# 2008 Saint-Maximin-la-Sainte-Baume municipal election, second round

[France](https://electionsarchive.com/fr.md) / [Saint-Maximin-la-Sainte-Baume](https://electionsarchive.com/fr/saint-maximin-la-sainte-baume.md), March 16, 2008

Alain Penal won with 52.6% of the vote, 5.2 points ahead of Alain Decanis.

Seats: LMAJ 25 and LGC 8.

## Rounds

### [Round 1](https://electionsarchive.com/fr/saint-maximin-la-sainte-baume/2008-03-09-local/conseil-municipal.md), March 9, 2008

- Alain Penal, 41.2%
- Alain Decanis, 20.0%
- Jean Ciantar, 15.1%

### Second round, March 16, 2008

- Alain Penal, 52.6% (Won)
- Alain Decanis, 47.4% (Won)

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Alain Penal | LMAJ | 3,523 | 52.6% | Won |
| Alain Decanis | LGC | 3,172 | 47.4% | Won |

Valid votes: 6,695

Turnout: 64.1% (6,965 of 10,861 registered)

## This race in other years

- [March 22, 2026](https://electionsarchive.com/fr/saint-maximin-la-sainte-baume/2026-03-22-runoff/conseil-municipal.md): Vesselina Garello, Thomas Molina
- [June 28, 2020](https://electionsarchive.com/fr/saint-maximin-la-sainte-baume/2020-06-28-runoff/conseil-municipal.md): Alain Decanis, Christine Lanfranchi-Dorgal, Vesselina Garello
- [March 30, 2014](https://electionsarchive.com/fr/saint-maximin-la-sainte-baume/2014-03-30-runoff/conseil-municipal.md): Christine Lanfranchi-Dorgal, Alain Decanis, Gilles Perez
- March 16, 2008: Alain Penal, Alain Decanis

## Also on the ballot in France on March 16, 2008

- [Local races across France](https://electionsarchive.com/fr/2008-03-09-local.md) (914)

## Sources

- [Élections municipales 2008](https://www.data.gouv.fr/datasets/53699393a3a729239d204224/), Ministère de l'Intérieur. License: Licence Ouverte v2.0

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