# 2008 Saint-Paul municipal election, first round

[France](https://electionsarchive.com/fr.md) / [Saint-Paul](https://electionsarchive.com/fr/saint-paul-974.md), March 9, 2008

Alain Robert Daniel Benard  led with 43.2% of the vote, 1.1 points ahead of Marie-Huguette Antoinette Bello.

## Rounds

### Round 1, March 9, 2008

- Alain Robert Daniel Benard , 43.2%
- Marie-Huguette Antoinette Bello, 42.1%
- Thierry Araye, 6.5%

### [Second round](https://electionsarchive.com/fr/saint-paul-974/2008-03-16-runoff/conseil-municipal.md), March 16, 2008

- Marie-Huguette Antoinette Bello, 50.1% (Won)
- Alain Robert Daniel Benard , 49.9% (Won)

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Alain Robert Daniel Benard  | LMAJ | 17,908 | 43.2% |
| Marie-Huguette Antoinette Bello | LCOM | 17,445 | 42.1% |
| Thierry Araye | LDVG | 2,690 | 6.5% |
| Jean-François Bosviel | LDVD | 1,544 | 3.7% |
| José Jean-François Lauret | LDVD | 957 | 2.3% |
| Clovis Pavaye | LDVD | 686 | 1.7% |
| Jean Sylvain Vinguedassamy Virassamy | LDVG | 242 | 0.6% |

Valid votes: 41,472

Turnout: 65.5% (43,333 of 66,169 registered)

## This race in other years

- [March 15, 2026](https://electionsarchive.com/fr/saint-paul-974/2026-03-15-local/conseil-municipal.md): Emmanuel Séraphin, 55.7%
- [March 15, 2020](https://electionsarchive.com/fr/saint-paul-974/2020-03-15-local/conseil-municipal.md): Huguette Bello, 61.8%
- [March 23, 2014](https://electionsarchive.com/fr/saint-paul-974/2014-03-23-local/conseil-municipal.md): Joseph Sinimale, 53.6%
- March 9, 2008: Marie-Huguette Antoinette Bello, 50.1%
- [March 11, 2001](https://electionsarchive.com/fr/saint-paul-974/2001-03-11-local/conseil-municipal.md): Liste de droite, 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) (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-paul-974/2008-03-09-local/conseil-municipal and JSON at https://electionsarchive.com/fr/saint-paul-974/2008-03-09-local/conseil-municipal.json.