# 2004 Sardinian regional election

The Sardinian regional election of 2004 took place in Sardinia in Italy on 12–13 June 2004.
The center-left businessman Renato Soru was elected President of the Region defeating Mauro Pili, who won the 1999 election but served as President just for two years between 2001 and 2003.

## New electoral system

Because of the political imbalances created by the previous electoral system, which potentially allowed the election of a candidate to the presidency without giving him a majority in the Regional Council as it happened after the 1999 election, in 2003 Sardinia adopted a new electoral law.
The new electoral system was the national Tatarella Law of 1995, used by most of Italian regions to elect their Council. Sixty-four councillors were elected in provincial constituencies by proportional representation using the largest remainder method with a Droop quota and open lists; remained seats and votes were grouped at regional level where a Hare quota is used, and then distributed to provincial party lists.
Nine councillors were elected at-large using a general ticket: parties were grouped in alliances, and the alliance which received a plurality of votes elected all its candidates, its leader becoming the President of Sardinia. A possible second round election between the two main candidates was abolished.

## Council apportionment

According to the official 2001 Italian census, the 64 Council seats which must be covered by proportional representation were so distributed between Sardinian provinces.
| CA | CI | MC | NU | OG | OT | OR | SS | total |
| 21 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 64 |
It must be underlined that this allocation is not fixed. Remained seats and votes after proportional distribution, are all grouped at regional level and divided by party lists.

## Results

12–13 June 2004 Sardinian regional election results :
| Candidate | Regional lists | Regional lists | Regional lists | Provincial lists | Provincial lists | Provincial lists | Provincial lists | Total |
| Candidate | votes | % | seats | Party | votes | % | seats | group |
| Renato Soru | 487,692 | 50.16 | 8 | Democrats of the Left | 112,757 | 13.28 | 13 | 51 |
| Renato Soru | 487,692 | 50.16 | 8 | Democracy is Freedom – The Daisy | 95,256 | 10.90 | 10 | 51 |
| Renato Soru | 487,692 | 50.16 | 8 | Sardinia Project | 66,690 | 7.85 | 7 | 51 |
| Renato Soru | 487,692 | 50.16 | 8 | Communist Refoundation Party | 35,142 | 4.14 | 5 | 51 |
| Renato Soru | 487,692 | 50.16 | 8 | Italian Democratic Socialists | 32,245 | 3.80 | 3 | 51 |
| Renato Soru | 487,692 | 50.16 | 8 | Union of Democrats for Europe | 22,610 | 2.66 | 3 | 51 |
| Renato Soru | 487,692 | 50.16 | 8 | Party of Italian Communists | 16,010 | 1.88 | 1 | 51 |
| Renato Soru | 487,692 | 50.16 | 8 | Italy of Values | 8,588 | 1.01 | 1 | 51 |
| Renato Soru | 487,692 | 50.16 | 8 | Federation of the Greens | 7,048 | 0.83 | 0 | 51 |
| Mauro Pili | 394,271 | 40.53 | 1 | Forza Italia | 128,563 | 15.13 | 10 | 30 |
| Mauro Pili | 394,271 | 40.53 | 1 | Union of Christian and Centre Democrats | 88,179 | 10.39 | 7 | 30 |
| Mauro Pili | 394,271 | 40.53 | 1 | National Alliance | 63,001 | 7.42 | 5 | 30 |
| Mauro Pili | 394,271 | 40.53 | 1 | Sardinian Reformers | 50,953 | 6.00 | 4 | 30 |
| Mauro Pili | 394,271 | 40.53 | 1 | Fortza Paris | 39,086 | 4.49 | 3 | 30 |
| Mauro Pili | 394,271 | 40.53 | 1 | New Italian Socialist Party | 8,965 | 1.06 | 0 | 30 |
| Giacomo Sanna | 36,720 | 3.72 | - | Sardinian Action Party | 32,859 | 3.87 | 2 | 2 |
| Giacomo Sanna | 36,720 | 3.72 | - | Sardinia Nation | 5,031 | 0.59 | 0 | 2 |
| Mario Floris | 35,460 | 3.64 | - | Union of Sardinians & allies | 37,356 | 4.39 | 2 | 2 |
| Gavino Sale | 18,638 | 1.95 | - | Independence Republic of Sardinia | 9,724 | 1.36 | 0 | - |
| Total candidates | 972,981 | 100.00 | 9 | Total parties | 849,004 | 100.00 | 76 | 85 |
Source: Regional Council of Sardinia Archived 2022-07-09 at the Wayback Machine