Philippine general election, 2004

Presidential elections, legislative elections and local elections were held in the Philippines on May 10, 2004. In the presidential election, incumbent president Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo successfully won a full six-year term as President, with a margin of just over one million votes over her leading opponent, movie actor Fernando Poe, Jr..

Results

The official results of the election were released in staggered dates with most winners in local elective positions declared within two weeks from the May 10 election date. The winners in the Senatorial and Party-list Representative elections were declared on May 24, with the exception of the 12th senator which was announced on June 3. The results of the Presidential and Vice-Presidential races were finalized by the Congress on June 20, more than a month after the elections. Out of the 43,536,028 registered voters, about 35.4 million ballots were cast giving a voter turn-out of 81.4%.

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Shown below are the official tallies of the Presidential, Vice-Presidential, and Senatorial races as well as the last tallies of the Quickcount conducted by the National Movement for Free Elections (NAMFREL), the citizens' arm of the COMELEC.

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President

Final Official Congressional Canvass

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CandidatePartyVotes

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%

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Gloria Macapagal-ArroyoLakas-CMD12,905,80840.0

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Fernando Poe, Jr.KNP11,782,23236.5

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Panfilo LacsonLDP3,510,08010.9

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Raul RocoAD2,082,7626.5

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Eduardo VillanuevaBPM1,988,2186.2

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Total-32,269,100100.0

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NAMFREL Quickcount

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CandidatePartyVotes

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%

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Gloria Macapagal-ArroyoLakas-CMD11,272,38839.4

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Fernando Poe, Jr.KNP10,456,24336.6

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Panfilo LacsonLDP3,140,49411.0

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Raul RocoAD1,942,9216.8

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Eduardo VillanuevaBPM1,782,5476.2

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Total-28,594,593100.0

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Vice-President

Final Official Congressional Canvass

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CandidatePartyVotes

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%

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Noli De CastroLakas-CMD15,100,43149.8

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Loren Legarda-LevisteKNP14,218,70946.9

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Herminio AquinoAD981,5003.2

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Rodolfo PajoPIBID22,2440.1

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Total-30,322,884100.0

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NAMFREL Quickcount

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CandidatePartyVotes

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%

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Noli De CastroLakas-CMD13,342,53049.6

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Loren Legarda-LevisteKNP12,505,77746.5

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Herminio AquinoAD920,3163.4

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Rodolfo PajoPIBID139,5490.5

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Total-26,908,172100.0

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• AD - Aksyon Demokratiko (Democratic Action)
• BPM - Bangon Pilipinas Movement (Arise Philippines)
• Lakas-CMD - Lakas - Christian-Muslim Democrats
• KNP - Koalisyon ng Nagkakaisang Pilipino (Coalition of United Filipinos)
• LDP - Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino (Struggle of Democratic Filipinos)
• PIBID - Partido Isang Bansa, Isang Diwa (One Nation, One Spirit Party)

Source: National Citizen's Movement for Free Elections

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Senators

The COMELEC sits as the National Board of Canvassers for the 12 senatorial positions.

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Source: Philippine Commission on Elections

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