2008 Marseille municipal election

Municipal and mayoral elections were held in Marseille in March 2008,[1] at the same time as other French municipal elections. The incumbent Mayor of the city, Jean-Claude Gaudin (UMP) faced Socialist candidate and Senator Jean-Noël Guérini. While polls in January and February indicated that Gaudin was safe, later polls showed the race tied and the 3rd sector of the city, a marginal UMP area, was likely to decide the election. Elections in Marseille depend not on the number of votes polled but the number of sectors won (there are 8 sectors). The same system applies in Lyon and Paris.

Gaudin was re-elected and served as mayor till 2020.

Results

1st Sector

Municipal Election 2008: 1st Sector

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	UMP	Jean Roatta	10,069	39.94%
	PS	Patrick Mennucci	9,886	39.21%
	LCR	Armelle Chevassu	1,909	7.57%
	FN	Jackie Blanc	1,671	6.63%
	MoDem	Childeric Muller	1,533	6.08%
	DVD	Stéphanie Brun Pothin	145	0.58%
Turnout			25,801
	PS	Patrick Mennucci	13,949	50.74%
	UMP	Jean Roatta	13,544	49.26%
Turnout			28,300
	PS gain from UMP		Swing

2nd Sector

Municipal Election 2008: 2nd Sector

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	PS	Lisette Narducci	8,892	54.90%
	UMP	Jacques Rocca-Serra	4,262	26.32%
	FN	Roland Lombardi	1,439	8.88%
	LCR	Emmanuel Arvois	987	6.09%
	MoDem	Florence Bistagne	616	3.80%
Turnout			16,664
	PS hold		Swing

3rd Sector

Municipal Election 2008: 3rd Sector

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	UMP	Renaud Muselier	13,630	42.16%
	PS	Jean-Noël Guérini	12,127	37.51%
	MoDem	Christophe Madrolle	2,038	6.30%
	FN	Gilda Mih	2,030	6.28%
	LCR	Camille Roux-Moumane	1,867	5.77%
	MNR	Hubert Savon	316	0.98%
	MPF	Nicole Cantrel	197	0.61%
	Workers' Party	Corinne Raynaud	131	0.41%
Turnout			33,022
	UMP	Renaud Muselier	17,761	51.43%
	PS	Jean-Noël Guérini	16,776	48.57%
Turnout			35,590
	UMP hold		Swing

4th Sector

Municipal Election 2008: 4th Sector

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	UMP	Jean-Claude Gaudin	23,600	52.09%
	PS	François Franceschi	12,895	28.46%
	MoDem	Jean-Luc Bennahmias	3,511	7.75%
	FN	Mireille Barde	2,927	6.46%
	LCR	Louis-Michel Pirrottina	2,376	5.24%
Turnout			46,290
	UMP hold		Swing

5th Sector

Municipal Election 2008: 5th Sector

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	UMP	Guy Teissier	21,493	48.81%
	PS	René Olmeta	14,097	32.01%
	FN	Laurent Comas	4,116	9.35%
	MoDem	Patrick Zaoui	2,546	5.78%
	LCR	Nicole Colomb	1,784	4.05%
Turnout			44,841
	UMP	Guy Teissier	27,343	58.68%
	PS	René Olmeta	19,257	41.32%
Turnout			47,905
	UMP hold		Swing

6th Sector

Municipal Election 2008: 6th Sector

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	UMP	Roland Blum	18,014	43.38%
	PS	Christophe Masse	15,874	38.22%
	FN	Stéphane Durbec	3,627	8.73%
	MoDem	Jeanne Nobile	2,064	4.97%
	LCR	Bruno Malvezin	1,514	3.65%
	MNR	Francis Belotti	292	0.70%
	Workers' Party	Jacky Rouviere	144	0.35%
Turnout			42,391
	UMP	Roland Blum	24,661	54.39%
	PS	Christophe Masse	20,676	45.61%
Turnout			46,673
	UMP hold		Swing

7th Sector

Municipal Election 2008: 7th Sector

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	PS	Sylvie Andrieux	19,462	47.38%
	UMP	Valérie Boyer	13,250	32.26%
	FN	Stéphane Ravier	4,847	11.80%
	MoDem	Mohamed Laqhila	1,579	3.84%
	LCR	Babette Joshua	1,459	3.55%
	MPF	Jean-Claude Le Page	477	1.16%
Turnout			42,135
	PS	Sylvie Andrieux	24,525	54.06%
	UMP	Valérie Boyer	17,200	37.91%
	FN	Stéphane Ravier	3,642	8.03%
Turnout			46,357
	PS hold		Swing

8th Sector

Municipal Election 2008: 8th Sector

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	PS	Samia Ghali	11,643	52.30%
	UMP	Bernard Susini	5,612	25.21%
	FN	Bernard Marandat	2,818	12.66%
	LCR	Henri Saint-Jean	1,021	4.59%
	MoDem	Saïd Ahamada	957	4.30%
	Workers' Party	Daniel Rogier	209	0.94%
Turnout			23,007
	PS gain from PCF		Swing

See also

• 2008 French municipal elections
• 2008 Paris municipal election
• 2008 Lyon municipal election

References

1. "Marseille - Élections municipales 2008". DataSud: Data Sud-Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur. 2008.