Overview

• Official tallies show Carbonnel taking about 52.06% to 47.94% for Socialist Cathie Bourdoncle, keeping the seat previously held by Brigitte Barèges.
• A misentry at a Montauban polling bureau swapped candidates’ totals for 43 ballots, forcing a re-entry and delaying proclamation until the evening.
• UDR and RN leaders celebrated the win, and Carbonnel argued voters endorsed a unified right as he signaled readiness to back a censure vote.
• Les Républicains faced backlash after party chief Bruno Retailleau urged giving no votes to the left, with vote transfers from LR and a dissident RN boosting Carbonnel.
• The department now counts two far-right deputies, turnout remained low with abstention above 62%, and Carbonnel did not finish first in his home village of Saint-Cirq.