# 2008 Varesnes municipal election, first round

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

Stéphane Bulcourt, Sylvain Jourdain, Philippe Basset, François-Xavier Gerard, Jean-Claude Marlard, Arnaud Basset, Edouard Zieba, and Patrick Lemoine won the 8 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

- Stéphane Bulcourt, 62.5% (Elected)
- Sylvain Jourdain, 60.3% (Elected)
- Philippe Basset, 59.1% (Elected)
- François-Xavier Gerard, 56.9% (Elected)
- Jean-Claude Marlard, 55.6% (Elected)
- Arnaud Basset, 54.7% (Elected)
- Edouard Zieba, 52.6% (Elected)
- Patrick Lemoine, 50.9% (Elected)

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

- David Louvet, 51.9% (Elected)
- Céline Bidoux, 50.2% (Elected)
- Jean-Luc Blondel, 49.8% (Elected)

| Candidate or party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Stéphane Bulcourt | 145 | 62.5% | Elected |
| Sylvain Jourdain | 140 | 60.3% | Elected |
| Philippe Basset | 137 | 59.1% | Elected |
| François-Xavier Gerard | 132 | 56.9% | Elected |
| Jean-Claude Marlard | 129 | 55.6% | Elected |
| Arnaud Basset | 127 | 54.7% | Elected |
| Edouard Zieba | 122 | 52.6% | Elected |
| Patrick Lemoine | 118 | 50.9% | Elected |

Valid votes: 232

Turnout: 82.9% (237 of 286 registered)

## This race in other years

- [March 15, 2020](https://electionsarchive.com/fr/varesnes/2020-03-15-local/conseil-municipal.md): Philippe Basset, François-Xavier Gerard, Sébastien Carlier, Nathalie Doye, Carlos Marques, Hélène Roux-Deliencourt, Céline Jedrzejewski, Marie-Françoise Basset, Samuel Deliencourt, Odile Jourdain
- [March 23, 2014](https://electionsarchive.com/fr/varesnes/2014-03-23-local/conseil-municipal.md): Arnaud Basset, Philippe Basset, Alain Fouilleul, Delphine Delormel, Carlos Marques, Claudine Zielinski, Perrine Paterlini, François-Xavier Gerard, Eva Druart, Steve Barbier, Nathalie Namur
- March 9, 2008: Stéphane Bulcourt, Sylvain Jourdain, Philippe Basset, François-Xavier Gerard, Jean-Claude Marlard, Arnaud Basset, Edouard Zieba, Patrick Lemoine

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