Senatorial elections were held in France on 27 September 2026 to select 178 members of the French Senate in indirect elections.
Background 2023 Senate elections
The 2023 Senate election saw a weakened majority of the right-wing and centre groups, accompanied by the rise of minor groups, such as the greens and the independents. Prior to the 2026 election, the Senate is composed of three main groups: the Republicans, the Socialists, and the Centrist Union, as well as six minor groups (including unaffiliated senators). The Senate was dominated by the right-wing and centre-right with the Republicans and the Centrist Union holding 189 seats alone between them, with the main opposition coming from the Socialists with their 65 seats.
Electoral system All 348 senators in the Senate are elected by indirect election through an electoral college for six-year terms; however, elections are held every three years to renew the terms of half the senators. The 2026 election renewed the 178 seats previously elected in 2020, also called Series 2 under French electoral law. Senators are elected in constituencies corresponding to the departments of France, and the electoral system depends on the number of seats up for election in the department. If the constituency elects one or two senators, a modified two-round system is used to elect the senators. A second round is held if the winning candidate does not secure a majority of the vote and at least a quarter of all registered eligible voters. A simple plurality is needed to win the 2nd round. Should a tie occur in the second round, the older candidate shall be declared the winner. If the constituency elects three or more senators, party-list proportional representation with the highest averages method is used to elect the senators. The Electoral Code and a Ministry of the Interior circular require mayors to comply with several obligations and mandatory rules that they must fully understand.
Senators by department NumberDepartmentSenators01Ain302Aisne303Allier204Alpes-de-Haute-Provence105Hautes-Alpes106Alpes-Maritimes507Ardèche208Ardennes209Ariège110Aube211Aude212Aveyron213Bouches-du-Rhône814Calvados315Cantal216Charente217Charente-Maritime318Cher219Corrèze22ACorse-du-Sud12BHaute-Corse121Côte-d'Or322Côtes-d'Armor323Creuse224Dordogne225Doubs326Drôme327Eure328Eure-et-Loir329Finistère430Gard331Haute-Garonne532Gers233Gironde634Hérault435Ille-et-Vilaine436Indre237Indre-et-Loire338Isère539Jura240Landes241Loir-et-Cher242Loire443Haute-Loire244Loire-Atlantique545Loiret346Lot247Lot-et-Garonne248Lozère149Maine-et-Loire450Manche351Marne352Haute-Marne253Mayenne254Meurthe-et-Moselle455Meuse256Morbihan357Moselle558Nièvre259Nord1160Oise461Orne262Pas-de-Calais763Puy-de-Dôme364Pyrénées-Atlantiques365Hautes-Pyrénées266Pyrénées-Orientales267Bas-Rhin568Haut-Rhin469Rhône770Haute-Saône271Saône-et-Loire372Sarthe373Savoie274Haute-Savoie375Paris1276Seine-Maritime677Seine-et-Marne678Yvelines679Deux-Sèvres280Somme381Tarn282Tarn-et-Garonne283Var484Vaucluse385Vendée386Vienne287Haute-Vienne288Vosges289Yonne290Territoire de Belfort191Essonne592Hauts-de-Seine793Seine-Saint-Denis694Val-de-Marne695Val-d'Oise5971Guadeloupe3972Martinique2973Guyane2974La Réunion4975Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon1976Mayotte2977Saint-Barthélemy1978Saint-Martin1986Wallis and Futuna1987French Polynesia2988New Caledonia2French Abroad Series 16French citizens abroad series 26Total348
Results Results by political group +Results of the 2026 French Senate electionParliamentary groups Seats Totalbefore Up Elected Totalafter ChangeRepublicans (REP) 131 77 71 124 –7Centrist Union (UC) 59 30 31 63 +4Socialists (SOC) 64 30 29 62 –2European Democratic and Social Rally (RDSE) 17 9 7 18+1Communist, Republican, Citizen and Ecologist (CRCE) 18 4 4 180Rally of Democrats, Progressives and Independents (RDPI) 19 11 9 16–3The Independents – Republic and Territories (LIRT) 20 9 8 15–5 Ecologists (GEST) 16 7 5 15–1 National Union for Territories Group (UNT) Did not exist Did not exist 12 15 +15Non-inscrits (RASNAG) 4 1 2 2 –2Total 348 178 178 348
Results by department Department Outgoing senatorGroup Elected senatorGroup01AinSylvie Goy-ChaventLRSylvie Goy-ChaventUNTPatrick ChaizeLRVéronique BaudeLRFlorence Blatrix-ContatSERFlorence Blatrix-ContatSER02AisneAntoine LefèvreLRAntoine LefèvreLRPascale GrunyLRRASNAGLIRTRDPI03AllierLRLRClaude MalhuretLIRTClaude MalhuretLIRT04Alpes-de-Haute-ProvenceJean-Yves RouxRDSEJean-Yves RouxRDSE05Hautes-AlpesJean-Michel ArnaudUCJean-Michel ArnaudUC06Alpes-MaritimesDominique Estrosi SassoneLRDominique Estrosi SassoneLRAlexandra Borchio-FontimpLRAlexandra Borchio-FontimpLRLRJean-Marc DeliaLRLRLaurent CastilloUNTLRGaëlle FrontoniUNT07ArdècheMathieu DarnaudLRMathieu DarnaudLRAnne VentalonLRAnne VentalonLR08ArdennesLRLRMarc LaménieLIRTMarc LaménieLIRT09AriègeSERJean-Jacques MichauSER10AubeÉvelyne PerrotUCValérie Bazin-MalgrasLRVanina Paoli-GaginLIRTVanina Paoli-GaginLIRT11AudeGisèle JourdaSERSERSébastien PlaSERSébastien PlaSER12AveyronLRLRAlain MarcLIRTAlain MarcLIRT13Bouches-du-RhôneStéphane RavierRASNAGFabien BraviUNTStéphane Le RudulierLRMarie-Pierre CalletUNTValérie BoyerLRValérie BoyerLRUCUCMireille JouveRDSERenaud MuselierUCMarie-Arlette CarlottiSERMarie-Arlette CarlottiSERGESTGESTJérémy BacchiCRCE-KJérémy BacchiCRCE-K14CalvadosPascal AllizardLRRDSESonia de La ProvôtéUCSonia de La ProvôtéUCCorinne FéretSERCorinne FéretSER15CantalLRLRUCUC16CharenteFrançois BonneauUCFrançois BonneauUCNicole BonnefoySERNicole BonnefoySER17Charente-MaritimeLRLRDaniel LaurentLRChristophe PlassardLIRTMickaël ValletSERMickaël ValletSER18CherLRSamir RhiminiLRRémy PointereauLRLoïc KervranLIRT19CorrèzeLRLRLIRTPascal CosteLR2ACorse-du-SudJean-Jacques PanunziLRJean-Jacques PanunziLR2BHaute-CorseUCUC21Côte-d'OrAlain HoupertLRAlain HoupertLRAnne-Catherine LoisierUCAnne-Catherine LoisierUCRDPIFrançois RebsamenSER22Côtes-d'ArmorAlain CadecLRAlain CadecLRSERSERCRCE-KCRCE-K23CreuseÉric JeansannetasSERBertrand LabarLRJean-Jacques LozachSERJean-Jacques LozachSER24DordogneCRCE-KCRCE-KSERSER25DoubsJacques GrosperrinLRJacques GrosperrinLRUCUCUCArnaud MartheySER26DromeLRLRRDPIRDPISERFlorent BrunetLR27EureKristina PluchetLRKristina PluchetLRHervé MaureyUCHervé MaureyUCRDPIFrédéric DuchéLIRT28Eure-et-LoirLRAlexis RobinLRLRVirginie QuentinLRAlbéric de MontgolfierLRAlbéric de MontgolfierLR29FinistèrePhilippe PaulLRLIRTUCUCNadège HavetRDPINadège HavetRDPIJean-Luc FichetSERForough DadkhahSER30GardLRSylvie JosserandUNTLRLRSERSER31Haute-GaronneAlain ChatillonLRGESTLRLRPierre MédevielleLIRTPierre MédevielleLIRTSERMagali Gasto-OustricRDSESERThierry SuaudSER32GersAlain DuffourgUCAlain DuffourgUCSERCarole RolandoSER33GirondeLRGéraldine AmourouxLRUCJacques BreillatLIRTNathalie DelattreRDSENathalie DelattreRDSESERSERSERSERGESTEdwige DiazUNT34HéraultJean-Pierre GrandLIRTManon BouquinUNTRDSEJulie FrêcheSERHenri CabanelRDSEJoseph FrancisLRHussein BourgiSERHussein BourgiSER35Ille-et-VilaineDominique de LeggeLRNicolas BelloirLRUCFrançoise GatelUCSylvie RobertSERSylvie RobertSERGESTGEST36IndreLRLRLRRégis BlanchetUC67Bas-RhinLRLRElsa SchalckLRElsa SchalckLRLRLRUCIsabelle DollingerUCJacques FerniqueGESTPernelle RichardotSER68Haut-RhinLRLRLRLRLudovic HayeUCLudovic HayeUCPatricia SchillingerRDPIBenjamin HuinRDPI69Rhône and Lyon metropolitan areaGESTGabriel AmardRASNAGThomas DossusGESTThomas DossusGESTGilbert-Luc DevinazRDSEChristophe GuilloteauLRRDSERDSELRLRLRSébastien MichelLRÉtienne BlancLRSerge BerardLR70Haute-SaôneAlain JoyandetLRLRLRLR71Saône-et-LoireFabien GenetLRFabien GenetLRLRLRSERSER72SartheLRLRLRDominique Le MènerLRSERSER73SavoieMartine BerthetLRMartine BerthetLRCédric VialLRCédric VialLR74Haute-SavoieSylviane NoëlLRSylviane NoëlLRLoïc HervéUCLoïc HervéUCCyril PellevatLIRTCyril PellevatLIRT76Seine-MaritimeAgnès CanayerLRAgnès CanayerLRCatherine Morin-DesaillyUCCatherine Morin-DesaillyUCUCUCUCLéon LevasseurUNTDidier MarieSERBastien CoritonSERCRCE-KCRCE-K79Deux-SèvresLRMarie-Pierre MissiouxLRPhilippe MouillerLRPhilippe MouillerLR80SommeLRLRStéphane DemillyUCStéphane DemillyUCRémi CardonSERRémi CardonSER81TarnPhilippe FolliotUCPhilippe FolliotUCUCUC82Tarn-et-GaronneFrançois BonhommeLRFrançois BonhommeLRUCUC83VarLRLRFrançoise DumontLRFrançoise DumontLRLRFranck GilettiUNTAndré GuiolRDSECarine LeroyUNT84VaucluseAlain MilonLRDominique SantoniLRJean-Baptiste BlancLRJean-Baptiste BlancLRLucien StanzioneSERThierry d'AigremontUNT85VendéeBruno RetailleauLRBruno RetailleauLRDidier MandelliLRMaxence de RugyLRAnnick BillonUCAnnick BillonUC86VienneLRLRLRLR87Haute-VienneSERSERSERSER88VosgesLRLRJean HingrayUCJean HingrayUC89YonneDominique VérienUCDominique VérienUCJean-Baptiste LemoyneRDPIJean-Baptiste LemoyneRDPI90Territory of BelfortCédric PerrinLRCédric PerrinLR973French GuianaGeorges PatientRDPIRodolphe AlexandreRDPIMarie-Laure Phinéra-HorthRDPIRyan PersaudRDPI977Saint-BarthélemyMicheline JacquesLRMicheline JacquesLR978Saint MartinAnnick PetrusLRDaniel GibbsLR986Wallis and FutunaMikaele KulimoetokeRDPIRDPI987French PolynesiaLana TetuanuiUCLana TetuanuiUCTeva RohfritschRDPIÉdouard FritchLRNCFrench citizens living outside of FranceChristophe-André FrassaLRBertrand DupontLROlivier CadicUCOlivier CadicUCSamantha CazebonneRDPIMarie-Ange RousselotRDPISophie Briante GuillemontRDSESophie Briante GuillemontRDSEYan ChantrelSERYan ChantrelSERMélanie VogelGESTMélanie VogelGEST
Senators who lost reelection SenatorGroup Department SincePatrick ChaizeLRAin2014Pascale GrunyLRAisne2014LRAlpes-Maritimes2020Évelyne PerrotUCAube2017Mireille JouveRDSEBouches-du-Rhône2014Stéphane RavierRASNAGBouches-du-Rhône2014RDPICôte d'Or2026UCDoubs2020LREure-et-Loir2014LREure-et-Loir2020Philippe PaulLRFinistère2008Jean-Pierre GrandLIRTHérault2014UCIlle-et-Vilaine2024LRIndre2026Jacques FerniqueGESTBas-Rhin2020Paul VidalLRRhône2024Lucien StanzioneSERVaucluse2020Annick PetrusLRSaint-Martin2020Teva RohfritschRDPIFrench Polynesia2020Mikaele KulimoetokeRDPIWallis and Futuna2020
See also Elections in France French Senate elections
Notes
References