2004 Indonesian Presidential Election
First direct election2004 · The direct-election era · two-round vote
Presidential elections were held in Indonesia on 5 July and 20 September 2004. As no candidate won a majority in the first round, a runoff was held, in which Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono defeated Megawati Sukarnoputri and was elected president.
President before
Megawati Sukarnoputri
PDI-P
Elected President
Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono
Demokrat
Winning share
60.6%
second round
Turnout
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The result
| Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono | Democratic Party | 39.838.184 | 33.57% | 69.266.350 | 60.62% |
| Megawati Sukarnoputri | Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle | 31.569.104 | 26.61% | 44.990.704 | 39.38% |
| Wiranto | Golkar | 26.286.788 | 22.15% | — | — |
| Amien Rais | National Mandate Party | 17.392.931 | 14.66% | — | — |
| Hamzah Haz | United Development Party | 3.569.861 | 3.01% | — | — |