This is a list of national elections (sometimes called General or Presidential Elections) that took place around the world in 2004. See also List of elections for the latest election results in each country.
| Country
| Date
| Electee (elected party)
| Change or Return*
| Other information
|
| Afghanistan
| October 9
| Hamid Karzai (independent)
| Return
| Afghan presidential election, 2004
|
| Algeria
| April 8
| Abdelaziz Bouteflika (coalition)
| Return
| Algerian presidential election, 2004
|
| Antigua and Barbuda
| March 23
| United Progressive Party
| Change
| Antigua and Barbuda legislative election, 2004
|
| Australia
| October 9
| John Howard (Liberal Party of Australia)
| Return
| Australian legislative election, 2004
|
| Austria
| April 25
| Heinz Fischer (Social Democratic Party of Austria)
| Change
| Austrian presidential election, 2004
|
| Botswana
| October 30
| Botswana Democratic Party
| Return
| Botswanan general election, 2004
|
| Canada
| June 28
| Paul Martin (Liberal Party of Canada)
| Return
| Canadian federal election, 2004
|
| Comoros
| April 18 and April 25
|
|
| Comoros legislative election, 2004
|
| Dominican Republic
| May 16
| Leonel Fernández (Dominican Liberation Party)
| Return
| Dominican Republic presidential election, 2004
|
| El Salvador
| March 21
| Antonio Saca (Nationalist Republican Alliance)
| Return
| Salvadoran presidential election, 2004
|
| Georgia
| March 28
| Mikhail Saakashvili (National Movement - Democrats)
| Change
| Georgia presidential election, 2004 and Georgia legislative election, 2004
|
| Ghana
| December 7
| John Kufuor (New Patriotic Party)
| Return
| Ghanaian presidential election, 2004 and Ghanaian parliamentary election, 2004
|
| Greece
| March 7
| Costas Caramanlis (New Democracy)
| Change
| Greek legislative election, 2004
|
| Guinea-Bissau
| March 28
| African Independence Party of Guinea and Cape Verde
| Change
| Guinea-Bissau legislative election, 2004
|
| Iceland
| June 26
| Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson
| Return
| Icelandic presidential election, 2004
|
| India
| May 13
| Dr. Manmohan Singh (United Progressive Alliance)
| Change
| Indian general elections, 2004
|
| Indonesia
| April 5, July 5 and September 20
| Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (Democratic Party)
| Change
| Indonesian presidential election, 2004 and Indonesian legislative election, 2004
|
| Ireland
| October 22
| Mary McAleese (Fianna Fáil)
| Return
| Irish presidential election, 2004
|
| Kazakhstan
| September 19
| Fatherland Republican Party
| Return
| Kazakhstan legislative election, 2004
|
| Macedonia
| April 14 and April 28
| Branko Crvenkovski (Social Democratic Union of Macedonia)
| Return
| Macedonian presidential election, 2004
|
| Malawi
| May 20
| Bingu wa Mutharika (United Democratic Front)
| Return
| Malawi general election, 2004
|
| Malaysia
| March 21
| Dato' Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi (United Malays National Organisation)
| Return
| Malaysian general election, 2004
|
| Mozambique
| December 1 and December 2
| Armando Guebuza (Frelimo)
| Return
| Mozambique presidential election, 2004
|
| Niger
| November 16 and December 4
| Mamadou Tandja (National Movement for a Developing Society-Nassara)
| Change
| Niger presidential election, 2004
|
| Panama
| May 2
| Martín Torrijos (Democratic Revolutionary Party)
| Change
| Panamanian election, 2004
|
| Philippines
| May 10
| Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo (Lakas - Christian-Muslim Democrats)
| Return
| Philippine general election, 2004
|
| Puerto Rico
| November 2
| Anibal Acevedo Vila (Popular Democratic Party)
|
| Puerto Rico General Elections of 2004
|
| Romania
| November 28 and December 12
| Traian Băsescu (Justice & Truth alliance)
| Change
| Romanian presidential elections, 2004 and Romanian legislative elections, 2004
|
| Russia
| March 14
| Vladimir Putin
| Return
| Russian presidential election, 2004
|
| Serbia
| June 13 and June 27
| Boris Tadić (Democratic Party)
| Change
| Serbian presidential elections, 2004
|
| Slovakia
| April 3 and April 17
| Ivan Gašparovič ([[Movement for Democracy, People's Union, endorsed by Smer)
| Change
| Slovak presidential election, 2004
|
| South Africa
| April 14
| Thabo Mbeki (African National Congress)
| Return
| South African general election, 2004
|
| Spain
| March 14
| José Zapatero (Spanish Socialist Workers' Party)
| Change
| Spanish legislative election, 2004
|
| Sri Lanka
| April 2
| Mahinda Rajapakse (United People's Freedom Alliance)
| Change
| Sri Lankan legislative election, 2004
|
| Taiwan
| March 20
| Chen Shui-bian (Democratic Progressive Party)
| Return
| ROC presidential election, 2004
|
| Ukraine |
October 31 and December 26 |
Viktor Yushchenko (Our Ukraine) |
Change |
Ukrainian presidential election, 2004
|
| United States
| November 2
| George W. Bush (Republican)
| Return
| U.S. presidential election, 2004
|
