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 votes
51.23%
second round
Adrian Năstase
National Union PSD+PUR · 4,278,864 votes
48.77%
second round
Corneliu Vadim Tudor
Greater Romania Party · 1,313,714 votes
12.57%
first round
Béla Markó
Democratic Alliance of Hungarians in Romania · 533,446 votes
5.10%
first round
Gheorghe Ciuhandu
Christian Democratic National Peasants' Party · 198,394 votes
1.90%
first round
Gigi Becali
New Generation Party · 184,560 votes
1.77%
first round
Petre Roman
Democratic Force · 140,702 votes
1.35%
first round
Gheorghe Dinu
Independent · 113,321 votes
1.08%
first round
Marian Petre Miluț
People's Action · 43,378 votes
0.42%
first round
Ovidiu Tudorici
Union for Romanian Reconstruction · 37,910 votes
0.36%
first round
Aurel Rădulescu
Christian Democratic People's Alliance · 35,455 votes
0.34%
first round
Alexandru Raj Tunaru
Democratic Youth Party · 27,225 votes
0.26%
first round