2004 Romanian Presidential Election
28 November 2004 (first round) 12 December 2004 (second round) · The directly elected presidency · two-round vote
Traian Băsescu won in the runoff with 51.23% against Adrian Năstase on 48.77%. Turnout 58.5%.
President before
Ion Iliescu
Independent
Elected President
Traian Băsescu
PD
Winning share
51.2%
second round
Turnout
58.5%
The result
| Traian Băsescu | Justice and Truth Alliance | 3,545,236 | 33.92% | 5,126,794 | 51.23% |
| Adrian Năstase | National Union PSD+PUR | 4,278,864 | 40.94% | 4,881,520 | 48.77% |
| Corneliu Vadim Tudor | Greater Romania Party | 1,313,714 | 12.57% | — | — |
| Béla Markó | Democratic Alliance of Hungarians in Romania | 533,446 | 5.10% | — | — |
| Gheorghe Ciuhandu | Christian Democratic National Peasants' Party | 198,394 | 1.90% | — | — |
| Gigi Becali | New Generation Party | 184,560 | 1.77% | — | — |
| Petre Roman | Democratic Force | 140,702 | 1.35% | — | — |
| Gheorghe Dinu | Independent | 113,321 | 1.08% | — | — |
| Marian Petre Miluț | People's Action | 43,378 | 0.42% | — | — |
| Ovidiu Tudorici | Union for Romanian Reconstruction | 37,910 | 0.36% | — | — |
| Aurel Rădulescu | Christian Democratic People's Alliance | 35,455 | 0.34% | — | — |
| Alexandru Raj Tunaru | Democratic Youth Party | 27,225 | 0.26% | — | — |