2004 Philippine presidential election

Presidential and vice presidential elections were held in the Philippines on May 10, 2004. The incumbent president Gloria Macapagal Arroyo and incumbent Senator Noli de Castro defeated the film actor Fernando Poe Jr. and incumbent Senator Loren Legarda, respectively.

Under the Philippine constitution, presidents are restricted to a single six-year term, but can be eligible for re-election if they have served less than four years in office. Arroyo succeeded President Joseph Estrada in 2001 after Estrada was removed from office. At the time of the election, she had served as President three years, therefore making her eligible for re-election.

This election was also held at a period in modern Philippine history marked by serious political polarization, resulting in less candidates for the presidency and vice presidency compared to the preceding two elections. Arroyo served as vice president under her predecessor, Joseph Estrada, and ascended to the presidency after Estrada resigned after being impeached with charges of plunder and corruption in 2000. As Arroyo was not elected to the presidency, she was eligible for election to a full term under the 1987 Constitution. Despite initially declaring that she would not run in 2004, Arroyo later launched a bid for the presidency, becoming the first president since the People Power Revolution in 1986 to run for a second term. Poe Jr. emerged as her leading opponent, owing to his populist platform and popularity with the working class.

Arroyo and de Castro became the first presidential ticket to win together since 1986; this feat would not be repeated until 2022, when Bongbong Marcos and Sara Duterte won together as part of the UniTeam ticket.

This election first saw the implementation of the Overseas Absentee Voting Act of 2003, which enabled Filipinos in over 70 countries to vote.