# 2008 Valenciennes municipal election, first round

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

Dominique Riquet won with 55.5% of the vote, 37.2 points ahead of Jean-Luc Chagnon.

Seats: LMAJ 35, LSOC 4, and LCOM 4.

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Dominique Riquet | LMAJ | 7,214 | 55.5% | Won |
| Jean-Luc Chagnon | LSOC | 2,376 | 18.3% | Won |
| Jean-Claude Dulieu | LCOM | 2,152 | 16.6% | Won |
| Dominique Slabolepszy | LEXD | 631 | 4.9% |  |
| Anne Wattel | LEXG | 617 | 4.7% |  |

Valid votes: 12,990

Turnout: 54.6% (13,378 of 24,520 registered)

## This race in other years

- [March 15, 2026](https://electionsarchive.com/fr/valenciennes/2026-03-15-local/conseil-municipal.md): Laurent Degallaix, 36.5%
- [March 15, 2020](https://electionsarchive.com/fr/valenciennes/2020-03-15-local/conseil-municipal.md): Laurent Degallaix, Didier Legrand, Quentin Omont, Chantal Plaquet, Nathalie Lorette
- [March 23, 2014](https://electionsarchive.com/fr/valenciennes/2014-03-23-local/conseil-municipal.md): Laurent Degallaix, 50.3%
- March 9, 2008: Dominique Riquet, Jean-Luc Chagnon, Jean-Claude Dulieu
- [March 11, 2001](https://electionsarchive.com/fr/valenciennes/2001-03-11-local/conseil-municipal.md): Liste de droite, 63.4%

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