# 2008 Sempy municipal election, first round

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

Virginie Decaudin, Philippe Bataille, Isabelle Caron, Michel Merlier, Pascal Widehem, Francis Macrez, David Merlin, Jean-Claude Fauchatre, and Claude Sentune won the 9 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

- Virginie Decaudin, 66.7% (Elected)
- Philippe Bataille, 65.6% (Elected)
- Isabelle Caron, 65.0% (Elected)
- Michel Merlier, 62.8% (Elected)
- Pascal Widehem, 62.8% (Elected)
- Francis Macrez, 61.7% (Elected)
- David Merlin, 60.1% (Elected)
- Jean-Claude Fauchatre, 60.1% (Elected)
- Claude Sentune, 56.8% (Elected)

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

- J Bernard Claris, 57.6% (Elected)
- François Podevin, 54.2% (Elected)

| Candidate or party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Virginie Decaudin | 122 | 66.7% | Elected |
| Philippe Bataille | 120 | 65.6% | Elected |
| Isabelle Caron | 119 | 65.0% | Elected |
| Michel Merlier | 115 | 62.8% | Elected |
| Pascal Widehem | 115 | 62.8% | Elected |
| Francis Macrez | 113 | 61.7% | Elected |
| David Merlin | 110 | 60.1% | Elected |
| Jean-Claude Fauchatre | 110 | 60.1% | Elected |
| Claude Sentune | 104 | 56.8% | Elected |

Valid votes: 183

Turnout: 92.6% (188 of 203 registered)

## This race in other years

- [March 15, 2020](https://electionsarchive.com/fr/sempy/2020-03-15-local/conseil-municipal.md): Pascal Widehem, Ludovic Cuissot, Nicolas Mariette, Michel Merlier, Sébastien Pohier, André Santune, Didier Franckhauser, Martine Babinski, Cédric Martin, Nathalie Philippe
- [March 23, 2014](https://electionsarchive.com/fr/sempy/2014-03-23-local/conseil-municipal.md): Philippe Bataille, David Merlin, Julien Duquesnoy, Guy Merlot, Jérémy Henaut, Martine Babinski, Florence Widehem, Pascal Widehem, Francine Macrez, Françoise Senecat, André Santune
- March 9, 2008: Virginie Decaudin, Philippe Bataille, Isabelle Caron, Michel Merlier, Pascal Widehem, Francis Macrez, David Merlin, Jean-Claude Fauchatre, Claude Sentune

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