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.
From the first Bangkok gubernatorial election in 1975 until this time. There were exactly 100 candidates in total.
Results CandidatePartyVotes%Apirak KosayodhinDemocrat Party911,44136.86Pavena HongsakulIndependent (Supported by Thai Rak Thai Party)619,03925.04Chuwit KamolvisitFirst Thai Nation Party334,16813.52Chalerm YubamrungMass Party165,7616.70Nitipoom NavaratnaIndependent135,369 5.48Bhichit RattakulMot Ngan Group101,220 4.09Mana MahasuveerachaiIndependent84,1473.40Karoon ChandrangsuIndependent11,0700.45Wuthipong PriabjareeyawatIndependent10,2430.41Kobsak ChutikulIndependent3,1960.13Peerapong ThanompongphanKhon Rak Krungthep Group2,3770.10Metta TemchamnanMetta Tham Group1,9650.08Suchart KerdphonIndependent1,2980.05Waranchai ChokchanaIndependent1,0870.04Withaya JungkobwattanaIndependent8110.03Sumet TanthanasirikulKrungthep Phatthana Group7090.03Kittisak ThiravisitIndependent5720.02Udom WibulthepachatIndependent4780.02Yawara BuntunakIndependent3870.02Chokchai LaohachinbanchornIndependent3810.02Weerasak UpathamThai Citizen Party2390.01Against all26,7631.08Invalid/blank votes59,765–Total2,472,45362.5Registered voters/turnout3,955,85551.10
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