2008 Marseille municipal election

Municipal and mayoral elections were held in Marseille in March 2008, 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