2002 French presidential election

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| <- 1995 | 21 April 2002 (first round)
5 May 2002 (second round) | 2007 ->

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Turnout| 71.60% (first round) 6.78 pp
79.71% (second round) 0.05 pp
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Nominee  | Jacques Chirac | Jean-Marie Le Pen |
Party  | RPR | FN
Popular vote  | 25,537,956 | 5,525,032
Percentage  | 82.21% | 17.79%

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First round results by department and region

Second round results by department and region

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| President before election

Jacques Chirac
RPR

| Elected President

Jacques Chirac
RPR

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Presidential elections were held in France on 21 April 2002, with a runoff election between the top two candidates, incumbent Jacques Chirac of the Rally for the Republic and Jean-Marie Le Pen of the National Front, on 5 May. This presidential contest attracted a greater than usual amount of international attention because of far-right candidate Le Pen's unexpected appearance in the runoff election.

Chirac ran for a second term, reduced to five years instead of seven previously by a 2000 referendum, emphasising a strong economy (mostly unaffected by downturns in Germany and the United States). It was widely expected that Chirac and Lionel Jospin, the outgoing cohabitation Prime Minister and nominee of the Socialist Party, would be the most popular candidates in the first round, thus going on to face each other in the runoff, with opinion polls showing a hypothetical Chirac versus Jospin second round too close to call. However, Jospin unexpectedly finished in third place behind Le Pen. Journalists and politicians claimed polls had failed to predict Le Pen's second-place finish in the general election, though his strong stance could be seen in the week prior to the election.[citation needed] This led to serious discussions about polling techniques and the climate of French politics.

Although Le Pen's political party, the National Front, described itself as mainstream conservative, non-partisan observers largely agreed in defining it as a far-right and nationalist party. As a protest, almost all French political parties called for their supporters to vote against Le Pen, most notably the Socialists, who were traditionally billed as the archrivals to Chirac's party. Chirac thus went on to win in the largest landslide in a presidential election in French history (greater even than that of Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte in 1848, the first by direct ballot), winning over 82% of the vote.

The National Front would not appear again in the second round of the presidential election until 2017. After Chirac's victory, no French president would win a second term until Emmanuel Macron in 2022.

## Background

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The 2002 election was the first for which the president would be elected to a five-year, instead of a seven-year, term.

In the months before the election, the campaign had increasingly focused on questions of law and order, with a particular focus on crimes committed by young people, especially those of foreign origin. Lionel Jospin was, at the time, Prime Minister of France; the Jospin government was criticised for its "softness" on crime by its political opponents. Reporting on the TF1 and France2 television channel and other media also emphasized the alleged crime wave.[1]

* A response to the first round of elections, this spray-painted sign was seen on the streets of Paris. Translation: "April 21: I feel heartbroken".

* The 1 May 2002 Labour Day demonstrations for workers' rights included protests against Jean-Marie Le Pen.

## Opinion polls

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Main article: Opinion polling for the 2002 French presidential election

First round

Second round (Chirac–Jospin)

## Results

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The first round of the election (on 21 April), which saw an exceptional number of 16 candidates, came as a shock to many commentators, almost all of whom had expected the second ballot to be between Jacques Chirac and Lionel Jospin. Indeed, it was this very expectation[citation needed] that led to Jospin's downfall, with a plethora of "small party" left candidates (independent socialists and republicans, Green, Communist, Trotskyist, radical etc.) all intending to support him in the second round, but to raise their profile in the first, like Jean-Pierre Chevènement and Christiane Taubira. They cumulatively took enough votes away from Jospin to (unintentionally) prevent him from reaching the second round, which he could have won. Instead Jean-Marie Le Pen faced Chirac in the second ballot. The election brought the opinion polls and two-round voting system into question as well as raising many concerns about apathy and the way in which the left had become so divided as a result of the over democratical refusal of Jospin to strategically ask the nearest small parties of his own government coalition to withdraw, like the preceding leaders of the left had done for such an election.

There was a widespread stirring of national public opinion, and more than one million people in France took part in street rallies, in an expression of fierce opposition to Le Pen's ideas. Some held up protest signs stating "I'm ashamed to be French," which parodied Le Pen's party slogan, "Proud to be French." Spontaneous street protests began in the night from 21 to 22 April, then on 22 April and 23, then as follows:

* 24 April: 60,000 people in the streets protesting against Le Pen's success
* 25 April: 250,000 people in the streets protesting against Le Pen's success
* 27 April: 200,000 people in the streets protesting against Le Pen's success (including 45,000 in Paris)
* 1 May:
* Approximately 20,000 people turned out for the National Front's yearly demonstration in Paris in honor of Joan of Arc and in support of Le Pen.
* Between 900,000 (according to the Ministry of the Interior) and 1,300,000 people (according to syndicates)[2] turned up to the Labor Day demonstrations and against the National Front. Hundreds of thousands of people who normally did not take part in such demonstrations came, in addition to the usual unions. In Paris, 500,000 people were seen in the streets, one of the greatest protest since the Liberation of Paris; the march was so big it had to be divided in three parts to reach the place de la Bastille.[3] In another unusual sight for 1 May demonstrations, French tricolour flags were commonplace.

The choice between Chirac, who was under suspicion for actions carried out whilst he was mayor of Paris but benefited from presidential immunity as long as he stayed president, and Le Pen, a nationalist often accused of racism and antisemitism, was one that many found tough. Some people suggested going to vote with a clothes peg on their noses to express disgust when voting for Chirac, but this may have been illegal, because it is prohibited to advertise one's vote inside the voting precinct. In the days before the second ballot, a memorable poster was put up of Chirac with the slogan "Vote for the Crook, not the Fascist".[4] Chirac defeated Le Pen by a landslide.

Candidate| Party| First round| Second round

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Votes| %| Votes| %
| Jacques Chirac| Rally for the Republic| 5,665,855| 19.88| 25,537,956| 82.21
| Jean-Marie Le Pen| National Front| 4,804,713| 16.86| 5,525,032| 17.79
| Lionel Jospin| Socialist Party| 4,610,113| 16.18|
| François Bayrou| Union for French Democracy| 1,949,170| 6.84|
| Arlette Laguiller| Workers' Struggle| 1,630,045| 5.72|
| Jean-Pierre Chevènement| Citizens' Movement| 1,518,528| 5.33|
| Noël Mamère| The Greens| 1,495,724| 5.25|
| Olivier Besancenot| Revolutionary Communist League| 1,210,562| 4.25|
| Jean Saint-Josse| Hunting, Fishing, Nature and Traditions| 1,204,689| 4.23|
| Alain Madelin| Liberal Democracy| 1,113,484| 3.91|
| Robert Hue| French Communist Party| 960,480| 3.37|
| Bruno Mégret| National Republican Movement| 667,026| 2.34|
| Christiane Taubira| Radical Party of the Left| 660,447| 2.32|
| Corinne Lepage| Cap21| 535,837| 1.88|
| Christine Boutin| Forum of Social Republicans| 339,112| 1.19|
| Daniel Gluckstein| Workers' Party| 132,686| 0.47|
Total| 28,498,471| 100.00| 31,062,988| 100.00
Valid votes| 28,498,471| 96.62| 31,062,988| 94.61
Invalid/blank votes| 997,262| 3.38| 1,769,307| 5.39
Total votes| 29,495,733| 100.00| 32,832,295| 100.00
Registered voters/turnout| 41,194,689| 71.60| 41,191,169| 79.71
Source: List of candidates * First round result * Second round result

### First round

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#### By department

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Department | Jacques Chirac | Jean-Marie Le Pen | Lionel Jospin | François Bayrou | Arlette Laguiller | Jean-Pierre Chevènement | Noël Mamère | Olivier Besancenot | Jean Saint-Josse | Alain Madelin | Robert Hue | Bruno Mégret | Christiane Taubira | Corinne Lepage | Christine Boutin | Daniel Gluckstein | Electorate  | Votes  | Valid votes  | Invalid votes

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Paris | 178,841 | 69,658 | 148,624 | 58,924 | 22,714 | 49,342 | 55,050 | 25,476 | 3,905 | 48,403 | 16,299 | 7,616 | 28,189 | 18,285 | 11,119 | 2,498 | 1,081,420 | 759,030 | 744,943 | 14,087
Seine-et-Marne | 93,472 | 89,719 | 70,566 | 30,955 | 26,786 | 30,142 | 25,654 | 18,294 | 10,402 | 19,105 | 14,323 | 14,738 | 13,895 | 10,094 | 4,400 | 2,414 | 721,818 | 488,201 | 474,959 | 13,242
Yvelines | 125,635 | 81,906 | 83,305 | 49,163 | 23,116 | 35,850 | 32,022 | 17,194 | 8,809 | 30,074 | 12,861 | 11,127 | 14,324 | 15,050 | 12,977 | 1,965 | 825,397 | 567,885 | 555,378 | 12,507
Essonne | 86,563 | 72,286 | 76,215 | 32,319 | 24,612 | 33,059 | 28,029 | 17,139 | 7,194 | 17,702 | 15,562 | 9,556 | 15,555 | 10,627 | 4,517 | 1,986 | 681,706 | 464,854 | 452,921 | 11,933
Hauts-de-Seine | 129,297 | 64,204 | 89,958 | 47,834 | 20,572 | 35,165 | 31,570 | 16,209 | 4,290 | 31,962 | 18,086 | 9,040 | 18,432 | 13,633 | 7,996 | 1,749 | 814,866 | 551,789 | 539,997 | 11,792
Seine-Saint-Denis | 63,920 | 70,326 | 70,757 | 20,734 | 23,699 | 25,383 | 24,325 | 14,965 | 3,129 | 13,988 | 24,856 | 9,780 | 20,790 | 5,562 | 2,431 | 1,831 | 630,897 | 406,465 | 396,476 | 9,989
Val-de Marne | 85,658 | 63,397 | 75,838 | 31,862 | 20,764 | 30,332 | 27,748 | 15,854 | 3,889 | 21,640 | 23,964 | 8,634 | 18,190 | 8,957 | 3,412 | 1,926 | 676,285 | 452,910 | 442,065 | 10,845
Val-de Oise | 74,994 | 72,177 | 64,903 | 27,250 | 20,860 | 26,409 | 22,217 | 13,876 | 5,427 | 17,401 | 16,063 | 8,836 | 14,981 | 8,016 | 3,340 | 1,802 | 604,309 | 408,658 | 398,552 | 10,106
Ardennes | 24,038 | 30,826 | 21,767 | 7,551 | 9,799 | 5,637 | 5,207 | 5,863 | 5,283 | 3,914 | 4,548 | 4,848 | 1,490 | 1,817 | 1,246 | 664 | 192,422 | 138,608 | 134,498 | 4,110
Aube | 28,915 | 30,009 | 18,882 | 8,608 | 7,731 | 6,485 | 5,072 | 4,990 | 6,906 | 5,661 | 4,417 | 3,693 | 2,071 | 2,490 | 1,476 | 734 | 193,701 | 142,924 | 138,140 | 4,784
Marne | 52,510 | 49,349 | 35,287 | 19,663 | 17,682 | 12,119 | 11,973 | 10,072 | 8,872 | 10,848 | 6,867 | 7,275 | 3,778 | 4,932 | 2,724 | 1,180 | 372,077 | 262,980 | 255,131 | 7,849
Haute-Marne | 19,862 | 22,355 | 13,057 | 5,647 | 6,195 | 4,467 | 4,320 | 4,751 | 5,094 | 3,817 | 2,470 | 2,921 | 1,487 | 1,683 | 1,046 | 549 | 143,635 | 103,704 | 99,721 | 3,983
Aisne | 49,280 | 55,562 | 40,209 | 13,972 | 21,369 | 12,230 | 9,379 | 12,412 | 10,646 | 8,462 | 10,286 | 6,831 | 3,228 | 3,727 | 2,333 | 1,877 | 366,934 | 270,651 | 261,803 | 8,848
Oise | 66,362 | 82,589 | 49,549 | 21,596 | 25,167 | 18,736 | 16,142 | 14,719 | 11,776 | 12,920 | 12,029 | 11,654 | 7,028 | 6,513 | 4,064 | 2,004 | 506,844 | 373,919 | 362,848 | 11,071
Somme | 51,488 | 47,729 | 40,764 | 18,730 | 23,372 | 12,240 | 10,704 | 12,864 | 35,413 | 7,570 | 13,109 | 6,351 | 3,609 | 4,643 | 2,451 | 1,598 | 400,012 | 302,856 | 292,635 | 10,221
Eure | 52,432 | 53,120 | 37,737 | 17,574 | 18,640 | 12,672 | 11,909 | 12,634 | 14,104 | 10,126 | 8,007 | 7,990 | 5,217 | 5,100 | 2,555 | 1,523 | 378,410 | 280,875 | 271,340 | 9,535
Seine-Maritime | 113,654 | 96,671 | 100,010 | 35,963 | 46,966 | 27,872 | 29,290 | 30,415 | 22,320 | 19,315 | 27,170 | 15,861 | 11,256 | 10,297 | 5,478 | 3,316 | 837,659 | 616,057 | 595,854 | 20,203
Cher | 33,276 | 25,449 | 23,688 | 9,493 | 11,121 | 7,950 | 6,500 | 6,887 | 8,891 | 5,549 | 10,377 | 3,597 | 2,838 | 2,608 | 1,728 | 906 | 228,120 | 167,310 | 160,858 | 6,452
Eure-et-Loir | 40,167 | 37,905 | 28,635 | 13,511 | 11,773 | 9,792 | 8,588 | 7,731 | 10,420 | 8,510 | 4,619 | 5,412 | 4,030 | 3,676 | 2,688 | 1,076 | 278,123 | 205,306 | 198,533 | 6,773
Indre | 26,714 | 19,331 | 20,876 | 6,631 | 8,267 | 5,489 | 4,613 | 5,959 | 9,455 | 3,985 | 5,614 | 2,601 | 2,041 | 2,140 | 1,635 | 747 | 176,678 | 132,708 | 126,098 | 6,610
Indre-et-Loire | 53,504 | 39,359 | 44,624 | 19,009 | 17,796 | 15,263 | 14,367 | 12,143 | 12,738 | 12,688 | 7,600 | 5,503 | 5,763 | 5,764 | 3,836 | 1,579 | 381,130 | 281,686 | 271,536 | 10,150
Loir-et-Cher | 32,004 | 30,818 | 24,494 | 12,587 | 10,191 | 8,131 | 7,154 | 7,095 | 11,085 | 6,163 | 5,624 | 4,038 | 2,853 | 3,003 | 1,772 | 874 | 232,656 | 174,623 | 167,886 | 6,737
Loiret | 58,575 | 57,523 | 41,857 | 21,184 | 15,286 | 15,858 | 13,876 | 10,780 | 14,546 | 12,342 | 8,963 | 8,973 | 6,017 | 6,164 | 3,542 | 1,330 | 409,309 | 306,712 | 296,816 | 9,896
Calvados | 63,580 | 46,258 | 51,516 | 22,631 | 24,204 | 15,556 | 17,279 | 15,698 | 22,468 | 12,511 | 7,593 | 6,497 | 6,902 | 7,256 | 3,822 | 1,801 | 458,071 | 336,490 | 325,572 | 10,918
Manche | 64,961 | 34,069 | 34,993 | 17,001 | 17,002 | 12,233 | 10,161 | 12,192 | 20,300 | 9,851 | 4,949 | 4,567 | 4,338 | 4,919 | 3,090 | 1,304 | 358,965 | 265,401 | 255,930 | 9,471
Orne | 35,949 | 28,076 | 20,344 | 10,813 | 9,816 | 5,685 | 6,719 | 6,839 | 8,617 | 6,164 | 3,023 | 3,229 | 2,541 | 3,077 | 2,190 | 828 | 214,215 | 159,377 | 153,910 | 5,467
Côte-d'Or | 45,983 | 43,391 | 36,933 | 18,264 | 14,009 | 16,664 | 12,195 | 10,545 | 7,999 | 9,962 | 5,258 | 6,294 | 4,649 | 5,026 | 3,013 | 1,350 | 330,318 | 249,448 | 241,535 | 7,913
Nièvre | 20,421 | 19,138 | 23,775 | 6,205 | 7,656 | 6,253 | 4,627 | 5,742 | 5,869 | 3,649 | 6,978 | 2,510 | 1,821 | 1,718 | 1,137 | 693 | 170,396 | 123,135 | 118,192 | 4,943
Saône-et-Loire | 53,346 | 49,446 | 46,968 | 17,735 | 16,167 | 14,362 | 11,589 | 13,282 | 11,573 | 12,976 | 9,604 | 7,482 | 4,515 | 4,308 | 3,490 | 1,479 | 398,818 | 291,043 | 278,322 | 12,721
Yonne | 33,444 | 35,071 | 22,805 | 10,651 | 9,287 | 8,774 | 7,102 | 6,945 | 7,035 | 6,551 | 5,254 | 5,821 | 2,852 | 3,010 | 1,752 | 955 | 235,687 | 173,279 | 167,309 | 5,970
Nord | 209,977 | 230,015 | 199,036 | 78,071 | 85,680 | 54,733 | 56,414 | 50,131 | 41,881 | 40,684 | 57,639 | 30,415 | 15,119 | 16,528 | 12,232 | 5,631 | 1,721,267 | 1,224,201 | 1,184,186 | 40,015
Pas-de-Calais | 121,943 | 135,330 | 128,435 | 36,146 | 61,395 | 39,066 | 27,992 | 34,291 | 47,113 | 21,247 | 39,553 | 16,219 | 7,837 | 8,023 | 6,580 | 3,974 | 1,047,845 | 766,539 | 735,144 | 31,395
Meurthe-et-Moselle | 59,478 | 58,515 | 52,222 | 20,540 | 24,407 | 18,505 | 17,307 | 15,604 | 6,821 | 11,316 | 11,979 | 8,892 | 6,211 | 6,035 | 3,542 | 1,770 | 469,462 | 333,211 | 323,144 | 10,067
Meuse | 19,302 | 19,943 | 13,987 | 7,126 | 6,475 | 4,376 | 4,458 | 4,441 | 4,427 | 3,479 | 2,254 | 2,764 | 1,509 | 1,865 | 1,129 | 490 | 138,972 | 101,751 | 98,025 | 3,726
Moselle | 89,936 | 112,092 | 68,611 | 30,906 | 33,421 | 21,671 | 24,762 | 20,379 | 6,261 | 15,504 | 10,061 | 16,022 | 7,271 | 8,047 | 5,739 | 2,823 | 712,299 | 491,118 | 473,506 | 17,612
Vosges | 37,939 | 41,379 | 28,119 | 12,555 | 13,378 | 10,860 | 8,941 | 10,051 | 6,268 | 7,798 | 4,133 | 5,533 | 3,194 | 3,681 | 2,665 | 1,070 | 283,175 | 207,178 | 197,564 | 9,614
Bas-Rhin | 89,176 | 112,555 | 53,772 | 57,496 | 22,459 | 21,717 | 28,968 | 16,416 | 4,973 | 22,249 | 4,320 | 18,690 | 8,734 | 10,196 | 7,416 | 2,202 | 674,812 | 498,750 | 481,339 | 17,411
Haut-Rhin | 61,642 | 80,030 | 36,722 | 31,033 | 17,710 | 21,452 | 20,443 | 12,027 | 3,430 | 14,015 | 3,709 | 16,971 | 5,766 | 7,619 | 6,080 | 1,536 | 478,443 | 353,004 | 340,185 | 12,819
Doubs | 46,190 | 46,988 | 35,993 | 15,519 | 13,667 | 22,406 | 12,862 | 11,238 | 7,203 | 9,147 | 4,305 | 7,655 | 4,256 | 4,747 | 3,528 | 1,180 | 334,718 | 256,375 | 246,884 | 9,491
Jura | 22,837 | 24,134 | 17,756 | 9,332 | 7,605 | 9,623 | 7,315 | 6,952 | 5,256 | 5,533 | 3,873 | 4,127 | 2,253 | 2,586 | 2,034 | 838 | 181,347 | 137,575 | 132,054 | 5,521
Haute-Saône | 22,908 | 28,418 | 17,091 | 6,768 | 7,047 | 11,055 | 4,957 | 5,970 | 5,963 | 4,353 | 2,725 | 4,354 | 1,878 | 1,955 | 1,286 | 634 | 174,508 | 133,163 | 127,362 | 5,801
Territoire de Belfort | 9,393 | 14,837 | 6,548 | 3,366 | 3,667 | 12,826 | 2,819 | 2,644 | 1,427 | 1,621 | 1,179 | 2,644 | 909 | 1,064 | 777 | 330 | 89,644 | 68,467 | 66,051 | 2,416
Loire-Atlantique | 109,247 | 67,214 | 104,631 | 46,017 | 36,753 | 29,602 | 41,111 | 31,914 | 26,267 | 24,310 | 14,466 | 8,776 | 13,072 | 14,597 | 10,884 | 3,305 | 814,585 | 603,023 | 582,166 | 20,857
Maine-et-Loire | 80,628 | 42,583 | 54,721 | 36,297 | 21,853 | 15,866 | 22,621 | 17,258 | 16,536 | 16,761 | 6,975 | 6,638 | 7,584 | 8,337 | 8,109 | 1,986 | 510,019 | 382,953 | 364,753 | 18,200
Mayenne | 39,198 | 18,020 | 21,860 | 12,792 | 8,344 | 5,965 | 8,676 | 8,047 | 5,758 | 7,377 | 2,368 | 2,427 | 2,804 | 3,364 | 3,939 | 861 | 214,016 | 160,097 | 151,800 | 8,297
Sarthe | 56,362 | 39,762 | 44,115 | 16,546 | 19,496 | 12,428 | 14,120 | 13,626 | 9,688 | 9,605 | 8,730 | 5,463 | 4,643 | 5,367 | 3,362 | 1,633 | 385,397 | 278,476 | 264,946 | 13,530
Vendée | 77,311 | 36,437 | 45,770 | 25,890 | 17,559 | 11,941 | 15,943 | 13,664 | 19,990 | 14,323 | 5,663 | 4,973 | 5,670 | 7,044 | 6,385 | 1,496 | 427,889 | 325,448 | 310,059 | 15,389
Côtes-d'Armor | 64,332 | 37,049 | 61,040 | 20,172 | 21,324 | 13,918 | 19,495 | 18,142 | 12,516 | 12,379 | 15,329 | 3,514 | 6,341 | 6,263 | 3,764 | 1,534 | 428,856 | 327,955 | 317,112 | 10,843
Finistère | 101,792 | 50,028 | 85,911 | 34,930 | 29,702 | 22,132 | 30,395 | 27,352 | 16,411 | 18,988 | 13,479 | 4,427 | 10,579 | 9,399 | 5,467 | 2,108 | 635,751 | 476,554 | 463,100 | 13,454
Ille-et-Vilaine | 94,703 | 46,449 | 79,142 | 34,958 | 29,955 | 20,231 | 31,346 | 23,863 | 15,251 | 22,559 | 9,373 | 5,047 | 11,137 | 10,878 | 7,112 | 2,253 | 618,329 | 460,065 | 444,257 | 15,808
Morbihan | 81,711 | 53,797 | 60,422 | 23,860 | 20,519 | 15,097 | 20,898 | 18,577 | 14,208 | 16,371 | 9,791 | 3,925 | 7,189 | 8,162 | 5,168 | 1,605 | 498,938 | 373,926 | 361,300 | 12,626
Charente | 35,396 | 24,735 | 31,870 | 10,501 | 12,415 | 8,017 | 8,981 | 9,650 | 13,257 | 5,909 | 6,810 | 3,445 | 3,194 | 3,167 | 1,857 | 972 | 255,110 | 187,788 | 180,176 | 7,612
Charente Maritime | 59,749 | 39,427 | 47,399 | 18,238 | 17,534 | 13,372 | 15,162 | 13,453 | 27,130 | 11,697 | 9,266 | 5,531 | 6,404 | 5,411 | 2,679 | 1,550 | 417,856 | 305,202 | 294,002 | 11,200
Deux-Sèvres | 41,890 | 17,367 | 33,998 | 15,008 | 12,960 | 7,639 | 11,134 | 10,108 | 12,516 | 6,758 | 3,819 | 2,416 | 3,900 | 3,587 | 3,135 | 1,094 | 260,937 | 197,203 | 187,329 | 9,874
Vienne | 44,459 | 22,968 | 35,860 | 13,613 | 14,804 | 9,383 | 11,890 | 10,668 | 15,066 | 6,646 | 6,523 | 3,019 | 4,327 | 3,935 | 2,621 | 1,185 | 286,933 | 215,991 | 206,967 | 9,024
Dordogne | 47,864 | 27,014 | 38,526 | 11,412 | 12,494 | 9,862 | 10,228 | 11,407 | 17,245 | 6,233 | 13,750 | 4,573 | 3,851 | 3,649 | 1,895 | 1,060 | 303,991 | 231,846 | 221,063 | 10,783
Gironde | 113,648 | 85,813 | 109,017 | 40,358 | 35,582 | 29,080 | 37,641 | 26,856 | 47,635 | 18,128 | 20,193 | 8,906 | 11,752 | 10,660 | 5,432 | 2,555 | 867,452 | 621,759 | 603,256 | 18,503
Landes | 35,769 | 19,516 | 40,798 | 13,101 | 8,938 | 7,223 | 7,768 | 8,064 | 22,563 | 4,714 | 8,351 | 2,166 | 2,601 | 2,416 | 1,682 | 666 | 258,936 | 193,898 | 186,336 | 7,562
Lot-et-Garonne | 28,802 | 31,184 | 25,955 | 11,065 | 7,993 | 6,708 | 7,482 | 7,043 | 15,281 | 4,972 | 6,704 | 4,347 | 2,766 | 2,396 | 1,646 | 602 | 229,022 | 171,351 | 164,946 | 6,405
Pyrénées-Atlantiques | 58,976 | 32,644 | 55,996 | 41,432 | 16,291 | 12,118 | 18,087 | 15,865 | 29,303 | 7,700 | 9,313 | 3,280 | 5,566 | 4,675 | 2,851 | 1,154 | 450,504 | 327,615 | 315,251 | 12,364
Ariège | 11,394 | 12,027 | 18,890 | 3,236 | 4,388 | 3,703 | 4,207 | 4,442 | 6,684 | 1,629 | 4,162 | 1,256 | 1,476 | 1,076 | 687 | 349 | 109,027 | 82,873 | 79,606 | 3,267
Aveyron | 35,438 | 19,344 | 26,062 | 11,435 | 7,903 | 7,994 | 7,611 | 7,780 | 13,115 | 6,705 | 4,702 | 2,502 | 3,029 | 2,999 | 2,538 | 641 | 214,595 | 167,871 | 159,798 | 8,073
Haute-Garonne | 79,080 | 86,395 | 110,550 | 33,291 | 28,887 | 30,276 | 35,867 | 24,285 | 20,062 | 16,422 | 16,024 | 9,284 | 12,391 | 10,582 | 4,985 | 2,166 | 709,805 | 539,821 | 520,547 | 19,274
Gers | 17,961 | 13,331 | 19,902 | 6,459 | 4,946 | 4,404 | 4,574 | 4,566 | 10,828 | 2,757 | 3,471 | 1,663 | 2,202 | 1,569 | 1,098 | 368 | 135,423 | 104,683 | 100,099 | 4,584
Lot | 18,283 | 10,263 | 16,789 | 4,771 | 5,439 | 5,278 | 5,175 | 5,200 | 9,680 | 2,749 | 4,357 | 1,432 | 2,833 | 1,789 | 981 | 482 | 128,177 | 99,961 | 95,501 | 4,460
Hautes-Pyrénées | 19,852 | 14,965 | 24,355 | 9,385 | 6,799 | 5,365 | 5,712 | 6,553 | 11,012 | 2,752 | 6,643 | 1,680 | 2,774 | 2,035 | 1,227 | 524 | 169,135 | 126,983 | 121,633 | 5,350
Tarn | 35,064 | 32,617 | 36,275 | 11,712 | 11,122 | 9,416 | 9,595 | 8,957 | 12,826 | 5,693 | 6,720 | 4,608 | 3,431 | 3,057 | 2,327 | 772 | 261,605 | 203,705 | 194,192 | 9,513
Tarn-et-Garonne | 20,325 | 23,160 | 18,004 | 6,685 | 5,961 | 5,232 | 5,251 | 4,796 | 9,690 | 3,373 | 3,364 | 3,065 | 2,751 | 1,762 | 1,236 | 452 | 153,826 | 119,619 | 115,107 | 4,512
Corrèze | 48,170 | 12,463 | 23,130 | 4,613 | 7,836 | 5,461 | 4,572 | 6,169 | 8,808 | 2,813 | 9,685 | 1,675 | 1,918 | 1,931 | 936 | 556 | 184,267 | 146,745 | 140,736 | 6,009
Creuse | 18,378 | 7,831 | 12,798 | 3,143 | 4,207 | 3,325 | 2,406 | 3,531 | 4,890 | 1,832 | 3,827 | 1,155 | 1,025 | 909 | 555 | 330 | 101,812 | 73,871 | 70,142 | 3,729
Haute-Vienne | 41,677 | 21,393 | 37,587 | 8,788 | 14,233 | 10,049 | 8,436 | 10,431 | 10,000 | 5,012 | 10,764 | 3,332 | 3,389 | 3,127 | 1,750 | 1,001 | 261,252 | 201,251 | 190,9

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Ain | 41,348 | 52,617 | 30,418 | 18,614 | 11,562 | 14,665 | 12,339 | 9,404 | 9,718 | 12,580 | 5,134 | 8,425 | 4,527 | 5,258 | 2,966 | 1,077 | 338,220 | 249,217 | 240,652 | 8,565
Ardèche | 27,861 | 27,043 | 22,946 | 10,984 | 8,613 | 9,072 | 8,467 | 8,287 | 12,391 | 5,289 | 6,717 | 4,244 | 3,086 | 3,039 | 2,536 | 870 | 219,897 | 167,677 | 161,445 | 6,232
Drôme | 35,553 | 46,484 | 31,172 | 15,518 | 10,947 | 13,353 | 12,859 | 10,005 | 11,289 | 8,399 | 6,963 | 6,577 | 4,787 | 4,499 | 4,149 | 955 | 309,557 | 231,154 | 223,509 | 7,645
Isère | 77,215 | 92,576 | 80,852 | 34,650 | 29,345 | 34,192 | 35,248 | 22,930 | 13,660 | 22,132 | 17,988 | 13,649 | 10,856 | 11,855 | 6,339 | 2,563 | 708,265 | 522,650 | 506,050 | 16,600
Loire | 57,378 | 73,638 | 45,519 | 27,300 | 19,208 | 20,567 | 17,096 | 14,887 | 10,882 | 13,951 | 11,404 | 9,808 | 5,449 | 6,154 | 4,823 | 1,681 | 483,976 | 352,329 | 339,745 | 12,584
Rhône | 121,703 | 130,367 | 94,101 | 59,622 | 30,042 | 44,823 | 40,908 | 24,135 | 11,073 | 38,039 | 17,013 | 17,005 | 15,923 | 16,208 | 10,025 | 2,633 | 932,406 | 691,830 | 673,620 | 18,210
Savoie | 33,958 | 37,312 | 24,688 | 13,352 | 9,213 | 11,936 | 11,923 | 8,326 | 5,604 | 9,186 | 5,886 | 5,197 | 3,831 | 4,738 | 2,339 | 1,090 | 265,061 | 195,013 | 188,579 | 6,434
Haute-Savoie | 55,175 | 61,547 | 33,776 | 24,573 | 13,380 | 16,785 | 21,431 | 11,268 | 6,705 | 18,182 | 5,105 | 6,929 | 6,325 | 9,400 | 4,250 | 1,221 | 421,449 | 306,394 | 296,052 | 10,342
Allier | 37,533 | 25,387 | 28,814 | 11,576 | 11,241 | 9,337 | 6,961 | 8,467 | 7,936 | 6,018 | 14,616 | 3,268 | 2,669 | 2,597 | 2,375 | 973 | 256,113 | 189,047 | 179,768 | 9,279
Cantal | 27,351 | 9,848 | 12,737 | 4,885 | 4,456 | 3,918 | 2,935 | 3,839 | 8,257 | 2,453 | 2,455 | 1,542 | 1,227 | 1,423 | 812 | 457 | 123,827 | 92,562 | 88,595 | 3,967
Haute-Loire | 24,631 | 22,171 | 15,435 | 10,287 | 6,982 | 6,514 | 5,529 | 6,259 | 5,876 | 4,167 | 2,903 | 3,131 | 1,995 | 1,972 | 1,952 | 675 | 166,347 | 126,480 | 120,479 | 6,001
Puy-de-Dôme | 57,551 | 41,307 | 51,571 | 21,691 | 23,363 | 19,203 | 15,345 | 17,695 | 11,490 | 10,482 | 11,123 | 6,027 | 5,991 | 5,576 | 3,326 | 1,742 | 425,502 | 317,550 | 303,483 | 14,067
Aude | 26,021 | 34,357 | 37,021 | 7,521 | 9,344 | 8,707 | 6,999 | 7,700 | 12,050 | 4,151 | 8,365 | 4,316 | 2,619 | 2,113 | 1,405 | 745 | 236,852 | 179,992 | 173,434 | 6,558
Gard | 48,342 | 79,743 | 44,406 | 19,577 | 16,332 | 16,563 | 13,901 | 12,556 | 17,158 | 10,718 | 16,868 | 9,969 | 5,471 | 4,753 | 3,046 | 1,452 | 445,560 | 331,084 | 320,855 | 10,229
Hérault | 68,502 | 104,841 | 73,208 | 25,452 | 22,552 | 24,362 | 25,245 | 18,369 | 26,303 | 15,696 | 18,669 | 11,120 | 9,185 | 6,950 | 3,890 | 1,910 | 632,459 | 470,172 | 456,254 | 13,918
Lozère | 10,838 | 5,958 | 5,637 | 3,277 | 2,035 | 2,091 | 1,944 | 2,040 | 3,644 | 1,875 | 1,464 | 749 | 822 | 690 | 633 | 176 | 58,864 | 45,517 | 43,873 | 1,644
Pyrénées-Orientales | 34,199 | 42,196 | 33,498 | 12,355 | 10,567 | 10,406 | 8,825 | 8,573 | 11,735 | 6,414 | 9,701 | 4,854 | 3,191 | 2,650 | 1,467 | 842 | 285,980 | 208,397 | 201,473 | 6,924
Alpes-de Haute-Provence | 12,998 | 13,184 | 10,845 | 4,651 | 4,366 | 4,654 | 4,468 | 4,056 | 7,123 | 2,943 | 3,465 | 2,252 | 1,700 | 1,459 | 845 | 421 | 108,943 | 82,395 | 79,430 | 2,965
Haute Alpes | 12,036 | 9,965 | 9,152 | 4,816 | 3,437 | 4,068 | 4,677 | 3,797 | 5,063 | 3,579 | 2,376 | 1,933 | 1,664 | 1,593 | 926 | 320 | 95,100 | 72,049 | 69,402 | 2,647
Alpes-Maritimes | 102,588 | 121,362 | 56,868 | 31,729 | 17,544 | 22,634 | 22,388 | 11,992 | 11,430 | 22,671 | 13,984 | 11,825 | 6,939 | 8,283 | 3,466 | 1,337 | 690,348 | 478,074 | 467,040 | 11,034
Bouches-du-Rhône | 138,189 | 182,778 | 114,323 | 47,530 | 40,220 | 44,947 | 41,563 | 26,860 | 32,097 | 31,371 | 39,032 | 40,628 | 14,078 | 12,823 | 6,472 | 2,979 | 1,144,969 | 838,148 | 815,890 | 22,258
Var | 96,365 | 106,710 | 54,781 | 27,628 | 20,363 | 23,995 | 19,748 | 13,621 | 21,948 | 18,901 | 13,844 | 14,330 | 6,858 | 7,807 | 4,624 | 1,651 | 645,315 | 464,740 | 453,174 | 11,566
Vaucluse | 41,935 | 64,831 | 31,611 | 14,270 | 11,274 | 12,190 | 11,891 | 9,313 | 15,129 | 9,025 | 7,729 | 9,924 | 4,481 | 4,350 | 2,319 | 1,061 | 342,881 | 259,077 | 251,333 | 7,744
Corse-du-Sud | 13,899 | 8,749 | 7,539 | 1,831 | 1,666 | 3,400 | 1,630 | 1,408 | 3,885 | 1,198 | 2,360 | 721 | 1,161 | 421 | 225 | 168 | 86,526 | 51,450 | 50,261 | 1,189
Haute-Corse | 16,281 | 8,417 | 9,297 | 1,829 | 1,963 | 4,300 | 1,635 | 1,592 | 5,123 | 1,005 | 3,141 | 958 | 2,801 | 499 | 244 | 116 | 104,774 | 60,687 | 59,201 | 1,486
Guadeloupe | 26,416 | 2,695 | 21,012 | 807 | 813 | 1,289 | 972 | 507 | 342 | 692 | 592 | 300 | 33,794 | 328 | 530 | 78 | 278,104 | 95,333 | 91,167 | 4,166
Martinique | 29,424 | 1,563 | 26,059 | 769 | 1,055 | 2,022 | 882 | 421 | 221 | 484 | 429 | 177 | 24,864 | 232 | 742 | 84 | 266,229 | 94,251 | 89,428 | 4,823
French Guiana | 4,496 | 1,180 | 2,506 | 401 | 310 | 586 | 455 | 290 | 143 | 241 | 88 | 150 | 12,479 | 143 | 159 | 37 | 51,787 | 24,216 | 23,664 | 552
Réunion | 86,830 | 8,915 | 91,176 | 5,838 | 5,966 | 7,305 | 5,001 | 4,512 | 1,149 | 2,460 | 2,755 | 2,027 | 4,914 | 2,232 | 2,129 | 512 | 436,745 | 246,054 | 233,721 | 12,333
Sainte Pierre and Miquelon | 599 | 260 | 265 | 80 | 121 | 82 | 167 | 93 | 31 | 19 | 20 | 27 | 119 | 29 | 28 | 5 | 4,813 | 2,020 | 1,942 | 78
Mayotte | 9,105 | 536 | 3,972 | 2,595 | 249 | 791 | 306 | 490 | 122 | 1,112 | 127 | 277 | 1,120 | 158 | 133 | 96 | 52,218 | 21,525 | 21,189 | 336
Wallis and Futuna | 3,031 | 46 | 2,144 | 47 | 70 | 449 | 35 | 47 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 28 | 16 | 17 | 11 | 9,353 | 6,027 | 5,990 | 37
French Polynesia | 47,133 | 3,179 | 18,670 | 704 | 686 | 786 | 1,118 | 804 | 287 | 378 | 150 | 422 | 389 | 422 | 309 | 122 | 151,505 | 78,890 | 75,559 | 3,331
New Caledonia | 29,490 | 6,610 | 13,667 | 1,414 | 1,184 | 1,116 | 1,847 | 1,352 | 453 | 760 | 210 | 540 | 791 | 923 | 482 | 112 | 126,985 | 62,551 | 60,951 | 1,600
Source: European Election Database Archived 24 June 2021 at the Wayback Machine

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Île-de-France | 838,380 | 583,673 | 680,166 | 299,041 | 183,123 | 265,682 | 246,615 | 139,007 | 47,045 | 200,275 | 142,014 | 79,327 | 144,356 | 90,224 | 50,192 | 16,171 | 6,036,698 | 4,099,792 | 4,005,291 | 94,501
Champagne-Ardenne | 125,325 | 132,539 | 88,993 | 41,469 | 41,407 | 28,708 | 26,572 | 25,676 | 26,155 | 24,240 | 18,302 | 18,737 | 8,826 | 10,922 | 6,492 | 3,127 | 901,835 | 648,216 | 627,490 | 20,726
Picardy | 167,130 | 185,880 | 130,522 | 54,298 | 69,908 | 43,206 | 36,225 | 39,995 | 57,835 | 28,952 | 35,424 | 24,836 | 13,865 | 14,883 | 8,848 | 5,479 | 1,273,790 | 947,426 | 917,286 | 30,140
Upper Normandy | 166,086 | 149,791 | 137,747 | 53,537 | 65,606 | 40,544 | 41,199 | 43,049 | 36,424 | 29,441 | 35,177 | 23,851 | 16,473 | 15,397 | 8,033 | 4,839 | 1,216,069 | 896,932 | 867,194 | 29,738
Centre | 244,240 | 210,385 | 184,174 | 82,415 | 74,434 | 62,483 | 55,098 | 50,595 | 67,135 | 49,237 | 42,797 | 30,124 | 23,542 | 23,355 | 15,201 | 6,512 | 1,706,016 | 1,268,345 | 1,221,727 | 46,618
Lower Normandy | 164,490 | 108,403 | 106,853 | 50,445 | 51,022 | 33,474 | 34,159 | 34,729 | 51,385 | 28,526 | 15,565 | 14,293 | 13,781 | 15,252 | 9,102 | 3,933 | 1,031,251 | 761,268 | 735,412 | 25,856
Burgundy | 153,194 | 147,046 | 130,481 | 52,855 | 47,119 | 46,053 | 35,513 | 36,514 | 32,476 | 33,138 | 27,094 | 22,107 | 13,837 | 14,062 | 9,392 | 4,477 | 1,135,219 | 836,905 | 805,358 | 31,547
Nord-Pas-de-Calais | 331,920 | 365,345 | 327,471 | 114,217 | 147,075 | 93,799 | 84,406 | 84,422 | 88,994 | 61,931 | 97,192 | 46,634 | 22,956 | 24,551 | 18,812 | 9,605 | 2,769,112 | 1,990,740 | 1,919,330 | 71,410
Lorraine | 206,655 | 231,929 | 162,939 | 71,127 | 77,681 | 55,412 | 55,468 | 50,475 | 23,777 | 38,097 | 28,427 | 33,211 | 18,185 | 19,628 | 13,075 | 6,153 | 1,603,908 | 1,133,258 | 1,092,239 | 41,019
Alsace | 150,818 | 192,585 | 90,494 | 88,529 | 40,169 | 43,169 | 49,411 | 28,443 | 8,403 | 36,264 | 8,029 | 35,661 | 14,500 | 17,815 | 13,496 | 3,738 | 1,153,255 | 851,754 | 821,524 | 30,230
Franche-Comté | 101,328 | 114,377 | 77,388 | 34,985 | 31,986 | 55,910 | 27,953 | 26,804 | 19,849 | 20,654 | 12,082 | 18,780 | 9,296 | 10,352 | 7,625 | 2,982 | 780,217 | 595,580 | 572,351 | 23,229
Pays de la Loire | 362,746 | 204,016 | 271,097 | 137,542 | 104,005 | 75,802 | 102,471 | 84,509 | 78,239 | 72,376 | 38,202 | 28,277 | 33,773 | 38,709 | 32,679 | 9,281 | 2,351,906 | 1,749,997 | 1,673,724 | 76,273
Brittany | 342,538 | 187,323 | 286,515 | 113,920 | 101,500 | 71,378 | 102,134 | 87,934 | 58,386 | 70,297 | 47,972 | 16,913 | 35,246 | 34,702 | 21,511 | 7,500 | 2,181,874 | 1,638,500 | 1,585,769 | 52,731
Poitou-Charentes | 181,494 | 104,497 | 149,127 | 57,360 | 57,713 | 38,411 | 47,167 | 43,879 | 67,969 | 31,010 | 26,418 | 14,411 | 17,825 | 16,100 | 10,292 | 4,801 | 1,220,836 | 906,184 | 868,474 | 37,710
Aquitaine | 285,059 | 196,171 | 270,292 | 117,368 | 81,298 | 64,991 | 81,206 | 69,235 | 132,027 | 41,747 | 58,311 | 23,272 | 26,536 | 23,796 | 13,506 | 6,037 | 2,109,905 | 1,546,469 | 1,490,852 | 55,617
Midi-Pyrénées | 237,397 | 212,102 | 270,827 | 86,974 | 75,445 | 71,668 | 77,992 | 66,579 | 93,897 | 42,080 | 49,443 | 25,490 | 30,887 | 24,869 | 15,079 | 5,754 | 1,881,593 | 1,445,516 | 1,386,483 | 59,033
Limousin | 108,225 | 41,687 | 73,515 | 16,544 | 26,276 | 18,835 | 15,414 | 20,131 | 23,698 | 9,657 | 24,276 | 6,162 | 6,332 | 5,967 | 3,241 | 1,887 | 547,331 | 421,867 | 401,847 | 20,020
Rhône-Alpes | 450,191 | 521,584 | 363,472 | 204,613 | 132,310 | 165,393 | 160,271 | 109,242 | 81,322 | 127,758 | 76,210 | 71,834 | 54,784 | 61,151 | 37,427 | 12,090 | 3,678,831 | 2,716,264 | 2,629,652 | 86,612
Auvergne | 147,066 | 98,713 | 108,557 | 48,439 | 46,042 | 38,972 | 30,770 | 36,260 | 33,559 | 23,120 | 31,097 | 13,968 | 11,882 | 11,568 | 8,465 | 3,847 | 971,789 | 725,639 | 692,325 | 33,314
Languedoc-Roussillon | 187,902 | 267,095 | 193,770 | 68,182 | 60,830 | 62,129 | 56,914 | 49,238 | 70,890 | 38,854 | 55,067 | 31,008 | 21,288 | 17,156 | 10,441 | 5,125 | 1,659,715 | 1,235,162 | 1,195,889 | 39,273
Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | 404,111 | 498,830 | 277,580 | 130,624 | 97,204 | 112,488 | 104,735 | 69,639 | 92,790 | 88,490 | 80,430 | 80,892 | 35,720 | 36,315 | 18,652 | 7,769 | 3,027,556 | 2,194,483 | 2,136,269 | 58,214
Corsica | 30,180 | 17,166 | 16,836 | 3,660 | 3,629 | 7,700 | 3,265 | 3,000 | 9,008 | 2,203 | 5,501 | 1,679 | 3,962 | 920 | 469 | 284 | 191,300 | 112,137 | 109,462 | 2,675
Guadeloupe | 26,416 | 2,695 | 21,012 | 807 | 813 | 1,289 | 972 | 507 | 342 | 692 | 592 | 300 | 33,794 | 328 | 530 | 78 | 278,104 | 95,333 | 91,167 | 4,166
Martinique | 29,424 | 1,563 | 26,059 | 769 | 1,055 | 2,022 | 882 | 421 | 221 | 484 | 429 | 177 | 24,864 | 232 | 742 | 84 | 266,229 | 94,251 | 89,428 | 4,823
French Guiana | 4,496 | 1,180 | 2,506 | 401 | 310 | 586 | 455 | 290 | 143 | 241 | 88 | 150 | 12,479 | 143 | 159 | 37 | 51,787 | 24,216 | 23,664 | 552
Réunion | 86,830 | 8,915 | 91,176 | 5,838 | 5,966 | 7,305 | 5,001 | 4,512 | 1,149 | 2,460 | 2,755 | 2,027 | 4,914 | 2,232 | 2,129 | 512 | 436,745 | 246,054 | 233,721 | 12,333
Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 599 | 260 | 265 | 80 | 121 | 82 | 167 | 93 | 31 | 19 | 20 | 27 | 119 | 29 | 28 | 5 | 4,813 | 2,020 | 1,942 | 78
Mayotte | 9,105 | 536 | 3,972 | 2,595 | 249 | 791 | 306 | 490 | 122 | 1,112 | 127 | 277 | 1,120 | 158 | 133 | 96 | 52,218 | 21,525 | 21,189 | 336
Wallis and Futuna | 3,031 | 46 | 2,144 | 47 | 70 | 449 | 35 | 47 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 28 | 16 | 17 | 11 | 9,353 | 6,027 | 5,990 | 37
French Polynesia | 47,133 | 3,179 | 18,670 | 704 | 686 | 786 | 1,118 | 804 | 287 | 378 | 150 | 422 | 389 | 422 | 309 | 122 | 151,505 | 78,890 | 75,559 | 3,331
New Caledonia | 29,490 | 6,610 | 13,667 | 1,414 | 1,184 | 1,116 | 1,847 | 1,352 | 453 | 760 | 210 | 540 | 791 | 923 | 482 | 112 | 126,985 | 62,551 | 60,951 | 1,600
Source: European Election Database Archived 24 June 2021 at the Wayback Machine

### Second round

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#### By department

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Paris | 784,741 | 87,501 | 1,081,313 | 896,811 | 872,242 | 24,569
Seine-et-Marne | 444,755 | 106,789 | 721,846 | 578,840 | 551,544 | 27,296
Yvelines | 556,799 | 93,754 | 825,366 | 676,487 | 650,553 | 25,934
Essonne | 448,940 | 79,451 | 681,806 | 552,297 | 528,391 | 23,906
Hauts-de-Seine | 561,114 | 76,605 | 815,107 | 658,904 | 637,719 | 21,185
Seine-Saint-Denis | 382,424 | 80,765 | 631,147 | 483,067 | 463,189 | 19,878
Val-de Marne | 448,375 | 71,632 | 677,795 | 540,155 | 520,007 | 20,148
Val-de Oise | 382,976 | 79,956 | 604,201 | 483,293 | 462,932 | 20,361
Ardennes | 106,793 | 33,865 | 192,407 | 150,939 | 140,658 | 10,281
Aube | 112,465 | 33,831 | 193,743 | 155,606 | 146,296 | 9,310
Marne | 218,627 | 55,224 | 372,035 | 288,939 | 273,851 | 15,088
Haute-Marne | 80,660 | 25,232 | 143,608 | 113,518 | 105,892 | 7,626
Aisne | 207,908 | 67,727 | 366,995 | 295,064 | 275,635 | 19,429
Oise | 287,003 | 96,100 | 506,772 | 406,658 | 383,103 | 23,555
Somme | 237,353 | 65,949 | 399,858 | 325,298 | 303,302 | 21,996
Eure | 226,076 | 62,939 | 378,241 | 305,393 | 289,015 | 16,378
Seine-Maritime | 526,650 | 111,109 | 837,500 | 673,046 | 637,759 | 35,287
Cher | 142,411 | 29,026 | 228,040 | 182,781 | 171,437 | 11,344
Eure-et-Loir | 168,207 | 44,007 | 277,980 | 224,267 | 212,214 | 12,053
Indre | 113,006 | 22,542 | 176,656 | 145,249 | 135,548 | 9,701
Indre-et-Loire | 249,482 | 44,549 | 381,114 | 309,808 | 294,031 | 15,777
Loir-et-Cher | 144,756 | 34,421 | 232,618 | 190,078 | 179,177 | 10,901
Loiret | 257,597 | 59,448 | 409,234 | 334,192 | 317,045 | 17,147
Calvados | 295,883 | 56,564 | 458,107 | 371,135 | 352,447 | 18,688
Manche | 237,084 | 40,832 | 358,870 | 292,125 | 277,916 | 14,209
Orne | 135,900 | 31,258 | 214,186 | 175,871 | 167,158 | 8,713
Côte-d'Or | 207,875 | 46,619 | 330,297 | 271,035 | 254,494 | 16,541
Nièvre | 102,079 | 22,766 | 170,336 | 134,578 | 124,845 | 9,733
Saône-et-Loire | 241,719 | 53,422 | 398,409 | 316,514 | 295,141 | 21,373
Yonne | 138,765 | 40,713 | 235,620 | 190,306 | 179,478 | 10,828
Nord | 989,046 | 274,390 | 1,721,146 | 1,337,068 | 1,263,436 | 73,632
Pas-de-Calais | 600,597 | 171,231 | 1,048,035 | 827,015 | 771,828 | 55,187
Meurthe-et-Moselle | 287,148 | 64,244 | 469,408 | 371,683 | 351,392 | 20,291
Meuse | 81,888 | 22,802 | 138,855 | 111,720 | 104,690 | 7,030
Moselle | 408,846 | 114,536 | 712,204 | 553,009 | 523,382 | 29,627
Vosges | 168,537 | 45,326 | 283,162 | 228,719 | 213,863 | 14,856
Bas-Rhin | 406,057 | 105,886 | 675,014 | 539,336 | 511,943 | 27,393
Haut-Rhin | 280,694 | 80,774 | 478,476 | 382,671 | 361,468 | 21,203
Doubs | 212,719 | 47,303 | 334,645 | 277,382 | 260,022 | 17,360
Jura | 112,893 | 26,227 | 181,320 | 149,442 | 139,120 | 10,322
Haute-Saône | 99,153 | 31,698 | 174,459 | 142,796 | 130,851 | 11,945
Territoire de Belfort | 52,822 | 14,972 | 89,631 | 73,128 | 67,794 | 5,334
Loire-Atlantique | 561,582 | 70,653 | 814,580 | 663,938 | 632,235 | 31,703
Maine-et-Loire | 353,118 | 48,488 | 509,928 | 421,902 | 401,606 | 20,296
Mayenne | 148,973 | 19,190 | 214,054 | 176,747 | 168,163 | 8,584
Sarthe | 246,356 | 45,429 | 385,345 | 310,468 | 291,785 | 18,683
Vendée | 297,854 | 41,341 | 427,854 | 356,532 | 339,195 | 17,337
Côtes-d'Armor | 300,021 | 39,753 | 428,720 | 360,703 | 339,774 | 20,929
Finistère | 446,636 | 52,745 | 635,432 | 525,180 | 499,381 | 25,799
Ille-et-Vilaine | 439,600 | 49,849 | 618,248 | 512,956 | 489,449 | 23,507
Morbihan | 337,126 | 54,364 | 498,955 | 412,413 | 391,490 | 20,923
Charente | 165,014 | 28,700 | 255,097 | 207,202 | 193,714 | 13,488
Charente Maritime | 268,309 | 52,164 | 417,799 | 339,450 | 320,473 | 18,977
Deux-Sèvres | 186,379 | 21,597 | 260,914 | 218,280 | 207,976 | 10,304
Vienne | 198,063 | 27,920 | 286,962 | 238,101 | 225,983 | 12,118
Dordogne | 204,993 | 34,215 | 303,830 | 257,403 | 239,208 | 18,195
Gironde | 561,009 | 108,670 | 867,695 | 711,267 | 669,679 | 41,588
Landes | 174,987 | 25,920 | 258,814 | 215,575 | 200,907 | 14,668
Lot-et-Garonne | 138,294 | 39,101 | 228,985 | 190,920 | 177,395 | 13,525
Pyrénées-Atlantiques | 304,379 | 43,503 | 450,458 | 371,787 | 347,882 | 23,905
Ariège | 69,400 | 13,343 | 108,986 | 90,159 | 82,743 | 7,416
Aveyron | 150,283 | 20,214 | 214,793 | 182,012 | 170,497 | 11,515
Haute-Garonne | 463,850 | 87,682 | 710,535 | 586,043 | 551,532 | 34,511
Gers | 91,057 | 15,821 | 135,345 | 114,853 | 106,878 | 7,975
Lot | 89,690 | 12,335 | 128,161 | 109,627 | 102,025 | 7,602
Hautes-Pyrénées | 112,494 | 17,486 | 169,127 | 139,934 | 129,980 | 9,954
Tarn | 169,484 | 36,172 | 261,513 | 221,497 | 205,656 | 15,841
Tarn-et-Garonne | 94,589 | 26,046 | 153,674 | 129,608 | 120,635 | 8,973
Corrèze | 134,988 | 13,530 | 184,162 | 158,452 | 148,518 | 9,934
Creuse | 68,313 | 9,014 | 101,802 | 82,452 | 77,327 | 5,125
Haute-Vienne | 182,431 | 22,694 | 260,919 | 218,887 | 205,125 | 13,762
Ain | 204,029 | 54,957 | 338,181 | 273,817 | 258,986 | 14,831
Ardèche | 140,208 | 30,531 | 219,803 | 182,389 | 170,739 | 11,650
Drôme | 190,047 | 49,649 | 309,535 | 254,068 | 239,696 | 14,372
Isère | 449,082 | 100,462 | 708,500 | 577,528 | 549,544 | 27,984
Loire | 289,590 | 75,022 | 484,174 | 385,483 | 364,612 | 20,871
Rhône | 587,749 | 135,496 | 932,615 | 755,174 | 723,245 | 31,929
Savoie | 163,584 | 37,736 | 264,930 | 213,098 | 201,320 | 11,778
Haute-Savoie | 262,567 | 58,417 | 421,165 | 337,399 | 320,984 | 16,415
Allier | 164,603 | 28,569 | 256,086 | 207,091 | 193,172 | 13,919
Cantal | 86,078 | 11,168 | 123,815 | 102,619 | 97,246 | 5,373
Haute-Loire | 105,112 | 23,368 | 166,312 | 137,517 | 128,480 | 9,037
Puy-de-Dôme | 286,928 | 42,700 | 425,361 | 351,015 | 329,628 | 21,387
Aude | 139,875 | 39,606 | 236,812 | 194,714 | 179,481 | 15,233
Gard | 248,906 | 90,488 | 445,500 | 363,760 | 339,394 | 24,366
Hérault | 363,019 | 117,631 | 632,253 | 515,174 | 480,650 | 34,524
Lozère | 39,715 | 6,693 | 58,810 | 49,491 | 46,408 | 3,083
Pyrénées-Orientales | 160,553 | 53,876 | 285,938 | 230,530 | 214,429 | 16,101
Alpes-de Haute-Provence | 66,456 | 17,847 | 108,907 | 90,107 | 84,303 | 5,804
Haute Alpes | 60,756 | 12,952 | 95,075 | 78,543 | 73,708 | 4,835
Alpes-Maritimes | 357,143 | 143,648 | 690,131 | 524,984 | 500,791 | 24,193
Bouches-du-Rhône | 638,688 | 241,814 | 1,145,020 | 926,102 | 880,502 | 45,600
Var | 346,240 | 139,319 | 645,326 | 512,680 | 485,559 | 27,121
Vaucluse | 186,545 | 78,601 | 342,547 | 281,353 | 265,146 | 16,207
Corse-du-Sud | 43,557 | 12,502 | 86,431 | 59,743 | 56,059 | 3,684
Haute-Corse | 53,153 | 12,009 | 104,742 | 69,902 | 65,162 | 4,740
Guadeloupe | 93,038 | 8,889 | 281,514 | 109,435 | 101,927 | 7,508
Martinique | 108,562 | 4,353 | 266,530 | 120,372 | 112,915 | 7,457
French Guiana | 19,726 | 2,416 | 51,782 | 23,339 | 22,142 | 1,197
Réunion | 278,563 | 24,542 | 436,706 | 317,186 | 303,105 | 14,081
Sainte Pierre and Miquelon | 2,880 | 319 | 4,813 | 3,324 | 3,199 | 125
Mayotte | 17,844 | 2,371 | 52,189 | 21,386 | 20,215 | 1,171
Wallis and Futuna | 5,777 | 492 | 9,348 | 6,350 | 6,269 | 81
French Polynesia | 70,386 | 9,824 | 149,782 | 83,095 | 80,210 | 2,885
New Caledonia | 49,816 | 12,125 | 126,969 | 64,204 | 61,941 | 2,263
Source: European Election Database Archived 24 June 2021 at the Wayback Machine

#### By region

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Île de France | 4,010,124 | 676,453 | 6,038,581 | 4,869,854 | 4,686,577 | 183,277
Champagne-Ardenne | 518,545 | 148,152 | 901,793 | 709,002 | 666,697 | 42,305
Picardy | 732,264 | 229,776 | 1,273,625 | 1,027,020 | 962,040 | 64,980
Upper Normandy | 752,726 | 174,048 | 1,215,741 | 978,439 | 926,774 | 51,665
Centre | 1,075,459 | 233,993 | 1,705,642 | 1,386,375 | 1,309,452 | 76,923
Lower Normandy | 668,867 | 128,654 | 1,031,163 | 839,131 | 797,521 | 41,610
Bourgogne | 690,438 | 163,520 | 1,134,662 | 912,433 | 853,958 | 58,475
Nord-Pas-de-Calais | 1,589,643 | 445,621 | 2,769,181 | 2,164,083 | 2,035,264 | 128,819
Lorraine | 946,419 | 246,908 | 1,603,629 | 1,265,131 | 1,193,327 | 71,804
Alsace | 686,751 | 186,660 | 1,153,490 | 922,007 | 873,411 | 48,596
Franche-Comté | 477,587 | 120,200 | 780,055 | 642,748 | 597,787 | 44,961
Pays de la Loire | 1,607,883 | 225,101 | 2,351,761 | 1,929,587 | 1,832,984 | 96,603
Brittany | 1,523,383 | 196,711 | 2,181,355 | 1,811,252 | 1,720,094 | 91,158
Poitou-Charentes | 817,765 | 130,381 | 1,220,772 | 1,003,033 | 948,146 | 54,887
Aquitaine | 1,383,662 | 251,409 | 2,109,782 | 1,746,952 | 1,635,071 | 111,881
Midi-Pyrénées | 1,240,847 | 229,099 | 1,882,134 | 1,573,733 | 1,469,946 | 103,787
Limousin | 385,732 | 45,238 | 546,883 | 459,791 | 430,970 | 28,821
Rhône-Alpes | 2,286,856 | 542,270 | 3,678,903 | 2,978,956 | 2,829,126 | 149,830
Auvergne | 642,721 | 105,805 | 971,574 | 798,242 | 748,526 | 49,716
Languedoc-Roussillon | 952,068 | 308,294 | 1,659,313 | 1,353,669 | 1,260,362 | 93,307
Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | 1,655,828 | 634,181 | 3,027,006 | 2,413,769 | 2,290,009 | 123,760
Corsica | 96,710 | 24,511 | 191,173 | 129,645 | 121,221 | 8,424
Guadeloupe | 93,038 | 8,889 | 281,514 | 109,435 | 101,927 | 7,508
Martinique | 108,562 | 4,353 | 266,530 | 120,372 | 112,915 | 7,457
French Guiana | 19,726 | 2,416 | 51,782 | 23,339 | 22,142 | 1,197
Réunion | 278,563 | 24,542 | 436,706 | 317,186 | 303,105 | 14,081
Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 2,880 | 319 | 4,813 | 3,324 | 3,199 | 125
Mayotte | 17,844 | 2,371 | 52,189 | 21,386 | 20,215 | 1,171
Wallis and Futuna | 5,777 | 492 | 9,348 | 6,350 | 6,269 | 81
French Polynesia | 70,386 | 9,824 | 149,782 | 83,095 | 80,210 | 2,885
New Caledonia | 49,816 | 12,125 | 126,969 | 64,204 | 61,941 | 2,263

## See also

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* Comme un coup de tonnerre
* President of France
* 2017 French presidential election
* 2022 French presidential election
* 1991 Louisiana gubernatorial election, where opponents of former Klansmen and white nationalist David Duke used the slogan "Vote for the Crook: It's Important"

## References

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1. ^ GARRIGOS Raphaël & ROBERTS Isabelle (23 April 2002). "L'insécurité, programme préféré de la télé". Libération (in French). Retrieved 21 February 2012.
2. ^ Vincent Glad (29 September 2010). "Écarts entre les chiffres police/syndicats: record battu". Slate (in French). Retrieved 21 February 2012.
3. ^ "Manifestation à Paris le 1er mai 2002 contre Jean-Marie Le Pen" (in French). Institut national de l'audiovisuel. 1 May 2002. Retrieved 21 February 2012.
4. ^ "Votez escroc, pas facho!". Libération (in French). 23 April 2002. Archived from the original on 14 June 2013. Retrieved 21 February 2012.

## Further reading

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* Bélanger, Éric, et al. "Party, ideology, and vote intentions: Dynamics from the 2002 French Electoral Panel." Political Research Quarterly 59.4 (2006): 503–515.
* Durand, Claire, André Blais, and Mylène Larochelle. "The polls in the 2002 French presidential election: An autopsy." Public Opinion Quarterly 68.4 (2004): 602–622. Online
* Etienne, Anne. "Do Election Results Represent People's Political Ideologies? A Study of the French 2002 Presidential Elections." French Politics 5.1 (2007): 20–32.
* Gaffney, John, ed. The French Presidential and Legislative Elections of 2002 (2004)
* Gschwend, Thomas, and Dirk Leuffen. "Divided we stand–unified we govern? Cohabitation and regime voting in the 2002 French elections." British Journal of Political Science 35.4 (2005): 691–712. Online
* Laver, Michael, Kenneth Benoit, and Nicolas Sauger. "Policy competition in the 2002 French legislative and presidential elections." European Journal of Political Research 45.4 (2006): 667–697.
* Lewis-Beck, M. ed. The French Voter: Before and After the 2002 Elections (2004).
* Miguet, A. (October 2002). "The French Elections of 2002: After the Earthquake, the Deluge". West European Politics. 25 (4): 207–220. doi:10.1080/713601633. S2CID 154297248.

## External links

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### Official results

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* (in French) Official results from the Constitutional Council of France : 1st round, 2nd round

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to French presidential election (2002).

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* (in English and French) French 2002 Presidential Election, Mission of a Delegation from the Canadian Branch of the Canada-France Inter-parliamentary Association
* Analysis of the voting anomaly on FindLaw
* Fascism in France? Commentary on the 2002 French Presidential Elections
* Philosophical considerations of the very singular custom of voting: an analysis based on recent ballots in France

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