,434 |100.00% |
==Regional Council==
| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
!colspan=2| Party | seats | change +/- |
| style="background-color: {{party color|Socialist Party (France)}}" |•
|Socialist Party ||align="right"| 45 ||align="right"| +14 | ||
|---|---|---|
| style="background-color: {{party color|Union for a Popular Movement}}" |
|Union for a Popular Movement ||align="right"| 27 ||align="right"| -2 | ||
| style="background-color: {{party color|The Greens (France)}}" |•
|The Greens ||align="right"| 22 ||align="right"| +13 | ||
| style="background-color: {{party color|National Front (France)}}" |
|National Front ||align="right"| 18 ||align="right"| -17 | ||
| style="background-color: {{party color|Union for French Democracy}}" |
|Union for French Democracy ||align="right"| 18 ||align="right"| -11 | ||
| style="background-color: {{party color|French Communist Party}}" |•
|French Communist Party ||align="right"| 16 ||align="right"| +4 | ||
| style="background-color: {{party color|Left Radical Party}}" |•
|Left Radical Party ||align="right"| 6 ||align="right"| +4 | ||
| style="background-color: {{party color|Miscellaneous Left}}" |•
|Miscellaneous Left ||align="right"| 5 ||align="right"| -1 | ||
| style="background-color: {{party color|Citizen and Republican Movement}}" |•
|Citizen and Republican Movement ||align="right"| 0 ||align="right"| -1 | ||
| style="background-color: {{party color|Movement for France}}" |
|Movement for France ||align="right"| 0 ||align="right"| -1 | ||
| style="background-color: {{party color|Miscellaneous Right}}" |
|Miscellaneous Right ||align="right"| 0 ||align="right"| -1 | ||
| style="background-color: {{party color|Hunting, Fishing, Nature, Traditions}}" |
|Hunting, Fishing, Nature, Traditions ||align="right"| 0 ||align="right"| -1 | ||
| style="background-color: {{party color|Regionalism (politics)}}" |
|Ligue savoisienne ||align="right"| 0 ||align="right"| -1 |
The left captures the usually conservative Rhône-Alpes region.
See also
External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20080325094744/http://www.election-politique.com/regionales.php Election-Politique Regional Elections since 1986 (in French)]
{{French regional elections, 2004}}
{{French local elections}}