# 2020 Thouars municipal election, first round

[France](https://electionsarchive.com/fr.md) / [Thouars](https://electionsarchive.com/fr/thouars.md), March 15, 2020

Bernard Paineau led with 38.7% of the vote, 10.0 points ahead of Alain Ligné.

## Rounds

### Round 1, March 15, 2020

- Bernard Paineau, 38.7%
- Alain Ligné, 28.8%
- Patrice Pineau, 25.5%

### [Second round](https://electionsarchive.com/fr/thouars/2020-06-28-runoff/conseil-municipal.md), June 28, 2020

- Bernard Paineau, 42.5% (Won)
- Alain Ligné, 34.4% (Won)
- Patrice Pineau, 23.1% (Won)

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Bernard Paineau | LDVG | 1,593 | 38.7% |
| Alain Ligné | LDVC | 1,182 | 28.8% |
| Patrice Pineau | LDVG | 1,047 | 25.5% |
| Gilles Morin | LDVC | 289 | 7.0% |

Valid votes: 4,111

Turnout: 42.7% (4,316 of 10,104 registered)

## This race in other years

- [March 15, 2026](https://electionsarchive.com/fr/thouars/2026-03-15-local/conseil-municipal.md): Bernard Paineau, Axel Urbain
- March 15, 2020: Bernard Paineau, 42.5%
- [March 23, 2014](https://electionsarchive.com/fr/thouars/2014-03-23-local/conseil-municipal.md): Patrice Pineau, Alain Dumont
- [March 9, 2008](https://electionsarchive.com/fr/thouars/2008-03-09-local/conseil-municipal.md): Patrice Pineau, Alain Ligne
- [March 11, 2001](https://electionsarchive.com/fr/thouars/2001-03-11-local/conseil-municipal.md): Liste de droite, 50.5%

## Also on the ballot in France on March 15, 2020

- [Local races across France](https://electionsarchive.com/fr/2020-03-15-local.md) (9,914)

## Sources

- [Élections municipales 2020](https://www.data.gouv.fr/datasets/5e7102d5ebe5d838b7581662/), Ministère de l'Intérieur. License: Licence Ouverte v2.0

Also available as HTML at https://electionsarchive.com/fr/thouars/2020-03-15-local/conseil-municipal and JSON at https://electionsarchive.com/fr/thouars/2020-03-15-local/conseil-municipal.json.