# 2008 Saintes municipal election, first round

[France](https://electionsarchive.com/fr.md) / [Saintes](https://electionsarchive.com/fr/saintes.md), March 9, 2008

Jean Rouger led with 28.9% of the vote, 2.4 points ahead of Bernadette Schmitt.

## Rounds

### Round 1, March 9, 2008

- Jean Rouger, 28.9%
- Bernadette Schmitt, 26.5%
- Philippe Callaud, 16.0%

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

- Jean Rouger, 49.2% (Won)
- Bernadette Schmitt, 34.6% (Won)
- Jean-Philippe Ardouin, 16.2% (Won)

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Jean Rouger | LUG | 3,166 | 28.9% |
| Bernadette Schmitt | LMAJ | 2,901 | 26.5% |
| Philippe Callaud | LDVG | 1,758 | 16.0% |
| Jean-Philippe Ardouin | LCMD | 1,517 | 13.8% |
| Daniel Metraud | LEXG | 729 | 6.7% |
| Pierre Maudoux | LDVD | 689 | 6.3% |
| Bernard Chretien | LEXG | 199 | 1.8% |

Valid votes: 10,959

Turnout: 61.0% (11,330 of 18,562 registered)

## This race in other years

- [March 15, 2026](https://electionsarchive.com/fr/saintes/2026-03-15-local/conseil-municipal.md): Bruno Drapron, 55.2%
- [March 15, 2020](https://electionsarchive.com/fr/saintes/2020-03-15-local/conseil-municipal.md): Bruno Drapron, 31.8%
- [March 23, 2014](https://electionsarchive.com/fr/saintes/2014-03-23-local/conseil-municipal.md): Jean-Philippe Machon, 55.7%
- March 9, 2008: Jean Rouger, 49.2%
- [March 11, 2001](https://electionsarchive.com/fr/saintes/2001-03-11-local/conseil-municipal.md): Liste divers droite, 51.1%

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