2004 Venezuelan regional elections

August 2020 2004 Venezuelan regional elections Venezuela regional no 2000 Venezuelan regional elections 2000 2004 10 31 y Venezuelan regional elections, 2008 2008 45.7% Chavismo 3,761,129 58.31% cc0000 Opposition (politics) 2,536,560 39.32% 0000ac Elección regional de Venezuela 2004.svg 214px Results by state. Red denotes states won by the Chavismo. Blue denotes those won by the Opposition. Regional elections were held in Venezuela on 31 October 2004 to elect 22 governors and 2 metropolitan mayors for a four-year term beginning in 2004 and ending in 2008, when the next regional elections were held. The elections were originally scheduled for 26 September 2004, but faced technical issuesVenezuela posterga elecciones regionales http://www.infobae.com/notas/nota.php?Idx=137159&IdxSeccion=100556 3 September 2004 27 October 2012 Infobae.com Grupo Infobae Argentina 3 September 2004 https://web.archive.org/web/20040903111212/http://www.infobae.com/notas/nota.php?Idx=137159&IdxSeccion=100556 Spanish live dmy-all and an application for annulment requested by the opposition,Supremo rechaza anular elecciones y excluir a nuevos votantes http://noticias.terra.com/noticias/supremo_rechaza_anular_elecciones_y_excluir_a_nuevos_votantes/act185616 26 October 2004 27 October 2012 Terra Networks Telefónica Mexico 17 October 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20131017214153/http://noticias.terra.com/noticias/supremo_rechaza_anular_elecciones_y_excluir_a_nuevos_votantes/act185616 Spanish live dmy-all and were held under high political pressure after the events of the recall referendum of August 2004.Hellinger Daniel When "No" Means "Yes to Revolution": Electoral Politics in Bolivarian Venezuela 30040240 Latin American Perspectives May 2005 8–32 10.1177/0094582X05275530 32 142, number 3Reuters Oposición venezolana amenaza con no participar en comicios regionales http://mensual.prensa.com/mensual/contenido/2004/08/21/hoy/mundo/13876.html 21 August 2004 27 October 2012 La Prensa Corporación La Prensa Panamá 7 January 2005 https://web.archive.org/web/20050107050119/http://mensual.prensa.com/mensual/contenido/2004/08/21/hoy/mundo/13876.html es live dmy-all The ongoing political crisis in the country and the proximity of the two electoral processes marked the environment of the elections,Venezuela: Headed toward Civil War? http://www.crisisgroup.org/en/regions/latin-america-caribbean/andes/venezuela/b005-venezuela-headed-toward-civil-war.aspx 10 May 2004 25 October 2012 International Crisis Group 3 December 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20121203002939/http://www.crisisgroup.org/en/regions/latin-america-caribbean/andes/venezuela/b005-venezuela-headed-toward-civil-war.aspx live dmy-all which were won by the candidates supported by the president, Hugo Chavez.En Venezuela el oficialismo logra una amplia victoria http://www.lr21.com.uy/mundo/158443-en-venezuela-el-oficialismo-logra-una-amplia-victoria 1 November 2004 27 October 2012 La Red 21 4Pixels SRL Uruguay 17 October 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20131017181925/http://www.lr21.com.uy/mundo/158443-en-venezuela-el-oficialismo-logra-una-amplia-victoria Spanish live dmy-allChavismo, el más fuerte de Venezuela http://archivo.univision.com/content/content.jhtml?chid=3&schid=181&secid=274&cid=486830 2 November 2004 27 October 2012 Univisión Noticias Univisión Communications Mexico 17 October 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20131017194926/http://archivo.univision.com/content/content.jhtml?chid=3&schid=181&secid=274&cid=486830 Spanish dead dmy-all A total 1,577 political organizations participated in the elections; however, abstention levels reached 52%.Elecciones Presidenciales y Giro Político en América Latina 2007 Ediciones Manantial 9789875001060 https://books.google.com/books?id=uYDyU9B5GcoC&pg=PA255 Chacho Álvarez, Isidoro Cheresky 27 October 2012 255 Spanish As a result, the opposition held two of the 22 governments but lost the Caracas and capital district mayorships. Henrique Salas Römer, who ran as a presidential candidate in 1998, lost the government of Carabobo to Luis Acosta Carlez es. Claudio Fermin, who run for precedency in the elections of 2000, had no success at the metropolitan mayorship of Caracas, losing to Juan Barreto. Opposition candidate and incumbent governor Enrique Mendoza, who was considered as a possible future presidential candidate, lost the elections of the Miranda state to Diosdado Cabello. Manuel Rosales, who would later run for presidency in the elections of 2006, became the governor of the Zulia state.November 2022 Candidates Following, the list of three main candidates according to their political affiliation (government, opposition and dissident or independent) ordered by number of votes attained. The political affiliation is determined by the political parties supporting each candidate. For the 2004 elections, government candidates were supported by the Fifth Republic Movement (MVR) party; opposition candidates were supported by either Democratic Action (AD), Justice First Movement (PJ), A New Era (UNT), or the Political Electoral Independent Organization Committee (COPEI) party; and independent candidates were mostly supported by regional parties. Metropolitan mayors Indicates the winning candidate + Metropolitan Area Affiliation Candidate % VotesCaracas Government Juan Barreto 60.33 388,356 W Opposition (politics) Claudio Fermin 39.28 252,881 Independent Reina Sequera 0.22 1,419Capital District Government Freddy Bernal 73.89 284,085 W Opposition (politics) Carlos Melo 19.05 73,265 Opposition (politics) Jesus Suarez 5.79 22,269 Governors Indicates the winning candidate + State Affiliation Candidate % VotesAnzoátegui Government Tarek William Saab 57.38 187,209 W Opposition (politics) Antonio Barreto Sira 42.33 138,120 Independent Elias Lopez Portillo 0.11 370Apure Government Jesus Aguilarte 66.85 88,587 W Opposition (politics) Luis Lippa 27.49 36,431 Independent Jose Montilla 4.55 6,040Aragua Government Didalco Bolívar 67.69 217,796 W Opposition (politics) Margarita Tablante 22.09 71,085 Independent Luiz Augusto Zapata 5.17 16,654Barinas Government Hugo de los R. Chavez 76.26 135,674 w Opposition (politics) Andres Eloy Camejo 13.85 24,651 Independent Rafael Rosales Peña 7.82 13,912Bolívar Government Francisco Rangel 58.84 146,329 w Opposition (politics) Antonio Rojas Suarez 37.40 93,012 Opposition (politics) Jorge Carvajal 2.57 6,413Carabobo Government Luis Acosta Carlez 51.25 311,189 W Opposition (politics) Henrique Salas Römer 48.01 291,519 Independent Jose Gregorio Ruiz 0.72 4,378Cojedes Government Jhonny Yanez Rangel 56.12 54,142 W Opposition (politics) Alberto Galindez 36.32 35,044 Independent Jose Felipe Machado 0.16 4,013Delta Amacuro Government Yelitza Santaella 61.30 29,441 w Independent Emeri Mata 37.15 17,843 Opposition (politics) Victor Cedeño 1.44 695Falcón Government Jesús Montilla 59.47 118,718 w Opposition (politics) Luis Stefanelli 36.61 73,100 Independent Yoel Acosta Chirinos 3.46 6,922Guárico Government Eduardo Manuitt 78.45 115,010 w Opposition (politics) Jose Malave Risso 18.75 27,495 Independent Alexis Bermudez 1.32 1,942Lara Government Luis Reyes Reyes 73.55 289,945 w Opposition (politics) Orlando Fernandez 18.70 73,714 Opposition (politics) Mariano Navarro 4.39 17,307Mérida Government Florencio Porras 60.74 135,895 w Opposition (politics) William Davila 21.66 48,465 Opposition (politics) Carlos Belandria 15.48 34,649Miranda Government Diosdado Cabello 51.87 345,752 w Opposition (politics) Enrique Mendoza 48.12 320,731Monagas Government Jose Briceño 58.28 144,326 w Opposition (politics) Guillermo Call 41.43 102,599 Independent Romulo Rojas 0.27 678Nueva Esparta Opposition (politics) Morel Rodriguez 51.32 66,432 w Government Alexis Navarro Rojas 43.53 56,350 Independent Eustacio Aguilera 3.37 4,372Portuguesa Government Antonia Muñoz 59.98 128,370 w Opposition (politics) Ivan Colmenares 34.67 74,206 Independent Angel Graterol 1.74 3,742Sucre Government Ramon Martínez 62.19 140,407 w Opposition (politics) Ramiro Gomez 35.69 80,595 Independent Napoleon Barrios 1.50 3,404Táchira Government Ronald Blanco 57.47 169,587 w Opposition (politics) Sergio Omar Calderon 39.88 117,682 Independent Jose Luis Rincon 2.29 6,763Trujillo Government Gilmer Viloria 54.30 101,141 w Opposition (politics) Conrado Perez 28.06 52,257 Independent Oresteres Leal 14.79 27,546Vargas Government Antonio Rodriguez 55.22 38,920 w Independent Roberto Smith 19.29 13,598 Independent Gladys Requena 10.21 7,200Yaracuy Government Carlos Gimenez 50.73 101,481 w Independent Eduardo Lapi 47.40 94,835 Opposition (politics) Alfonso Puche 1.75 3,505Zulia Opposition (politics) Manuel Rosales 54.02 483,924 w Government Alberto Gutierrez 44.42 397,927 Independent Francisco Arias Cardenas 0.56 5,092 References General Resultados Elecciones Regionales 2004 http://www.cne.gob.ve/regionales2004/ 31 October 2004 9 October 2012 Dirección General de Estadísticas Electorales Consejo Nacional Electoral Caracas, Venezuela 19 July 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110719212521/http://www.cne.gob.ve/regionales2004/ Spanish Specific Further reading Storm over Venezuela court reform https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/3675115.stm 30 April 2004 25 October 2012 BBC News British Broadcasting Corporation United Kingdom 11 November 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20121111034818/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/3675115.stm live dmy-all Pérez Vigil Ismael El Gobierno y CNE en Venezuela, a lo Jalisco http://www.analitica.com/va/politica/opinion/4294492.asp 2 November 2004 27 October 2012 Analítica.com Analítica Consulting 1996 Venezuela 10 December 2004 https://web.archive.org/web/20041210085006/http://www.analitica.com/va/politica/opinion/4294492.asp Spanish dead dmy-all Schvarz Niko Chávez arrasó en las elecciones regionales venezolanas http://www.lr21.com.uy/mundo/158738-chavez-arraso-en-las-elecciones-regionales-venezolanas 4 November 2004 27 October 2012 La Red 21 4Pixels SRL Uruguay 3 March 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160303211426/http://www.lr21.com.uy/mundo/158738-chavez-arraso-en-las-elecciones-regionales-venezolanas Spanish live dmy-all Chávez celebró su "victoria gigantesca" http://www.lanacion.com.ar/650355-chavez-celebro-su-victoria-gigantesca 2 November 2004 27 October 2012 La Nación La Nación S.A. Argentina 30 December 2012 https://archive.today/20121230142439/http://www.lanacion.com.ar/650355-chavez-celebro-su-victoria-gigantesca Spanish live dmy-all 2004 Category:2004 elections in South America Category:2004 in Venezuela Category:October 2004 in South America