# 2004 Sao Paulo mayoral election, second round

[Brazil](https://electionsarchive.com/br.md) / [São Paulo](https://electionsarchive.com/br/sp.md) / [São Paulo](https://electionsarchive.com/br/sp/sao-paulo.md), October 31, 2004

José Serra won with 54.9% of the vote, 9.7 points ahead of Marta Teresa Suplicy.

## Rounds

### [Round 1](https://electionsarchive.com/br/sp/sao-paulo/2004-10-03-local/mayor.md), October 3, 2004

- José Serra, 43.6% (Advanced)
- Marta Teresa Suplicy, 35.8% (Advanced)
- Paulo Salim Maluf, 11.9%

### Second round, October 31, 2004

- José Serra, 54.9% (Elected)
- Marta Teresa Suplicy, 45.1%

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| José Serra | PSDB | 3,330,179 | 54.9% | Elected |
| Marta Teresa Suplicy | PT | 2,740,152 | 45.1% |  |

Valid votes: 6,070,331

Turnout: 82.4% (6,407,469 of 7,771,503 registered)

## This race in other years

- [October 27, 2024](https://electionsarchive.com/br/sp/sao-paulo/2024-10-27-runoff/mayor.md): Ricardo Luis Reis Nunes, 59.4%
- [November 29, 2020](https://electionsarchive.com/br/sp/sao-paulo/2020-11-29-runoff/mayor.md): Bruno Covas Lopes, 59.4%
- [October 28, 2012](https://electionsarchive.com/br/sp/sao-paulo/2012-10-28-runoff/mayor.md): Fernando Haddad, 55.6%
- [October 26, 2008](https://electionsarchive.com/br/sp/sao-paulo/2008-10-26-runoff/mayor.md): Gilberto Kassab, 60.7%
- October 31, 2004: José Serra, 54.9%
- [October 29, 2000](https://electionsarchive.com/br/sp/sao-paulo/2000-10-29-runoff/mayor.md): Marta Teresa Suplicy, 58.5%
- [November 15, 1996](https://electionsarchive.com/br/sp/sao-paulo/1996-11-15-runoff/mayor.md): Celso Roberto Pitta do Nascimento, 62.3%

## Also on the ballot in Brazil on October 31, 2004

- [Local races across Brazil](https://electionsarchive.com/br/2004-10-03-local.md) (42)

## Sources

- [Resultados - 2004](https://dadosabertos.tse.jus.br/dataset/resultados-2004), Tribunal Superior Eleitoral. License: Creative Commons Attribution

Also available as HTML at https://electionsarchive.com/br/sp/sao-paulo/2004-10-31-runoff/mayor and JSON at https://electionsarchive.com/br/sp/sao-paulo/2004-10-31-runoff/mayor.json.