This is a list of national elections (sometimes called General or Presidential Elections) that took place around the world in
. See also
for the latest election results in each country.
| Country
| Date
| Electee (elected party)
| Change or Return*
| Other information
|
| Afghanistan
| October 9
| Hamid Karzai (independent)
| Return
| Afghan presidential election, 2004
|
| Algeria
| April 8
| Abdelaziz Bouteflika (coalition)
| Return
| Algerian presidential election, 2004
|
| Antigua and Barbuda
| March 23
| United Progressive Party
| Change
| Antigua and Barbuda legislative election, 2004
|
| Australia
| October 9
| John Howard (Liberal Party of Australia)
| Return
| Australian legislative election, 2004
|
| Austria
| April 25
| Heinz Fischer (Social Democratic Party of Austria)
| Change
| Austrian presidential election, 2004
|
| Botswana
| October 30
| Botswana Democratic Party
| Return
| Botswana general election, 2004
|
| Canada
| June 28
| Paul Martin (Liberal Party of Canada)
| Return
| Canadian federal election, 2004
|
| Comoros
| April 18 and April 25
|
|
| Comoros legislative election, 2004
|
| Dominican Republic
| May 16
| Leonel Fernández (Dominican Liberation Party)
| Change
| Dominican Republic presidential election, 2004
|
| El Salvador
| March 21
| Antonio Saca (Nationalist Republican Alliance)
| Return
| Salvadoran presidential election, 2004
|
| Georgia
| March 28
| Mikhail Saakashvili (National Movement - Democrats)
| Change
| Georgia presidential election, 2004 and Georgia legislative election, 2004
|
| Ghana
| December 7
| John Kufuor (New Patriotic Party)
| Return
| Ghanaian presidential election, 2004 and Ghanaian parliamentary election, 2004
|
| Greece
| March 7
| Costas Caramanlis (New Democracy)
| Change
| Greek legislative election, 2004
|
| Guinea-Bissau
| March 28
| African Independence Party of Guinea and Cape Verde
| Change
| Guinea-Bissau legislative election, 2004
|
| Iceland
| June 26
| Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson
| Return
| Icelandic presidential election, 2004
|
| India
| May 13
| Dr. Manmohan Singh (United Progressive Alliance)
| Change
| Indian general elections, 2004
|
| Indonesia
| April 5, July 5 and September 20
| Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (Democratic Party)
| Change
| Indonesian presidential election, 2004 and Indonesian legislative election, 2004
|
| Ireland
| October 22
| Mary McAleese (Fianna Fáil)
| Return
| Irish presidential election, 2004
|
| Kazakhstan
| September 19
| Fatherland Republican Party
| Return
| Kazakhstan legislative election, 2004
|
| Macedonia
| April 14 and April 28
| Branko Crvenkovski (Social Democratic Union of Macedonia)
| Return
| Macedonian presidential election, 2004
|
| Malawi
| May 20
| Bingu wa Mutharika (United Democratic Front)
| Return
| Malawi general election, 2004
|
| Malaysia
| March 21
| Dato' Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi (United Malays National Organisation)
| Return
| Malaysian general election, 2004
|
| Mozambique
| December 1 and December 2
| Armando Guebuza (Frelimo)
| Return
| Mozambique presidential election, 2004
|
| Niger
| November 16 and December 4
| Mamadou Tandja (National Movement for a Developing Society-Nassara)
| Return
| Niger presidential election, 2004
|
| Panama
| May 2
| Martín Torrijos (Democratic Revolutionary Party)
| Change
| Panamanian election, 2004
|
| Philippines
| May 10
| Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo (Lakas - Christian-Muslim Democrats)
| Return
| Philippine general election, 2004
|
| Puerto Rico
| November 2
| Anibal Acevedo Vila (Popular Democratic Party)
|
| Puerto Rico General Elections of 2004
|
| Romania
| November 28 and December 12
| Traian Băsescu (Justice & Truth alliance)
| Change
| Romanian presidential elections, 2004 and Romanian legislative elections, 2004
|
| Russia
| March 14
| Vladimir Putin
| Return
| Russian presidential election, 2004
|
| Serbia
| June 13 and June 27
| Boris Tadić (Democratic Party)
| Change
| Serbian presidential elections, 2004
|
| Slovakia
| April 3 and April 17
| Ivan Gašparovič (Movement for Democracy, People's Union, endorsed by Smer)
| Change
| Slovak presidential election, 2004
|
| South Africa
| April 14
| Thabo Mbeki (African National Congress)
| Return
| South African general election, 2004
|
| Spain
| March 14
| José Zapatero (Spanish Socialist Workers' Party)
| Change
| Spanish legislative election, 2004
|
| Sri Lanka
| April 2
| Mahinda Rajapakse (United People's Freedom Alliance)
| Change
| Sri Lankan legislative election, 2004
|
| Taiwan
| March 20
| Chen Shui-bian (Democratic Progressive Party)
| Return
| ROC presidential election, 2004
|
| Ukraine |
October 31 and December 26 |
Viktor Yushchenko (Our Ukraine) |
Change |
Ukrainian presidential election, 2004
|
| United States
| November 2
| George W. Bush (Republican)
| Return
| U.S. presidential election, 2004
|
| Senate (Republican)
| Return
| U.S. Senate elections, 2004
|
| House of Representatives (Republican)
| Return
| U.S. House elections, 2004
|
