2005 Croatian Presidential Election
2 January 2005 (first round) 16 January 2005 (second round) · Mesić and the constitutional change · two-round vote
Stjepan Mesić won in the runoff with 65.93% against Jadranka Kosor on 34.07%. Turnout 50.6% in the first round and 51.0% in the second.
President before
Stjepan Mesić
Independent
President (re-elected)
Stjepan Mesić
Independent
Winning share
65.9%
second round
Turnout
50.6%
second round 51.0%
The result
Stjepan Mesić
Croatian People's Party and others · 1,089,398 votes
65.93%
second round
Jadranka Kosor
Croatian Democratic Union · 452,218 votes
34.07%
second round
Boris Mikšić
Independent · 396,093 votes
17.95%
first round
Đurđa Adlešič
Croatian Social Liberal Party · 59,795 votes
2.71%
first round
Slaven Letica
Croatian Party of Rights · 57,748 votes
2.62%
first round
Ljubo Ćesić
Independent · 41,216 votes
1.87%
first round
Ivić Pašalić
Croatian Bloc–Movement for a Modern Croatia · 40,637 votes
1.84%
first round
Anto Kovačević
Croatian Christian Democratic Union · 19,145 votes
0.87%
first round
Miroslav Blažević
Independent · 17,847 votes
0.81%
first round
Miroslav Rajh
Croatian Youth Party · 14,766 votes
0.67%
first round
Doris Košta
Independent · 8,271 votes
0.37%
first round
Mladen Kešer
Independent · 7,056 votes
0.32%
first round