The Sardinian regional election of 2004 took place on 12 -13 June 2004.

The election had two main competitors: Mauro Pili (Forza Italia

Forza Italia

Forza Italia was a liberal-conservative, Christian democratic, and liberal political party in Italy, with a large social democratic minority, that was led by Silvio Berlusconi, four times Prime Minister of Italy....

) for the centre-right and Renato Soru

Renato Soru

Renato Soru is an Italian entrepreneur, the founder of the internet service company Tiscali, based in Cagliari. He was born in Sanluri, Sardinia....

 (Sardinia Project

Sardinia Project

The Sardinia Project was a social-democratic regionalist political party active in Sardinia, Italy.It was founded in 2003 and was led by Renato Soru, who was elected President of Sardinia at the head of a centre-left coalition in the 2004 regional election...

) for the centre-left. Soru won easily over Pili, who had been President of the Region from 2001 to 2003. The combined result of the regionalist parties, including Soru's Sardinia Project, was 27.3%.

Results

Candidates and parties	votes	votes (%)	seats reg. list	seats prov. lists
Renato Soru Renato Soru Renato Soru is an Italian entrepreneur, the founder of the internet service company Tiscali, based in Cagliari. He was born in Sanluri, Sardinia....	487,692	50.1	8	43
Democrats of the Left Democrats of the Left The Democrats of the Left was a social-democratic Italian political party and part of the Olive Tree electoral coalition, which merged with a number of centrist and leftist groups to form the Democratic Party on 14 October 2007...	112,757	13.3	→	13
Democracy is Freedom – The Daisy	92,526	10.9	→	10
Sardinia Project Sardinia Project The Sardinia Project was a social-democratic regionalist political party active in Sardinia, Italy.It was founded in 2003 and was led by Renato Soru, who was elected President of Sardinia at the head of a centre-left coalition in the 2004 regional election...	66,690	7.8	→	7
Communist Refoundation Party Communist Refoundation Party The Communist Refoundation Party is a communist Italian political party. Its current secretary is Paolo Ferrero....	35,142	4.1	→	5
Italian Democratic Socialists Italian Democratic Socialists The Italian Democratic Socialists were a small social-democratic political party in Italy. Led by Enrico Boselli, the party was the direct continuation of the Italian Socialists, the legal successor of the historical Italian Socialist Party...	32,245	3.8	→	3
UDEUR Populars	22,610	2.7	→	3
Party of Italian Communists Party of Italian Communists The Party of Italian Communists is a communist political party in Italy. Its long-time leader is Oliviero Diliberto.-Foundation and early years:... –Italy of Values Italy of Values Italy of Values is a centrist, populist and anti-corruption political party in Italy. The party, which is affiliated to the European Liberal Democrat and Reform Party , is headed by former Mani pulite prosecutor Antonio Di Pietro, who entered politics in 1996.The party aims to gather and give...	16,010	1.9	→	1
Italy of Values Italy of Values Italy of Values is a centrist, populist and anti-corruption political party in Italy. The party, which is affiliated to the European Liberal Democrat and Reform Party , is headed by former Mani pulite prosecutor Antonio Di Pietro, who entered politics in 1996.The party aims to gather and give...	8,558	1.0	→	1
Federation of the Greens Federation of the Greens The Federation of the Greens is a green political party in Italy, which includes also a large eco-socialist faction. Since 2009 the party leader is Angelo Bonelli.-Early years:...	7,048	0.8	→	-
Mauro Pili	394,271	40.5	1	29
Forza Italia Forza Italia Forza Italia was a liberal-conservative, Christian democratic, and liberal political party in Italy, with a large social democratic minority, that was led by Silvio Berlusconi, four times Prime Minister of Italy....	128,563	15.1	→	10
Union of Christian and Centre Democrats	88,179	10.4	→	7
National Alliance National Alliance (Italy) National Alliance was a conservative political party in Italy.Gianfranco Fini was the leader of the party since its foundation in 1995, however he stepped down in 2008 after being elected to the nominally non-partisan post of President of the Italian Chamber of Deputies and was succeeded by...	63,001	7.4	→	5
Sardinian Reformers Sardinian Reformers The Sardinian Reformers is a liberal and Christian-democratic political party in Sardinia based in Sardinia and led by Massimo Fantola....	50,953	6.0	→	4
Sardinian People's Party Sardinian People's Party The Party of Sardinian People – Fortza Paris is a regionalist political party in Sardinia.The party's self-proclaimed ideology comprises "all what the 20th Century had it good", including Christian democracy, liberalism, social democracy and federalism, but it is basically a Christian-democratic...	39,086	4.6	→	3
New Italian Socialist Party	8,965	1.1	→	-
Giacomo Sanna	36,720	3.7	-	2
Sardinian Action Party Sardinian Action Party The Sardinian Action Party is a regionalist social-democratic political party in Sardinia, which has recently sided with The People of Freedom, the largest centre-right party in Italy.-History:...	32,859	3.9	→	2
Sardinia Nation Sardinia Nation Sardinia Nation is a minor separatist and democratic-socialist political party in Sardinia, Italy. Its leader is Bustianu Cumpostu.-History:...	3,249	0.4	→	-
Mario Floris	35,460	3.6	-	2
Sardinian Democratic Union Sardinian Democratic Union The Sardinian Democratic Union – Nationalist Project is a regionalist Christian-democratic political party in Sardinia...	33,302	3.9	→	2
Gavino Sale	18,638	1.9	-	-
Independence Republic of Sardinia Independence Republic of Sardinia Independence Republic of Sardinia is a social-democratic and non-violent separatist political party in Sardinia...	5,672	0.7	→	-
Total	972,781	100.0	9	76

Source: Regional Council of Sardinia