2004 Languedoc-Roussillon regional election|
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First party
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Second party
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Third party
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| Leader
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Georges Frêche
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Jacques Blanc
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Alain Janet
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| Party
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PS
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UMP
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FN
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| Seats won
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43
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16
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8
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| Popular vote
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578,707
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374,130
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177,074
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| Percentage
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51.22%
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33.11%
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15.67%
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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 |
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| Votes | % | Votes | % |
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| 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 |
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| Valid votes | 1,065,989 | 95.43 | 1,129,911 | 95.59 | |
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| Invalid/blank votes | 51,052 | 4.57 | 52,101 | 4.41 | |
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| Total votes | 1,117,041 | 100.00 | 1,182,012 | 100.00 | |
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| Registered voters/turnout | 1,697,434 | 65.81 | 1,698,326 | 69.60 | |
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| Source: Ministry of the Interior,[1] Delwit[2] |
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