Senatorial elections took place on 24 September 2023 to renew 170 of the 348 seats in the Senate of the French Fifth Republic. The Republicans, led by Bruno Retailleau, emerged as the largest group for the fourth consecutive cycle, but lost 12 seats.
Context 2020 senatorial elections
The 2020 senatorial elections led to a reinforcement of the right-wing and centre majority. The parties making up the majority of the National Assembly failed to gain ascendancy, while the Ecologist group reappeared.
Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the renewal of six senators representing French citizens living abroad was pushed back a year, while the French consular elections were themselves postponed till May 2021. As a result, their renewal took place in September 2021.
In its previous configuration from the elections of 2022, the Senate was composed of three major groups (LR, UC and SER) and six minor groups. It was thus predominantly right- and centre-leaning. The Republicans and Centrist Union group had 202 out of 348 seats, forming a majority. The main force of opposition came from the Socialists with 64 senators.
2022 presidential and legislative elections These elections took place 16 months after the 2022 presidential election, which saw the reelection of the outgoing President Emmanuel Macron, as well as 14 months after the 2022 legislative election, which marked the end of the 15th legislature of the Fifth Republic. The latter led to a recomposition of the National Assembly, the lower house of the French Parliament.
Partisan objectives The senatorial majority of the right and centre was the favourite to retain their majority. According to senator Roger Karoutchi of Hauts-de-Seine, the prospects ranged from a loss of 5 seats to a gain of 2 seats within the Senate Republicans, the most important group in terms of the numerical strength in the Senate.
With regard to the centrists, their objective was the surpassing the Socialist group and becoming the Senate's secondary political group. Numerically, the group's prospects ranged from a loss of 4 seats to a gain of 3 seats.
Results
Department Outgoing senatorGroup Elected senatorGroupIndre-et-LoireSerge BabaryLRJean-Gérard PaumierLRIsabelle Raimond-PaveroLRVincent LouaultLIRTPierre LouaultUCPierre-Alain RoironSERIsèreMichel SavinLRMichel SavinLRFrédérique PuissatLRFrédérique PuissatLRAndré ValliniSERDamien MichalletLRDidier RambaudRDPIDidier RambaudRDPIGuillaume GontardGESTGuillaume GontardGESTJuraMarie-Christine ChauvinLRClément PernotLRSylvie VermeilletUCSylvie VermeilletUCLandesMonique LubinSERMonique LubinSERÉric KerroucheSERÉric KerroucheSERLoir-et-CherJean-Marie JanssensUCBernard PilleferUCJean-Paul PrinceUCJean-Luc BraultLIRTLoireBernard BonneLRHervé ReynaudLRBernard FournierLRPierre-Jean RochetteLIRTJean-Claude TissotSERJean-Claude TissotSERCécile CukiermanCRCECécile CukiermanCRCE-KHaute-LoireLaurent DuplombLRLaurent DuplombLROlivier CigolottiUCOlivier CigolottiUCLoire-AtlantiqueLaurence GarnierLRLaurence GarnierLRJoël GuerriauLIRTJoël GuerriauLIRTYannick VaugrenardSERPhilippe GrosvaletRDSEMichelle MeunierSERKarine DanielSERRonan DantecGESTRonan DantecGESTLoiretHugues SauryLRHugues SauryLRJean-Noël CardouxLRPauline MartinLRJean-Pierre SueurSERChristophe ChaillouSERLotJean-Claude RequierRDSERaphaël DaubetRDSEAngèle PrévilleSERJean-Marc Vayssouze-FaureSERLot-et-GaronneChristine Bonfanti-DossatLRChristine Bonfanti-DossatLRJean-Pierre MogaUCMichel MassetRDSELozèreGuylène PantelRDSEGuylène PantelRDSEMaine-et-LoireStéphane PiednoirLRStéphane PiednoirLRCatherine DerocheLRCorinne BourcierLIRTEmmanuel CapusLIRTEmmanuel CapusLIRTJoël BigotSERGrégory BlancGESTManchePhilippe BasLRPhilippe BasLRBéatrice GosselinLRBéatrice GosselinLRJean-Michel HoullegatteSERSébastien FagnenSERMarneRené-Paul SavaryLRChristian BruyenLRFrançoise FératUCAnne-Sophie RomagnyUCYves DétraigneUCCédric ChevalierLIRTHaute-MarneBruno SidoLRBruno SidoLRCharles GuenéLRAnne-Marie NédélecLRMayenneGuillaume ChevrollierLRGuillaume ChevrollierLRElisabeth DoineauUCElisabeth DoineauUCMeurthe-et-MoselleJean-François HussonLRJean-François HussonLRVéronique GuillotinRDSEVéronique GuillotinRDSEOlivier JacquinSEROlivier JacquinSERVéronique Del FabroLRSilvana SilvaniCRCE-KMeuseGérard LonguetLRJocelyne AntoineUCFranck MenonvilleLIRTFranck MenonvilleUCMorbihanMuriel JourdaLRMuriel JourdaLRJacques le NayUCYves BleunvenUCJoël LabbéGESTSimon UzenatSERMoselleJean-Louis MassonRASNAGKhalifé KhaliféLRCatherine BelrhitiLRCatherine BelrhitiLRJean-Marie MizzonUCJean-Marie MizzonUCChristine HerzogUCChristine HerzogUCJean-Marc TodeschiniSERMichaël WeberSERNièvreNadia SollogoubUCNadia SollogoubUCPatrice JolySERPatrice JolySERNordBrigitte LherbierLRJoshua HochartRASNAGMarc-Philippe DaubresseLRMarc-Philippe DaubresseLROlivier HennoUCOlivier HennoUCValérie LétardUCGuislain CambierUCFrédéric MarchandRDPIFranck DhersinUCJean-Pierre DecoolLIRTMarie-Claude LermytteLIRTDany WattebledLIRTDany WattebledLIRTMartine FilleulSERAudrey LinkenheldSERPatrick KannerSERPatrick KannerSEREric BocquetCRCEEric BocquetCRCE-KMichelle GréaumeCRCEMichelle GréaumeCRCE-KOiseOlivier PaccaudLROlivier PaccaudLRJérôme BascherLRSylvie Valente-Le HirLREdouard CourtialLREdouard CourtialUCLaurence RossignolSERAlexandre OuizilleSEROrneNathalie GouletUCNathalie GouletUCVincent SegouinLROlivier BitzRDPIPas-de-CalaisMichel DagbertRDPIChristopher SzczurekRASNAGJean-François RapinLRJean-François RapinLRAmel GacquerreUCAmel GacquerreUCJean-Marie VanlerenbergheUCJean-Marie VanlerenbergheUCSabine Van HegheSERJérôme DarrasSERJean-Pierre CorbisezRDSEJean-Pierre CorbisezCRCE-KCathy Apourceau-PolyCRCECathy Apourceau-PolyCRCE-KPuy-de-DômeJean-Marc BoyerLRJean-Marc BoyerLRÉric GoldRDSEÉric GoldRDSEJacques-Bernard MagnerSERMarion CanalesSERPyrénées-AtlantiquesMax BrissonLRMax BrissonLRDenise Saint-PéUCDenise Saint-PéUCFrédérique EspagnacSERFrédérique EspagnacSERHautes-PyrénéesMaryse CarrèreRDSEMaryse CarrèreRDSEViviane ArtigalasSERViviane ArtigalasSERPyrénées-OrientalesJean SolLRJean SolLRFrançois CalvetLRLauriane JosendeLRParisCatherine DumasLRCatherine DumasLRPierre CharonLRFrancis SzpinerLRPhilippe DominatiLRMarie-Claire Carrère-GéeLRCéline Boulay-EspéronnierLRAgnès EvrenLRJulien BargetonRDPIColombe BrosselSERRémi FéraudSERRémi FéraudSERMarie-Pierre de La GontrieSERMarie-Pierre de La GontrieSERBernard JomierSERBernard JomierSERDavid AssoulineSERYannick JadotGESTEsther BenbassaRASNAGAnne SouyrisGESTMarie-Noëlle LienemannCRCEAntoinette GuhlGESTPierre LaurentCRCEIan BrossatCRCE-KSeine-et-MarneClaudine ThomasLRAymeric DuroxRASNAGPierre CuypersLRPierre CuypersLRAnne Chain-LarchéLRAnne Chain-LarchéLRColette MélotLIRTLouis VogelLIRTVincent EbléSERVincent EbléSERArnaud de BelenetUCMarianne MargatéCRCE-KYvelinesGérard LarcherLRGérard LarcherLRSophie PrimasLRSophie PrimasLRMarta de CidracLRMarta de CidracLRMichel LaugierUCMichel LaugierUCMartin LévrierRDPIMartin LévrierRDPIToine BourratLRGhislaine SenéeGESTEssonneJean-Raymond HugonetLRJean-Raymond HugonetLRLaure DarcosLRLaure DarcosLIRTVincent DelahayeUCVincent DelahayeUCJocelyne GuidezUCJocelyne GuidezUCDaphné Ract-MadouxUCDavid RosSERHauts-de-SeineRoger KaroutchiLRRoger KaroutchiLRChristine LavardeLRChristine LavardeLRPhilippe PemezecLRMarie-Do AeschlimannLRHervé MarseilleUCHervé MarseilleUCAndré GattolinRDPIIsabelle FlorennesUCXavier IacovelliRDPIXavier IacovelliRDPIPierre OuzouliasCRCEPierre OuzouliasCRCE-KSeine-Saint-DenisThierry MeignenLRThierry MeignenLRVincent Capo-CanellasUCVincent Capo-CanellasUCAnnie Delmont-KoropoulisLRAhmed LaouedjRDSEGilbert RogerSERCorinne NarassiguinSEREliane AssassiCRCEAdel ZianeSERFabien GayCRCEFabien GayCRCE-KVal-de-MarneChristian CambonLRChristian CambonLRCatherine ProcacciaLRMarie-Carole CiuntuLRLaurent LafonUCLaurent LafonUCLaurence CohenCRCELaurence RossignolSERDaniel BreuillerGESTAkli MellouliGESTPascal SavoldelliCRCEPascal SavoldelliCRCE-KVal-d'OiseArnaud BazinLRArnaud BazinLRJacqueline Eustache-BrinioLRJacqueline Eustache-BrinioLRSébastien MeurantLRDaniel FargeotUCRachid TemalSERRachid TemalSERAlain RichardRDPIPierre BarrosCRCE-KGuadeloupeDominique ThéophileRDPIDominique ThéophileRDPIVictoire JasminSERSolanges NadilleRDPIVictorin LurelSERVictorin LurelSERMartiniqueMaurice AntisteSERFrédéric BuvalRDPICatherine ConconneSERCatherine ConconneSERRéunionViviane MaletLRViviane MaletLRJean-Louis LagourgueLIRTStéphane FouassinRDPINassimah DindarUCAudrey BélimSERMichel DennemontRDPIEvelyne CorbièreCRCE-KMayotteThani Mohamed SoilihiRDPIThani Mohamed SoilihiRDPIAbdallah HassaniRDPISaïd Omar OiliRDPINew CaledoniaPierre FrogierLRGeorges NaturelLRGérard PoadjaUCRobert XowieCRCE-K
Senators who lost reelection SenatorGroup Department SinceIsabelle Raimond-PaveroLRIndre-et-Loire2017Angèle PrévilleSERLot2017Jean-Pierre MogaUCLot-et-Garonne2017Brigitte LherbierLRNord2017Frédéric MarchandRDPINord2017Martine FilleulSERNord2017Jérôme BascherLROise2017Vincent SegouinLROrne2018elected in a special election Sabine Van HegheSERPas-de-Calais2017Pierre CharonLRParis2011Julien BargetonRDPIParis2017Claudine ThomasLRSeine-et-Marne2017Toine BourratLRYvelines2020elected in 2017 as n°5 on the Larcher list; became senator after the resignation of Alain Schmitz Daphné Ract-MadouxUCEssonne2022elected in 2017 as n°2 on the Léonhardt list; became senator after the death of Olivier Léonhardt Philippe PemezecLRHauts-de-Seine2017Sébastien MeurantLRVal-d'Oise2017Alain RichardRDPIVal-d'Oise2011Victoire JasminSERGuadeloupe2017Nassimah DindarUCRéunion2017Pierre FrogierLRNew Caledonia2011Gérard PoadjaUCNew Caledonia2017
References
See also Elections in France French Senate elections