# 2008 Saint-Denis municipal election, first round

[France](https://electionsarchive.com/fr.md) / [Saint-Denis](https://electionsarchive.com/fr/saint-denis-93.md), March 9, 2008

Didier Paillard led with 42.0% of the vote, 19.4 points ahead of Georges Sali.

## Rounds

### Round 1, March 9, 2008

- Didier Paillard, 42.0%
- Georges Sali, 22.6%
- Xavier Ducos-Fonfrede, 13.5%

### [Second round](https://electionsarchive.com/fr/saint-denis-93/2008-03-16-runoff/conseil-municipal.md), March 16, 2008

- Didier Paillard, 51.1% (Won)
- Georges Sali, 30.6% (Won)
- Xavier Ducos-Fonfrede, 18.3% (Won)

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Didier Paillard | LCOM | 6,757 | 42.0% |
| Georges Sali | LSOC | 3,630 | 22.6% |
| Xavier Ducos-Fonfrede | LMAJ | 2,163 | 13.5% |
| Sophie Durand | LDVD | 1,284 | 8.0% |
| Claire O'Petit | LCMD | 1,200 | 7.5% |
| Catherine Billard | LEXG | 1,047 | 6.5% |

Valid votes: 16,081

Turnout: 43.8% (16,727 of 38,227 registered)

## This race in other years

- [March 15, 2026](https://electionsarchive.com/fr/saint-denis-93/2026-03-15-local/conseil-municipal.md): Bally Bagayoko, Mathieu Hanotin, Elsa Marcel
- [March 15, 2020](https://electionsarchive.com/fr/saint-denis-93/2020-03-15-local/conseil-municipal.md): Mathieu Hanotin, 59.0%
- [March 23, 2014](https://electionsarchive.com/fr/saint-denis-93/2014-03-23-local/conseil-municipal.md): Didier Paillard, 50.5%
- March 9, 2008: Didier Paillard, 51.1%
- [March 11, 2001](https://electionsarchive.com/fr/saint-denis-93/2001-03-11-local/conseil-municipal.md): Liste de gauche, 53.0%

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

- [Local races across France](https://electionsarchive.com/fr/2008-03-09-local.md) (2,733)

## 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/saint-denis-93/2008-03-09-local/conseil-municipal and JSON at https://electionsarchive.com/fr/saint-denis-93/2008-03-09-local/conseil-municipal.json.