# 2008 Sempy municipal election, second round

[France](https://electionsarchive.com/fr.md) / [Sempy](https://electionsarchive.com/fr/sempy.md), March 16, 2008

J Bernard Claris and François Podevin won the 2 seats. Virginie Decaudin led the first round with 66.7%.

> 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](https://electionsarchive.com/fr/sempy/2008-03-09-local/conseil-municipal.md), 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, March 16, 2008

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

| Candidate or party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| J Bernard Claris | 102 | 57.6% | Elected |
| François Podevin | 96 | 54.2% | Elected |

Valid votes: 177

Turnout: 89.6% (181 of 202 registered)

## This race in other years

- [June 28, 2020](https://electionsarchive.com/fr/sempy/2020-06-28-runoff/conseil-municipal.md): Guillaume Merlot, 66.3%
- March 16, 2008: J Bernard Claris, François Podevin

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

- [Local races across France](https://electionsarchive.com/fr/2008-03-09-local.md) (10,793)

## 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/2008-03-16-runoff/conseil-municipal and JSON at https://electionsarchive.com/fr/sempy/2008-03-16-runoff/conseil-municipal.json.