# 2008 Solesmes municipal election, first round

[France](https://electionsarchive.com/fr.md) / [Solesmes](https://electionsarchive.com/fr/solesmes-59.md), March 9, 2008

Serge Machepy led with 44.1% of the vote, 2.5 points ahead of Christian Bataille .

## Rounds

### Round 1, March 9, 2008

- Serge Machepy, 44.1%
- Christian Bataille , 41.6%
- Daniel Marion, 14.3%

### [Second round](https://electionsarchive.com/fr/solesmes-59/2008-03-16-runoff/conseil-municipal.md), March 16, 2008

- Serge Machepy, 51.0% (Won)
- Christian Bataille , 49.0% (Won)

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Serge Machepy | LDVD | 1,091 | 44.1% |
| Christian Bataille  | LUG | 1,029 | 41.6% |
| Daniel Marion | LDVG | 353 | 14.3% |

Valid votes: 2,473

Turnout: 70.6% (2,597 of 3,676 registered)

## This race in other years

- [March 15, 2026](https://electionsarchive.com/fr/solesmes-59/2026-03-15-local/conseil-municipal.md): Paul Sagniez, Jérémie Ruffin, Nicolas Real
- [March 15, 2020](https://electionsarchive.com/fr/solesmes-59/2020-03-15-local/conseil-municipal.md): Paul Sagniez, 100.0%
- [March 23, 2014](https://electionsarchive.com/fr/solesmes-59/2014-03-23-local/conseil-municipal.md): Paul Sagniez, 46.4%
- March 9, 2008: Serge Machepy, 51.0%
- [March 11, 2001](https://electionsarchive.com/fr/solesmes-59/2001-03-11-local/conseil-municipal.md): Liste divers droite, 52.7%

## 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/solesmes-59/2008-03-09-local/conseil-municipal and JSON at https://electionsarchive.com/fr/solesmes-59/2008-03-09-local/conseil-municipal.json.