French regional elections, 2004
|
| 21 March and 28 March 2004 |
|
|
| 26 Regional Presidencies |
| |
First party |
Second party |
Third party |
| |
 |
 |
 |
| Leader |
François Hollande |
Jean-Pierre Raffarin |
Jean-Marie Le Pen |
| Party |
PS |
UMP |
FN |
| Regions won |
23 |
2 |
0 |
| Change |
 12 |
 12 |
 |
| First round |
8,938,695 |
8,179,866 |
3,564,059 |
| Percentage |
36.86% |
33.73% |
14.7% |
| Second round |
12,896,820 |
9,519,416 |
3,199,392 |
| Percentage |
49.91% |
36.84% |
12.38% |
|
|
Second round results by region.
|
Union for a Popular Movement
Socialist Party |
|
Martinican Independence Movement
Communist Party of Réunion
Miscellaneous left |
|
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
|
Grouping |
Parties |
Votes (Round One) |
% (Round One) |
Votes (Round Two) |
% (Round Two) |
Regions |
Seats |
| |
Left |
PS-Verts-PCF-PRG-MRC-DVG |
8,938,695 |
36.86% |
12,896,820 |
49.91% |
23 |
1,126 |
| |
Right |
UMP-UDF-MPF-DVD |
8,179,866 |
33.73% |
9,519,416 |
36.84% |
2 |
522 |
| |
FN |
FN |
3,564,059 |
14.70% |
3,199,392 |
12.38% |
– |
156 |
| |
Far-left |
LCR/LO |
1,199,190 |
4.95% |
– |
– |
– |
– |
| |
The Greens |
Les Verts-UDB-PO |
546,474 |
2.25% |
– |
– |
– |
– |
| |
CPNT |
CPNT |
397,024 |
1.64% |
– |
– |
– |
– |
| |
Ecologists |
MEI-GE-CAP21 |
385,481 |
1.59% |
– |
– |
– |
– |
| |
Far-Right |
MNR-Alsace d'abord |
349,181 |
1.44% |
– |
– |
– |
– |
|
Miscellaneous Left |
|
252,620 |
1.04% |
111,720 |
0.43% |
– |
36 |
|
Miscellaneous Right |
|
179,015 |
0.74% |
11,094 |
0.04% |
– |
4 |
| |
Miscellaneous |
|
164,397 |
0.68% |
– |
– |
– |
– |
| |
Regionalists |
MIM-Corsican regionalists |
94,351 |
0.39% |
99,512 |
0.39% |
1 |
36 |
|
Total |
|
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
See Alsace Regional Council
|
Candidate |
Party |
Votes (Round One) |
% (Round One) |
Votes (Round Two) |
% (Round Two) |
| |
Adrien Zeller (incumbent) |
UMP |
225,193 |
34.06% |
299,353 |
43.56% |
| |
Jacques Bigot |
PS-Verts |
133,038 |
20.12% |
236,709 |
34.44% |
| |
Patrick Binder |
FN |
122,860 |
18.58% |
151,187 |
22.00% |
| |
Robert Spieler |
Alsace d'abord |
62,253 |
9.42% |
– |
– |
| |
Antoine Waechter |
MEI |
48.949 |
7.40% |
– |
– |
| |
Alfred Wahl |
PCF-PRG-MRC |
24,692 |
3.73% |
– |
– |
| |
Patrick Merck |
Divers |
23,540 |
3.56% |
– |
– |
| |
Françoise Ruch |
LCR/LO |
20,004 |
3.03% |
– |
– |
| |
Pascale Grauss |
Federalist Party |
578 |
0.09% |
– |
– |
|
Total |
|
661,107 |
100,00% |
687,249 |
100,00% |
Regional Council
Conservative Alsace is one of only two regions retained by the right.
Aquitaine
|
Candidate |
Party |
Votes (Round One) |
% (Round One) |
Votes (Round Two) |
% (Round Two) |
| |
Alain Rousset (incumbent) |
PS-PRG-Verts |
516,392 |
38.42% |
769,893 |
54.87% |
| |
Xavier Darcos |
UMP-CNIP |
247,232 |
18.40% |
469,386 |
33.46% |
| |
Jacques Colombier |
FN |
153,859 |
11.45% |
163,731 |
11.67% |
| |
François Bayrou |
UDF |
215,796 |
16.06% |
– |
– |
| |
Jean Saint-Josse |
CPNT |
96,925 |
7.21% |
– |
– |
| |
Annie Guilhamet |
PCF-MRC |
58,485 |
4.35% |
– |
– |
| |
Martine Mailfert |
LCR/LO |
55,215 |
4.11% |
– |
– |
|
Total |
|
1,343,904 |
100.00% |
1,403,010 |
100.00% |
Regional Council
Aquitaine is a traditional stronghold of the left.
Auvergne
|
Candidate |
Party |
Votes (Round One) |
% (Round One) |
Votes (Round Two) |
% (Round Two) |
| |
Pierre-Joël Bonté |
PS |
167,433 |
28.22% |
333,301 |
52.67% |
| |
Valéry Giscard d'Estaing (incumbent) |
UMP-UDF-FRS |
215,921 |
36.39% |
299,483 |
47.33% |
| |
Louis de Condé |
FN |
56,874 |
9.58% |
|
|
| |
André Chassaigne |
PCF |
54,609 |
9.20% |
– |
– |
| |
Yves Gueydon |
Verts |
33,272 |
5.61% |
– |
– |
| |
Marie Savre |
LCR/LO |
25,389 |
4.28% |
– |
– |
|
Hugues Auvray |
Miscellaneous Right-wing |
20,498 |
3.45% |
– |
– |
| |
Hubert Constancias |
MEI-Mouvement Hommes-Animaux-Nature |
20,498 |
3.45% |
– |
– |
| |
Claude Jaffrès |
MNR |
6,108 |
1.03% |
– |
– |
|
Total |
|
593,391 |
100.00% |
632,784 |
100.00% |
Regional Council
The former President of France, Valéry Giscard d'Estaing, was seeking a fourth term as President of Auvergne.
Brittany
|
Candidate |
Party |
Votes (Round One) |
% (Round One) |
Votes (Round Two) |
% (Round Two) |
| |
Jean-Yves Le Drian |
PS-PCF-PRG |
521,980 |
38.48% |
841,004 |
58.79% |
| |
Josselin de Rohan (incumbent) |
UMP |
347,221 |
25.60% |
589,625 |
41.21% |
| |
Bruno Joncour |
UDF |
150,050 |
11.06% |
– |
– |
| |
Pascale Loget |
Les Verts-UDB-Frankiz Breizh |
131,521 |
9.70% |
– |
– |
| |
Brigitte Neveux |
FN |
114,883 |
8.47% |
– |
– |
| |
Françoise Dubu |
LCR/LO |
64,805 |
4.78% |
– |
– |
| |
Lionel David |
MNR |
25,992 |
1.92% |
– |
– |
|
Total |
|
1,356,460 |
100.00% |
1,430,611 |
100.00% |
Regional Council
Normally conservative Brittany is captured by the left.
Burgundy
|
Candidate |
Party |
Votes (Round One) |
% (Round One) |
Votes (Round Two) |
% (Round Two) |
| |
François Patriat |
PS-PCF-PRG-Verts |
240,445 |
36.01% |
369,288 |
52.49% |
| |
Jean-Pierre Soisson (incumbent) |
UMP-MDR |
145,428 |
21.78% |
226,148 |
32.14% |
| |
Pierre Jaboulet-Vercherre |
FN |
105,270 |
15.77% |
108,133 |
15.37% |
| |
François Sauvadet |
UDF |
88,674 |
12.98% |
– |
– |
| |
Julien Gonzalez |
MEI |
34,810 |
5.21% |
– |
– |
| |
Jacqueline Lambert |
LCR/LO |
26,191 |
3.92% |
– |
– |
| |
Joël Mekhantar |
MRC |
17,213 |
2.58% |
– |
– |
| |
Claude Moreau |
MNR |
11,701 |
1.75% |
– |
– |
|
Total |
|
669,732 |
100.00% |
703,569 |
100.00% |
Regional Council
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
|
Candidate |
Party |
Votes (Round One) |
% (Round One) |
Votes (Round Two) |
% (Round Two) |
| |
Michel Sapin (incumbent) |
PS-PCF-PRG-Verts-MRC |
378,235 |
38.15% |
517,990 |
49.15% |
| |
Serge Vinçon |
UMP-MPF |
205,262 |
20.71% |
362,373 |
34.39% |
| |
Jean Verdon |
FN |
173,651 |
17.52% |
173,463 |
16.46% |
| |
Jacqueline Gourault |
UDF-CAP21 |
135,779 |
13.70% |
– |
– |
| |
Jean-Jacques Prodhomme |
LCR/LO |
55,640 |
5.61% |
– |
– |
| |
François Caré |
CPNT |
42,793 |
4.32% |
– |
– |
|
Total |
|
991,360 |
100.00% |
1,053,826 |
100.00% |
Regional Council
The left retains control of this region. Sapin replaces the retiring incumbent Alain Rafesthain.
Champagne-Ardenne
|
Candidate |
Party |
Votes (Round One) |
% (Round One) |
Votes (Round Two) |
% (Round Two) |
| |
Jean-Paul Bachy |
PS-PCF-PRG-Verts-MRC |
141,099 |
27.94% |
228,569 |
41.88% |
| |
Jean-Claude Etienne (incumbent) |
UMP-MPF |
134,640 |
26.66% |
217,424 |
39.84% |
| |
Bruno Subtil |
FN |
99,592 |
19.72% |
99,728 |
18.27% |
| |
Charles de Courson |
UDF |
56,110 |
11.11% |
– |
– |
| |
Marie-Angèle Klaine |
Verts |
37,937 |
7.51% |
– |
– |
| |
Thomas Rose |
LCR/LO |
25,247 |
5.00% |
– |
– |
| |
Jacques Gaillard |
MNR |
10,360 |
2.05% |
– |
– |
|
Total |
|
504,985 |
100.00% |
545,721 |
100.00% |
Regional Council
The left captures usually conservative Champagne-Ardenne.
Corsica
|
Candidate |
Party |
Votes (Round One) |
% (Round One) |
Votes (Round Two) |
% (Round Two) |
| |
Camille de Rocca-Serra |
UMP |
20,155 |
14.59% |
35,628 |
25.05% |
| |
Emile Zuccarelli |
PRG |
17,906 |
12.96% |
26,434 |
18.59% |
| |
Edmond Simeoni |
Chjama Naziunale-PNC-Accolta naziunale corsa |
16,772 |
12.14% |
24,652 |
17.34% |
| |
Paul Giacobbi |
PRG dissidents |
14,477 |
10.48% |
21,562 |
15.16% |
| |
Dominique Bucchini |
PCF |
9,147 |
6.62% |
11,811 |
8.31% |
| |
Jose Rossi (incumbent) |
UMP dissidents |
8,804 |
6.37% |
11,094 |
7.8% |
| |
Simon Renucci |
Corse Social-Démocrate |
8,018 |
5.8% |
11,025 |
7.75% |
| |
Olivier Martinelli |
FN |
6,181 |
4.47% |
– |
– |
| |
Toussaint Luciani |
Left-wing regionalists |
6,055 |
4.38% |
– |
– |
| |
Pierre-Philippe Ceccaldi |
Right-wing regionalists |
5,637 |
4.08% |
– |
– |
| |
Jérôme Polverini |
UMP dissidents |
4,568 |
3.31% |
– |
– |
|
Jean-Louis Albertini |
Miscellaneous Right-Wing |
4,429 |
3.21% |
– |
– |
|
Jean-Louis Luciani |
Miscellaneous Left-Wing |
3,860 |
2.79% |
– |
– |
| |
Paul-Félix Benedetti |
Regionalists |
3,021 |
2.19% |
– |
– |
| |
Jean-Luc Chiappini |
Regionalists |
2,612 |
1.89% |
– |
– |
| |
J.Marc Ciabrini |
PS |
2,541 |
1.84% |
– |
– |
| |
Marie-Louis Ottavi |
UDF |
2,109 |
1.53% |
– |
– |
| |
Vincent Carlotti |
PS dissidents |
1,097 |
0.79% |
– |
– |
| |
Serge Vandepoorte |
Far-Left regionalists |
800 |
0.58% |
– |
– |
|
Total |
|
138,189 |
100.00% |
142,206 |
100.00% |
Regional Council
Conservative Corsica is the right's only success apart from Alsace.
Franche-Comté
|
Candidate |
Party |
Votes (Round One) |
% (Round One) |
Votes (Round Two) |
% (Round Two) |
| |
Raymond Forni |
PS-Verts |
146,553 |
31.28% |
240,551 |
46.79% |
| |
Jean-François Humbert (incumbent) |
UMP |
116,354 |
24.84% |
185,761 |
36.13% |
| |
Sophie Montel |
FN |
87,498 |
18.68% |
87,766 |
17.07% |
| |
Gérard Faivre |
UDF |
36,029 |
7.69% |
– |
– |
| |
Jacques Lancon |
MEI |
26,447 |
5.65% |
– |
– |
| |
Christian Driano |
LCR/LO |
22,059 |
4.71% |
– |
– |
| |
Evelyne Ternant |
PCF-PRG-MRC |
19,577 |
4.18% |
– |
– |
| |
Marie-France Ligney |
MNR |
6,914 |
1.48% |
– |
– |
| |
Hervée de Lafond |
Miscellaneous |
5,884 |
1.25% |
– |
– |
| |
Jean-Philippe Allenbach |
PF |
1,154 |
0.25% |
– |
– |
|
Total |
|
468,469 |
100.00% |
514,078 |
100.00% |
Regional Council
The left retakes Franche-Comté.
Île-de-France
|
Candidate |
Party |
Votes (Round One) |
% (Round One) |
Votes (Round Two) |
% (Round Two) |
| |
Jean-Paul Huchon (incumbent) |
PS-MRC-PRG-Verts |
1,170,453 |
31.95% |
1,923,139 |
49.16% |
| |
Jean-François Copé |
UMP-MPF-CNIP-FRS |
908,265 |
24.79% |
1,592,988 |
40.72% |
| |
Marine Le Pen |
FN |
448,983 |
12.26% |
395,516 |
10.11% |
| |
André Santini |
UDF-CAP21 |
590,542 |
16.12% |
– |
– |
| |
Marie-George Buffet |
PCF-Association for a Republican Left |
263,915 |
7.20% |
– |
– |
| |
Arlette Laguiller |
LO/LCR |
146,153 |
3.99% |
– |
– |
| |
Carine Pelegrin |
GE-PF-Others |
91,875 |
2.51% |
– |
– |
| |
Nicolas Bay |
MNR |
43,171 |
1.18% |
– |
– |
|
Total |
|
3,663,357 |
100.00% |
3,911,643 |
100.00% |
Regional Council
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
|
Candidate |
Party |
Votes (Round One) |
% (Round One) |
Votes (Round Two) |
% (Round Two) |
| |
Georges Frêche |
PS-MRC-PRG-Verts |
387,214 |
36.32% |
578,785 |
51.22% |
| |
Jacques Blanc (incumbent) |
UMP |
258,287 |
24.23% |
258,287 |
33.10% |
| |
Alain Jamet |
FN |
183,031 |
17.17% |
177,074 |
15.67% |
| |
Marc Dufour |
UDF |
60,822 |
5.71% |
– |
– |
| |
Alain Esclope |
CPNT |
53,317 |
5.00% |
– |
– |
| |
Georges Fandos |
CAP21 |
51,089 |
4.79% |
– |
– |
| |
David Hermet |
LO/LCR |
50,065 |
4.70% |
– |
– |
| |
Christian Lacour |
Regionalists (Far-Left) |
13,538 |
1.27% |
– |
– |
| |
Elisabeth Pascal |
MNR |
8,627 |
0.81% |
– |
– |
|
Total |
|
1,065,990 |
100.00% |
1,129,911 |
100.00% |
Regional Council
The left re-establishes its usual dominance of Languedoc-Roussillon.
Limousin
|
Candidate |
Party |
Votes (Round One) |
% (Round One) |
Votes (Round Two) |
% (Round Two) |
| |
Jean-Paul Denanot |
PS-PCF-PRG |
140,217 |
41.14% |
215,624 |
62.02% |
| |
Raymond Archer |
UMP |
79,531 |
23.33% |
132,049 |
37.98% |
| |
Patricia Gibeau |
FN |
31,736 |
9.31% |
– |
– |
| |
Jean-Claude Deschamps |
UDF |
28,169 |
8.26% |
– |
– |
| |
Stéphane Lajaumont |
LO/LCR |
22,529 |
6.61% |
– |
– |
| |
Jean-Bernard Damiens |
Verts-Partit Occitan |
20,531 |
6.02% |
– |
– |
| |
Jean-Louis Hironde |
CPNT |
18,133 |
5.32% |
– |
– |
|
Total |
|
340,846 |
100.00% |
347,673 |
100.00% |
Regional Council
The left retains control of Limousin, with Denanot succeeding the retiring incumbent Robert Savy.
Lorraine
|
Candidate |
Party |
Votes (Round One) |
% (Round One) |
Votes (Round Two) |
% (Round Two) |
| |
Jean-Pierre Masseret |
PS-PCF-Verts |
253,626 |
29.22% |
457,367 |
48.51% |
| |
Gérard Longuet (incumbent) |
UMP |
192,157 |
22.14% |
322,558 |
34.21% |
| |
Thierry Gourlot |
FN |
152,660 |
17.59% |
162,820 |
17.27% |
| |
Nathalie Griesbeck |
UDF |
75,609 |
8.71% |
– |
– |
| |
Jean-Louis Masson |
UMP diss-MPF |
58,080 |
6.69% |
– |
– |
| |
Christiane Nimsgern |
LO/LCR |
40,688 |
4.69% |
– |
– |
| |
Daniel Delrez |
PRG-MRC |
40,684 |
4.69% |
– |
– |
| |
Eric Lemaitre |
MEI |
37,244 |
4.29% |
– |
– |
| |
Annick Martin |
MNR |
17,344 |
1.98% |
– |
– |
|
Total |
|
868,092 |
100.00% |
942,745 |
100.00% |
Regional Council
The left captures Lorraine.
Midi-Pyrénées
|
Candidate |
Party |
Votes (Round One) |
% (Round One) |
Votes (Round Two) |
% (Round Two) |
| |
Martin Malvy (incumbent) |
PS-PCF-PRG |
497,714 |
41.39% |
712,233 |
57.50% |
| |
Jacques Godfrain |
UMP-CNIP-FRS |
228,449 |
19.00% |
376,915 |
30.43% |
| |
Louis Aliot |
FN |
141,598 |
11.78% |
149,417 |
12.06% |
| |
Michel Valdiguié |
UDF-CAP21-MPF |
122,033 |
10.15% |
– |
– |
| |
Jean-Pierre Bataille |
Verts-Partit Occitan-Alternatifs |
96,983 |
8.07% |
– |
– |
| |
Lucien Sanchez |
LO/LCR |
58,662 |
4.88% |
– |
– |
| |
Christiane Autigeon |
CPNT |
57,053 |
4.74% |
– |
– |
|
Total |
|
1,202,492 |
100.00% |
1,238,565 |
100.00% |
Regional Council
The left retains its traditional dominance of Midi-Pyrénées.
Nord-Pas-de-Calais
|
Candidate |
Party |
Votes (Round One) |
% (Round One) |
Votes (Round Two) |
% (Round Two) |
| |
Daniel Percheron (incumbent) |
PS-PRG |
484,798 |
29.89% |
883,885 |
51.84% |
| |
Jean-Paul Delevoye |
UMP-CNIP-FRS |
280,102 |
17.27% |
484,817 |
28.43% |
| |
Carl Lang |
FN |
290,908 |
17.94% |
336,434 |
19.73% |
| |
Alain Bocquet |
PCF |
173,200 |
10.68% |
– |
– |
| |
Valérie Létard |
UDF |
129,827 |
8.01% |
– |
– |
| |
Jean-François Caron |
Verts |
101,808 |
6.28% |
– |
– |
| |
Nicole Baudrin |
LO/LCR |
82,868 |
5.11% |
– |
– |
| |
Henri Bailleul |
MEI |
33,230 |
2.05% |
– |
– |
| |
Georges Hien |
buralistes (shopkeepers) |
25,433 |
1.57% |
– |
– |
| |
Yann Phelippeau |
MNR |
19,551 |
1.21% |
– |
– |
| |
Jean-Marc Maurice |
Right to Hunt |
11 |
0.00% |
– |
– |
|
Total |
|
1,621,736 |
100.00% |
1,705,136 |
100.00% |
Regional Council
Nord-Pas-de-Calais is also a stronghold of the left.
Lower Normandy
|
Candidate |
Party |
Votes (Round One) |
% (Round One) |
Votes (Round Two) |
% (Round Two) |
| |
Philippe Duron |
PS-PCF-MRC |
143,095 |
23.91% |
297,279 |
46.22% |
| |
René Garrec (incumbent) |
UMP-MPF-FRS |
172,050 |
28.74% |
257,352 |
40.01% |
| |
Fernand Le Rachinel |
FN |
83,742 |
13.99% |
88,618 |
13.78% |
| |
Philippe Augier |
UDF |
55,436 |
9.26% |
– |
– |
| |
Alain Tourret |
PRG-Verts |
50,105 |
8.37% |
– |
– |
| |
Didier Vergy |
CPNT |
31,376 |
5.24% |
– |
– |
| |
Christine Coulon |
LCR/LO |
28,888 |
4.83% |
– |
– |
|
Jérémy Folly |
Miscellaneous Left-wing |
17,586 |
2.94% |
– |
– |
| |
Etienne Adam |
ANPAG-Alternatives (far-left) |
16,268 |
2.72% |
– |
– |
|
Total |
|
598,546 |
100.00% |
643,249 |
100.00% |
Regional Council
The left had never before won control of Lower Normandy.
Upper Normandy
|
Candidate |
Party |
Votes (Round One) |
% (Round One) |
Votes (Round Two) |
% (Round Two) |
| |
Alain Le Vern (incumbent) |
PS-PCF-PRG-Verts |
281,314 |
38.86% |
408,163 |
52.69% |
| |
Antoine Rufenacht |
UMP-MPF |
153,089 |
21.15% |
253,480 |
32.72% |
| |
Dominique Chaboche |
FN |
115,183 |
15.91% |
113,013 |
14.59% |
| |
Hervé Morin |
UDF-CAP21 |
90,505 |
12.50% |
– |
– |
| |
Christine Poupin |
LCR/LO |
40,434 |
5.59% |
– |
– |
| |
Bernard Frau |
MEI-GE |
30,202 |
4.17% |
– |
– |
| |
Philippe Foucher-Saillenfest |
MNR |
13,124 |
1.81% |
– |
– |
|
Total |
|
723,851 |
100.00% |
774,656 |
100.00% |
Regional Council
The left retained its traditional hold on Upper Normandy.
Pays de la Loire
|
Candidate |
Party |
Votes (Round One) |
% (Round One) |
Votes (Round Two) |
% (Round Two) |
| |
Jacques Auxiette |
PS-PRG-PCF-Verts |
518,475 |
37.20% |
762,618 |
52.36% |
| |
François Fillon |
UMP-CNIP-FRS-MPF |
450,560 |
32.33% |
693,993 |
47.64% |
| |
Jean Arthuis |
UDF-CAP21 |
169,252 |
12.14% |
– |
– |
| |
Samuel Maréchal |
FN |
135,390 |
9.71% |
– |
– |
| |
Yves Chèere |
LO/LCR |
84,567 |
6.07% |
– |
– |
| |
Paul Petitdidier |
MNR |
35,475 |
2.55% |
– |
– |
|
Total |
|
1,393,719 |
100.00% |
1,456,611 |
100.00% |
Regional Council
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
|
Candidate |
Party |
Votes (Round One) |
% (Round One) |
Votes (Round Two) |
% (Round Two) |
| |
Claude Gewerc |
PS-PRG-Verts |
210,338 |
27.24% |
379,663 |
45.47% |
| |
Gilles de Robien |
UDF-UMP-CNIP-FRS-MPF-CAP21 |
247,425 |
32.26% |
299,518 |
35.87% |
| |
Michel Guiniot |
FN |
175,940 |
22.94% |
155,858 |
18.66% |
| |
Maxime Gremetz |
PCF |
83,282 |
10.86% |
– |
– |
| |
Roland Szpirko |
LO/LCR |
49,995 |
6.52% |
– |
– |
|
Total |
|
766,980 |
100.00% |
835,039 |
100.00% |
Regional Council
The left captured the Picardy region, following the retirement of the incumbent, Charles Baur.
Poitou-Charentes
|
Candidate |
Party |
Votes (Round One) |
% (Round One) |
Votes (Round Two) |
% (Round Two) |
| |
Ségolène Royal |
PS-PRG-PCF-Verts |
350,466 |
46.29% |
448,950 |
55.10% |
| |
Élisabeth Morin |
UMP-UDF-MPF |
249,373 |
32.93% |
294,959 |
36.20% |
| |
Jean-Romée Charbonneau |
FN |
79,484 |
10.50% |
70,898 |
8.70% |
| |
Gérard Fontenay |
CPNT |
43,645 |
5.76% |
– |
– |
| |
Claude Quemar |
LO/LCR |
34,221 |
4.52% |
– |
– |
|
Total |
|
757,189 |
100.00% |
814,807 |
100.00% |
Regional Council
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
|
Candidate |
Party |
Votes (Round One) |
% (Round One) |
Votes (Round Two) |
% (Round Two) |
| |
Michel Vauzelle |
PS-PRG-PCF-Verts |
633,339 |
35.01% |
881,350 |
45.18% |
| |
Renaud Muselier |
UMP-UDF-CAP21 |
472,036 |
26.09% |
659,592 |
33.81% |
| |
Guy Macary |
FN |
415,171 |
22.95% |
409,786 |
21.01% |
| |
Aline Vidal-Daumas |
CPNT |
53,782 |
2.97% |
– |
– |
| |
Alain Vauzelle |
MNR |
53,251 |
2.94% |
– |
– |
| |
Patrice Miran |
MEI-MHAN-TREFLE |
51,543 |
2.85% |
– |
– |
| |
Samuel Joshua |
LO/LCR |
48,680 |
2.69% |
– |
– |
|
Philippe Sanmarco |
Miscellaneous Left-Wing (CC) |
28,317 |
1.57% |
– |
– |
| |
Alain Persia |
Union of the Republican Right |
19,550 |
1.08% |
– |
– |
| |
Jean-Marie Mure-Ravaud |
Pole of Liberties |
19,078 |
1.05% |
– |
– |
| |
Abel Djerari |
Miscellaneous |
7,021 |
0.39% |
– |
– |
| |
Jérôme de Rocquigny |
Miscellaneous |
7,014 |
0.39% |
– |
– |
| |
Franck Vidal |
Right to Hunt |
157 |
0.01% |
– |
– |
|
Total |
|
1,808,939 |
100.00% |
1,950,728 |
100.00% |
Regional Council
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
|
Candidate |
Party |
Votes (Round One) |
% (Round One) |
Votes (Round Two) |
% (Round Two) |
| |
Jean-Jack Queyranne |
PS-PRG-PCF |
688,718 |
32.19% |
1,083,755 |
46.52% |
| |
Anne-Marie Comparini |
UDF-UMP-CAP21-FRS |
667,856 |
31.22% |
889,815 |
38.20% |
| |
Bruno Gollnisch |
FN |
389,565 |
18.21% |
355,864 |
15.28% |
| |
Gérard Leras |
Verts |
215,783 |
10.09% |
– |
– |
| |
Patrick Bertrand |
GRAD-Union of Radical Republicans (U2R) |
46,611 |
2.18% |
– |
– |
| |
Norbert Chetail |
MNR |
35,310 |
1.65% |
– |
– |
| |
Roseline Vachetta |
LO/LCR |
95,524 |
4.47% |
– |
– |
|
Total |
|
2,139,367 |
100.00% |
2,329,434 |
100.00% |
Regional Council
The left captures the usually conservative Rhône-Alpes region.
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