Uruguayan general election, 2004
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General elections were held in Uruguay on 31 October, alongside a constitutional referendum.[1][2] The result was a victory for the Broad Front, which won a majority of seats in the Chamber of Deputies, and whose candidate, Tabaré Vázquez, was elected President. Vázquez took 51.6 percent of the vote, enough to win without the need for a runoff. It was the first–and to date, only–time since Uruguay instituted a two-round system for presidential elections in 1999 that a presidential candidate has been able to win the presidency in a single round.
Results
President
| Candidate |
Party |
Votes |
% |
|---|
| Tabaré Vázquez | Broad Front–Progressive Encounter | 1,124,761 | 51.7 |
| Jorge Larrañaga | National Party | 764,739 | 35.1 |
| Guillermo Stirling | Colorado Party | 231,036 | 10.6 |
| Pablo Mieres | Independent Party | 41,011 | 1.9 |
| Victor Lissidini | Intransigent Party | 8,572 | 0.4 |
| Aldo Lamorte | Civic Union | 4,859 | 0.2 |
| Julio Vera | Liberal Party | 1,548 | 0.1 |
| Rafael Fernández | Workers Party | 513 | 0.0 |
| Invalid/blank votes | 52,421 | – |
| Total | 2,229,460 | 100 |
| Registered voters/turnout | 2,487,816 | 89.6 |
| Source: Nohlen |
General Assembly
| Party |
Votes |
% |
Chamber of Deputies |
Senate |
|---|
| Seats |
+/– |
Seats |
+/– |
| Broad Front–Progressive Encounter | 1,124,761 | 51.7 | 52 | +12 | 16 | +4 |
| National Party | 764,739 | 35.1 | 36 | +14 | 11 | +4 |
| Colorado Party | 231,036 | 10.6 | 10 | –23 | 3 | –7 |
| Independent Party | 41,011 | 1.9 | 1 | New | 0 | New |
| Intransigent Party | 8,572 | 0.4 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| Civic Union | 4,859 | 0.2 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| Liberal Party | 1,548 | 0.1 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| Workers' Party | 513 | 0.0 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| Invalid/blank votes | 52,572 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Total | 2,229,611 | 100 | 99 | 0 | 30 | –1 |
| Registered voters/turnout | 2,487,816 | 89.6 | – | – | – | – |
| Source: Corte Electoral |
