# 2008 Rantechaux municipal election, first round

[France](https://electionsarchive.com/fr.md) / [Rantechaux](https://electionsarchive.com/fr/rantechaux.md), March 9, 2008

Nicolas Mercier, Jean Paul Moreno, Rachel Soulet, Romain Philippe, Thierry Defontaine, Jean-Pierre Vouillot, Fabienne Faure, Arlette Patton, William Watson, and Alain Baudoin won the 10 seats.

> The seats at stake are counted from the elected candidates: in the first round all councilors elected in either round, and in the second round those elected in it.

> The ministry's file for this round lists only the elected candidates; defeated candidates are not recorded.

## Rounds

### Round 1, March 9, 2008

- Nicolas Mercier, 91.9% (Elected)
- Jean Paul Moreno, 88.7% (Elected)
- Rachel Soulet, 84.7% (Elected)
- Romain Philippe, 83.9% (Elected)
- Thierry Defontaine, 82.3% (Elected)
- Jean-Pierre Vouillot, 77.4% (Elected)
- Fabienne Faure, 72.6% (Elected)
- Arlette Patton, 63.7% (Elected)
- William Watson, 62.9% (Elected)
- Alain Baudoin, 54.0% (Elected)

### [Second round](https://electionsarchive.com/fr/rantechaux/2008-03-16-runoff/conseil-municipal.md), March 16, 2008

- Isabelle Boiteux, 55.5% (Elected)

| Candidate or party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Nicolas Mercier | 114 | 91.9% | Elected |
| Jean Paul Moreno | 110 | 88.7% | Elected |
| Rachel Soulet | 105 | 84.7% | Elected |
| Romain Philippe | 104 | 83.9% | Elected |
| Thierry Defontaine | 102 | 82.3% | Elected |
| Jean-Pierre Vouillot | 96 | 77.4% | Elected |
| Fabienne Faure | 90 | 72.6% | Elected |
| Arlette Patton | 79 | 63.7% | Elected |
| William Watson | 78 | 62.9% | Elected |
| Alain Baudoin | 67 | 54.0% | Elected |

Valid votes: 124

Turnout: 92.1% (129 of 140 registered)

## This race in other years

- [March 23, 2014](https://electionsarchive.com/fr/rantechaux/2014-03-23-local/conseil-municipal.md): Yvonnette Jouille, Tiffany Bey, Monique Hennebelle, Arlette Patton, Jérôme Colisson, Béatrice Collin, Romain Philippe, Jean-Pierre Vouillot
- March 9, 2008: Nicolas Mercier, Jean Paul Moreno, Rachel Soulet, Romain Philippe, Thierry Defontaine, Jean-Pierre Vouillot, Fabienne Faure, Arlette Patton, William Watson, Alain Baudoin

## Also on the ballot in France on March 9, 2008

- [Local races across France](https://electionsarchive.com/fr/2008-03-09-local.md) (35,398)

## Sources

- [Élections municipales 2008, petites communes](https://www.data.gouv.fr/datasets/53699394a3a729239d204227/), Ministère de l'Intérieur. License: Licence Ouverte v2.0

Also available as HTML at https://electionsarchive.com/fr/rantechaux/2008-03-09-local/conseil-municipal and JSON at https://electionsarchive.com/fr/rantechaux/2008-03-09-local/conseil-municipal.json.