# Sarthe's 2nd constituency

The 2nd constituency of the Sarthe is a French legislative constituency in the Sarthe département.

## Geography

The constituency is based in the centre of the department, containing most of the city of Le Mans.

## Deputies

| Election | Election | Member | Party |
| | 1958 | Fernand Poignant | Ind. Soc. |
| | 1962 | Robert Manceau | PCF |
| | 1967 | Robert Manceau | PCF |
| | 1968 | Jacques Chaumont | UDR |
| | 1973 | Jacques Chaumont | UDR |
| | 1978 | Daniel Boulay | PCF |
| | 1981 | Raymond Douyère | PS |
| 1986 | 1986 | Proportional representation – no election by constituency | Proportional representation – no election by constituency |
| | 1988 | Raymond Douyère | PS |
| | 1993 | Jean-Marie Geveaux | RPR |
| | 1997 | Raymond Douyère | PS |
| | 2000 (By-election) | Jean-Marie Geveaux | RPR |
| | 2002 | Jean-Marie Geveaux | UMP |
| | 2007 | Marietta Karamanli | PS |
| | 2012 | Marietta Karamanli | PS |
| | 2017 | Marietta Karamanli | PS |
| | 2022 | Marietta Karamanli | PS |

## Election results
### 2024

| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Alliance | First round | First round | Second round | Second round |
| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Alliance | Votes | % | Votes | % |
| | Marietta Karamanli | PS | NFP | 20,700 | 39.95 | 28,660 | 57.31 |
| | François Fèvre | LR | UXD | 18,282 | 35.29 | 21,349 | 42.69 |
| | Samuel Chevallier | UDI | Ensemble | 11,962 | 23.09 | | |
| | Clément Cheuret | Ind | | 91 | 0.18 | | |
| | Thomas Hubert | LO | | 776 | 1.50 | | |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 51,811 | 96.58 | 50,009 | 92.97 |
| Blank votes | Blank votes | Blank votes | Blank votes | 1,510 | 2.81 | 3,221 | 5.99 |
| Null votes | Null votes | Null votes | Null votes | 322 | 0.60 | 563 | 1.05 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 53,643 | 64.04 | 53,793 | 64.21 |
| Abstentions | Abstentions | Abstentions | Abstentions | 30,121 | 35.96 | 29 86 | 5.79 |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | Registered voters | Registered voters | 83,764 | | 83,779 | |
| Source: ||||||||
| Result | Result | Result | Result | PS HOLD | PS HOLD | PS HOLD | PS HOLD |

### 2022

Legislative Election 2022: Sarthe's 2nd constituency :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | PS (NUPÉS) | Marietta Karamanli | 12,668 | 36.53 | -2.77 |
| | RN | Angéline Furet | 7,261 | 20.94 | +7.84 |
| | HOR (Ensemble) | Alexandra Monet | 6,517 | 18.79 | −7.02 |
| | LR (UDC) | François Le Forestier | 2,985 | 8.61 | −7.34 |
| | PS | Muriel Cabaret* | 2,323 | 6.70 | N/A |
| | REC | Olivier Beslier | 987 | 2.85 | N/A |
| | DVE | Marylin Zbirou | 874 | 2.52 | N/A |
| | Others | N/A | 1,061 | 6.70 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 34,676 | 42.85 | −4.49 |
| 2nd round result ||||||
| | PS (NUPÉS) | Marietta Karamanli | 20,399 | 63.06 | +1.18 |
| | RN | Angéline Furet | 11,952 | 36.94 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 32,351 | 43.18 | +7.32 |
| | PS hold | PS hold | PS hold | PS hold | PS hold |
* PS dissident without the support of the NUPES alliance

### 2017

Legislative Election 2017: Sarthe's 2nd constituency :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | LREM | Aurélie Perot | 10,021 | 25.81 | |
| | PS | Marietta Karamanli | 9,355 | 24.10 | |
| | UDI | Samuel Chevallier | 6,191 | 15.95 | |
| | FN | Pascal Nicot | 5,086 | 13.10 | |
| | LFI | Matthias Tavel | 4,735 | 12.20 | |
| | EELV | Elisabeth Sesma | 1,164 | 3.00 | |
| | Others | N/A | 2,270 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 38,822 | 47.34 | |
| 2nd round result ||||||
| | PS | Marietta Karamanli | 18,192 | 61.88 | |
| | LREM | Aurélie Perot | 11,208 | 38.12 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 29,400 | 35.86 | |
| | PS hold | PS hold | PS hold | PS hold | PS hold |

### 2012

Legislative Election 2012: Sarthe's 2nd constituency :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | PS | Marietta Karamanli | 22,024 | 48.15 | |
| | UMP | Philippe Metivier | 10,966 | 23.97 | |
| | FN | Marie D'Herbais | 6,182 | 13.52 | |
| | FG | Pascale Soulard | 2,538 | 5.55 | |
| | EELV | Rémy Batiot | 1,277 | 2.79 | |
| | Others | N/A | 2,753 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 45,740 | 54.88 | |
| 2nd round result ||||||
| | PS | Marietta Karamanli | 27,506 | 64.53 | |
| | UMP | Philippe Metivier | 15,121 | 35.47 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 42,627 | 51.15 | |
| | PS hold | PS hold | PS hold | PS hold | PS hold |

### 2007

Legislative Election 2007: Sarthe's 2nd constituency :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | UMP | Jean-Marie Geveaux | 19,986 | 42.93 | +0.43 |
| | PS | Marietta Karamanli | 15,965 | 34.29 | +3.84 |
| | MoDem | Pascaline Treton | 2,526 | 5.43 | +5.43 |
| | PCF | Pascale Soulard | 1,661 | 3.57 | +1.08 |
| | FN | Joël Métivier | 1,596 | 3.43 | −3.22 |
| | Others | N/A | 4,826 | 10.37 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 82,212 | 41.73 | |
| 2nd round result ||||||
| | PS | Marietta Karamanli | 23,476 | 52.48 | +4.63 |
| | UMP | Jean-Marie Geveaux | 21,261 | 47.52 | −4.63 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 82,209 | 55.91 | |
| | PS gain from UMP | PS gain from UMP | PS gain from UMP | PS gain from UMP | PS gain from UMP |

### 2002

Legislative Election 2002: Sarthe's 2nd constituency :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | UMP | Jean-Marie Geveaux | 20,163 | 42.50 | +5.19 |
| | PS | Géraud Guibert | 14,445 | 30.45 | +4.41 |
| | FN | Pierre-Jean Bodiger | 3,631 | 7.65 | +2.20 |
| | PCF | Jean-Claude Laude | 2,206 | 4.65 | −3.98 |
| | Others | N/A | 7,001 | 14.75 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 48, 758 | 61.34 | |
| 2nd round result ||||||
| | UMP | Jean-Marie Geveaux | 22,389 | 52.15 | +0.68 |
| | PS | Géraud Guibert | 20,546 | 47.85 | −0.68 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 44,340 | 55.78 | |
| | UMP hold | UMP hold | UMP hold | UMP hold | UMP hold |

### 2000 by-election

The Deputy for this seat, Raymond Douyère resigned on 31 December 1999, after being appointed to the Monetary Policy Council of the Bank of France. A by-election was subsequently called for the following March to fill the vacancy.
2000 by-election: Sarthe's 2nd constituency :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | RPR | Jean-Marie Geveaux | 11,223 | 37.31 | +9.08 |
| | PS | Géraud Guibert | 7,834 | 26.04 | −3.04 |
| | PCF | Jean-Claude Laude | 2,597 | 8.63 | −1.27 |
| | LV | Sylvie Granger | 2,269 | 7.54 | +4.46 |
| | DVG | Claude Picault | 1,812 | 6.02 | N/A |
| | FN | Pierre-Jean Bodiger | 3,631 | 5.45 | −6.17 |
| | Others | N/A | 2,679 | 9.01 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 31,924 | 40.16 | |
| 2nd round result ||||||
| | RPR | Jean-Marie Geveaux | 16,881 | 51.47 | +9.94 |
| | PS | Géraud Guibert | 15,914 | 48.53 | −9.94 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 34,743 | 43.71 | |
| | RPR gain from PS | RPR gain from PS | RPR gain from PS | RPR gain from PS | RPR gain from PS |

### 1997

Legislative Election 1997: Sarthe's 2nd constituency :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | PS | Raymond Douyère | 14,873 | 29.80 | +13.29 |
| | RPR | Jean-Marie Geveaux | 14,090 | 28.23 | +2.21 |
| | FN | Charles Met | 5,779 | 11.62 | +2.50 |
| | PCF | Christian Martin | 4,994 | 10.00 | −1.53 |
| | DVG | Phillipe Goude | 3,167 | 6.34 | −4.13 |
| | Others | N/A | 6,993 | 14.01 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 52,842 | 66.77 | |
| 2nd round result ||||||
| | PS | Raymond Douyère | 30,638 | 58.47 | +10.60 |
| | RPR | Jean-Marie Geveaux | 21,761 | 41.53 | −10.60 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 55,578 | 70.24 | |
| | PS gain from RPR | PS gain from RPR | PS gain from RPR | PS gain from RPR | PS gain from RPR |

### 1993

Legislative Election 1993: Sarthe's 2nd constituency :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | RPR | Jean-Marie Geveaux | 12,694 | 26.02 | N/A |
| | PS | Raymond Douyère | 8,056 | 16.51 | −26.98 |
| | UDF | Patric Piard | 5,762 | 11.81 | −13.66 |
| | PCF | Daniel Boulay | 5,626 | 11.53 | −12.63 |
| | DVG | Phillipe Goude | 5,131 | 10.52 | N/A |
| | FN | Charles Met | 4,451 | 9.12 | +3.28 |
| | Others | N/A | 7,065 | 14.48 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 52,623 | 66.33 | |
| 2nd round result ||||||
| | RPR | Jean-Marie Geveaux | 24,994 | 52.23 | N/A |
| | PS | Raymond Douyère | 22,863 | 47.77 | −17.68 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 52,068 | 65.64 | |
| | RPR gain from PS | RPR gain from PS | RPR gain from PS | RPR gain from PS | RPR gain from PS |

### 1988

Legislative Election 1988: Sarthe's 2nd constituency :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | PS | Raymond Douyère | 20,441 | 43.49 | N/A |
| | UDF | Jean Daunay | 11,970 | 25.47 | N/A |
| | PCF | Daniel Boulay | 11,357 | 24.16 | N/A |
| | FN | Josette Vigoureux-Marchand | 2,747 | 5.84 | N/A |
| | Others | N/A | 490 | 1.04 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 48,245 | 62.95 | |
| 2nd round result ||||||
| | PS | Raymond Douyère | 30,753 | 65.45 | N/A |
| | UDF | Jean Daunay | 16,234 | 34.55 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 48,932 | 63.86 | |
| | PS win (new seat) | PS win (new seat) | PS win (new seat) | PS win (new seat) | PS win (new seat) |

## Sources

* "Résultats électoraux officiels en France" (in French). 2017.
* French Interior Ministry results website: "Résultats électoraux officiels en France" (in French).