2004 Bangkok gubernatorial election

The seventh gubernatorial election for the city of Bangkok, Thailand was held on August 29, 2004, to determine the governor of Bangkok. The Democrat Party's candidate, Apirak Kosayodhin, won 36.86 percent of the vote. Of a total of 3,955,855 voters, 2,472,486 people voted, a turnout rate of 62.50 percent. Samak Sundaravej, the incumbent governor, did not seek to run for a second term and ran instead in the 2006 Thai Senate election.

2004 Bangkok gubernatorial election

29 August 2004
Turnout62.5%
 
Candidate Apirak Kosayothin Paveena Hongsakul Chuwit Kamolvisit
Party Democrat Independent First Thai Nation
Alliance Thai Rak Thai
Popular vote 911,441 619,039 334,168
Percentage 36.86% 25.04% 13.52%

 
Candidate Chalerm Yubamrung Nitipoom Navaratna
Party Independent Independent
Popular vote 165,761 135,369
Percentage 6.70% 5.48%

Gubernatorial election results map. Blue denotes districts won by Kosayothin, Red denotes those won by Hongsakul

Governor before election

Samak Sundaravej
Independent

Elected Governor

Apirak Kosayothin
Democrat

From the first Bangkok gubernatorial election in 1975 until this time. There were exactly 100 candidates in total.

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