# 2008 Souternon municipal election, first round

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

Vincent Degoutte, Jean-Louis Gaillard, Jean-Louis Vernay, Geneviève Yslas, Gerard Pion, Marie-Thérèse Benetiere, Fernand Combrisson, Franck Befort, and Robert Oblette 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

- Vincent Degoutte, 60.5% (Elected)
- Jean-Louis Gaillard, 59.7% (Elected)
- Jean-Louis Vernay, 58.8% (Elected)
- Geneviève Yslas, 57.2% (Elected)
- Gerard Pion, 56.0% (Elected)
- Marie-Thérèse Benetiere, 55.1% (Elected)
- Fernand Combrisson, 55.1% (Elected)
- Franck Befort, 54.3% (Elected)
- Robert Oblette, 52.3% (Elected)

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

- Raphaël Thomas, 56.6% (Elected)
- Cecile Deux, 51.4% (Elected)

| Candidate or party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Vincent Degoutte | 147 | 60.5% | Elected |
| Jean-Louis Gaillard | 145 | 59.7% | Elected |
| Jean-Louis Vernay | 143 | 58.8% | Elected |
| Geneviève Yslas | 139 | 57.2% | Elected |
| Gerard Pion | 136 | 56.0% | Elected |
| Marie-Thérèse Benetiere | 134 | 55.1% | Elected |
| Fernand Combrisson | 134 | 55.1% | Elected |
| Franck Befort | 132 | 54.3% | Elected |
| Robert Oblette | 127 | 52.3% | Elected |

Valid votes: 243

Turnout: 86.6% (258 of 298 registered)

## This race in other years

- [March 15, 2020](https://electionsarchive.com/fr/souternon/2020-03-15-local/conseil-municipal.md): Gersande Gaudard, Yves Gaudard, Paul Petitbout, Pauline Manizan, Cédric Michaud, Michel Badaud, Vincent Degoutte, Laurent Payant, Karen Simon, Dominique Bouiller, Thierry Coudour
- [March 23, 2014](https://electionsarchive.com/fr/souternon/2014-03-23-local/conseil-municipal.md): Franck Befort, Christophe Pion, Cédric Michaud, Vincent Degoutte, Bernard Becot, Jean-Louis Gaillard, Corinne Chaux, Cécile Deux, Benjamin Vernay, Bernadette Badaud
- March 9, 2008: Vincent Degoutte, Jean-Louis Gaillard, Jean-Louis Vernay, Geneviève Yslas, Gerard Pion, Marie-Thérèse Benetiere, Fernand Combrisson, Franck Befort, Robert Oblette

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