2004 Uruguayan general election

General elections were held in Uruguay on 31 October, alongside a constitutional referendum.^[1][2] The result was a victory for the Broad Front, marking the first time a party other than the Colorado Party or National Party had held power since the two parties were formed in the 1830s.

2004 Uruguayan general election

← 1999 31 October 2004 2009 →
Registered	2,488,004
Turnout	89.62% ( 2.17pp)
Presidential election
Nominee Tabaré Vázquez Jorge Larrañaga Guillermo Stirling Party Broad Front National Party Colorado Party Running mate Rodolfo Nin Sergio Abreu Tabaré Viera Popular vote 1,124,761 764,739 231,036 Percentage 51.68% 35.13% 10.61%
President before election Jorge Batlle Colorado Party Elected President Tabaré Vázquez Broad Front
Parliamentary election
Party Leader Vote % Seats +/– Chamber Broad Front Tabaré Vázquez 51.68 52 +12 National Party Jorge Larrañaga 35.13 36 +14 Colorado Party Guillermo Stirling 10.61 10 −23 Independent Party Pablo Mieres 1.88 1 New Senate Broad Front Tabaré Vázquez 51.68 16 +4 National Party Jorge Larrañaga 35.13 11 +4 Colorado Party Guillermo Stirling 10.61 3 −7 This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
Maps

Broad Front leader Tabaré Vázquez was elected president on his third attempt after his party won just over 50% of the vote, enough for him to win the presidency in a single round. To date, this is the only time that a presidential election has been decided without a runoff since the two-round system was introduced in 1999. The Broad Front also won majorities in the Chamber of Deputies and the Senate.

The Uruguayan presidential primaries were held on 27 June 2004, to choose single candidates for every party.

• Politics Data Bank at the Social Sciences School – Universidad de la República (Uruguay)