2004 Philippine presidential election

2004 Philippine presidential election

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Turnout	76.3% (10.2pp)
Candidate Gloria Macapagal Arroyo Fernando Poe Jr. Party Lakas KNP Running mate Noli de Castro Loren Legarda Popular vote 12,905,808 11,782,232 Percentage 39.99% 36.51%   Candidate Panfilo Lacson Raul Roco Party LDP (Aquino wing) Aksyon Running mate Herminio Aquino Popular vote 3,510,080 2,082,762 Percentage 10.88% 6.45%
Results per province/city: colors indicate which candidate had the highest number votes in a province/city.
President before election Gloria Macapagal Arroyo Lakas Elected President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo Lakas
2004 Philippine vice presidential election
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Candidate Noli de Castro Loren Legarda Party Independent KNP Popular vote 15,100,431 14,218,709 Percentage 49.80% 46.89%
Map showing the official results taken from provincial and city certificates of canvass. The inset shows Metro Manila.
Vice President before election Teofisto Guingona Jr. Independent Elected Vice President Noli de Castro Independent

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The 2004 Philippine presidential and vice presidential elections were held on May 10, 2004. Incumbent president Gloria Macapagal Arroyo was elected to a full six-year term with a margin of over one million votes over her leading opponent, movie actor Fernando Poe Jr.

This election was also held at a period in modern Philippine history marked by serious political polarization, resulting in less candidates for the presidency and vice presidency compared to the preceding two elections. Arroyo served as vice president under her predecessor, Joseph Estrada, and ascended to the presidency after Estrada resigned after being impeached with charges of plunder and corruption in 2000. As Arroyo was not elected to the presidency, she was eligible for election to a full term under the 1987 Constitution. Despite initially declaring that she would run in 2004, Arroyo later launched a bid for the presidency, becoming the first president since the People Power Revolution in 1986 to run for a second term. Poe Jr. emerged as her leading opponent, owing to his populist platform and popularity with the working class.

Arroyo was elected to the presidency with her running mate broadcast journalist Noli de Castro, becoming the first presidential ticket to win together since 1986; this feat would not be repeated until 2022, when Bongbong Marcos and Sara Duterte won together as part of the UniTeam ticket.

This election first saw the implementation of the Overseas Absentee Voting Act of 2003, which enabled Filipinos in over 70 countries to vote.