# 2008 Saint-Martin-de-Valamas municipal election, first round

[France](https://electionsarchive.com/fr.md) / [Saint-Martin-de-Valamas](https://electionsarchive.com/fr/saint-martin-de-valamas.md), March 9, 2008

Simon Chapus, Roland Veuillens, Philippe Desestres, Eliane Adrien, Solange Roure, Jean-Luc Plantier, Claude Chabal, Roland Argaud, Sophie Coste, and René Allegre 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

- Simon Chapus, 76.4% (Elected)
- Roland Veuillens, 64.2% (Elected)
- Philippe Desestres, 61.8% (Elected)
- Eliane Adrien, 60.0% (Elected)
- Solange Roure, 56.6% (Elected)
- Jean-Luc Plantier, 53.8% (Elected)
- Claude Chabal, 51.4% (Elected)
- Roland Argaud, 51.1% (Elected)
- Sophie Coste, 51.1% (Elected)
- René Allegre, 50.2% (Elected)

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

- Bénédicte Rey, 60.0% (Elected)
- Yves Le Bon, 57.7% (Elected)
- Didier Charre, 52.3% (Elected)
- Arnaud Bernard, 49.6% (Elected)
- Marie-Pierre Alexis, 48.7% (Elected)

| Candidate or party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Simon Chapus | 633 | 76.4% | Elected |
| Roland Veuillens | 532 | 64.2% | Elected |
| Philippe Desestres | 512 | 61.8% | Elected |
| Eliane Adrien | 497 | 60.0% | Elected |
| Solange Roure | 469 | 56.6% | Elected |
| Jean-Luc Plantier | 446 | 53.8% | Elected |
| Claude Chabal | 426 | 51.4% | Elected |
| Roland Argaud | 424 | 51.1% | Elected |
| Sophie Coste | 424 | 51.1% | Elected |
| René Allegre | 416 | 50.2% | Elected |

Valid votes: 829

Turnout: 83.6% (852 of 1,019 registered)

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