# 2008 Rochefort municipal election, first round

[France](https://electionsarchive.com/fr.md) / [Rochefort](https://electionsarchive.com/fr/rochefort-17.md), March 9, 2008

Bernard Grasset led with 38.6% of the vote, 10.1 points ahead of Gérard Pons.

## Rounds

### Round 1, March 9, 2008

- Bernard Grasset, 38.6%
- Gérard Pons, 28.5%
- Dominique Rabelle, 28.4%

### [Second round](https://electionsarchive.com/fr/rochefort-17/2008-03-16-runoff/conseil-municipal.md), March 16, 2008

- Bernard Grasset, 52.2% (Won)
- Gérard Pons, 47.8% (Won)

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Bernard Grasset | LUG | 3,832 | 38.6% |
| Gérard Pons | LDVD | 2,828 | 28.5% |
| Dominique Rabelle | LMAJ | 2,813 | 28.4% |
| Magali Drogue | LEXG | 448 | 4.5% |

Valid votes: 9,921

Turnout: 58.4% (10,231 of 17,520 registered)

## This race in other years

- [March 15, 2026](https://electionsarchive.com/fr/rochefort-17/2026-03-15-local/conseil-municipal.md): Hervé Blanché, Fabrice Vergnier, Romain Monroux
- [March 15, 2020](https://electionsarchive.com/fr/rochefort-17/2020-03-15-local/conseil-municipal.md): Hervé Blanché, 58.9%
- [March 23, 2014](https://electionsarchive.com/fr/rochefort-17/2014-03-23-local/conseil-municipal.md): Hervé Blanché, 43.1%
- March 9, 2008: Bernard Grasset, 52.2%
- [March 11, 2001](https://electionsarchive.com/fr/rochefort-17/2001-03-11-local/conseil-municipal.md): Liste de gauche, 50.2%

## 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](https://www.data.gouv.fr/datasets/53699393a3a729239d204224/), Ministère de l'Intérieur. License: Licence Ouverte v2.0

Also available as HTML at https://electionsarchive.com/fr/rochefort-17/2008-03-09-local/conseil-municipal and JSON at https://electionsarchive.com/fr/rochefort-17/2008-03-09-local/conseil-municipal.json.