Ilie Nastase ran on behalf of the PSD-PC-UNPR Alliance for a senator seat in college 8 of the Capital District 4, seat left vacant after the resignation of senator Dan Voiculescu.
In the race for the senator seat in College 8, Bucharest he ran against six other opponents: Petru Constantin Luhan (PDL), Cristina Pastrami (PNL), Ruxandra Maria Dragomir (PMP), Julian Christmas (Christian Democrats), Aurel Cristian Radan (FC) and George Chiran (PPDD).