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2008 Sicilian regional election
| Field | Value | |
|---|---|---|
| election_name | 2008 Sicilian regional election | |
| country | Sicily | |
| type | legislative | |
| ongoing | no | |
| previous_election | 2006 Sicilian regional election | |
| previous_year | 2006 | |
| next_election | 2012 Sicilian regional election | |
| next_year | 2012 | |
| seats_for_election | All 90 seats to the Sicilian Regional Assembly | |
| election_date | 14 April 2008 | |
| image1 | [[Image:Raffaele Lombardo (cropped).jpg | 160x160px]] |
| leader1 | Raffaele Lombardo | |
| party1 | Movement for Autonomy | |
| alliance1 | Centre-right coalition (Italy) | |
| color1 | 0A6BE1 | |
| seats1 | 61 | |
| seat_change1 | 1 | |
| popular_vote1 | 1,862,959 | |
| percentage1 | 65.4% | |
| swing1 | 11.3% | |
| image2 | [[Image:Anna Finocchiaro senato.jpg | 160x160px]] |
| leader2 | Anna Finocchiaro | |
| party2 | Democratic Party (Italy) | |
| alliance2 | Centre-left coalition (Italy) | |
| color2 | EF3E3E | |
| seats2 | 29 | |
| seat_change2 | 1 | |
| popular_vote2 | 866,044 | |
| percentage2 | 30.4% | |
| swing2 | 11.2% | |
| title | President | |
| posttitle | President-elect | |
| before_election | Salvatore Cuffaro | |
| before_party | UDC | |
| after_election | Raffaele Lombardo | |
| after_party | MpA | |
| map_image | 2008 Sicilian Election Map.png | |
| turnout | 66.68% ( 7.52%) |
The 2008 Sicilian regional election for the renewal of the Sicilian Regional Assembly and the election of the Presidency of Sicily, Italy, was held on 13 and on 14 April 2008.
The election was competed by two main competitors: Raffaele Lombardo for the centre-right and Anna Finocchiaro for the centre-left. Lombardo won by a landslide, 65.3% against 30.4% of Finocchiaro.
Results
| Candidates | Votes | % | Seats | Parties | Votes | % | Seats | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Centre-right coalition}}" | Raffaele Lombardo | 1,862,959 | 62.35 | 1 | |||||
| The People of Freedom}}" | The People of Freedom | 900,149 | 32.42 | 34 | |||||
| Movement for Autonomies}}" | Movement for Autonomy | 371,418 | 13.95 | 15 | |||||
| Union of the Centre (2008)}}" | Union of the Centre | 336,826 | 12.51 | 11 | |||||
| Lombardo for President | 119,892 | 4.45 | – | ||||||
| Autonomist Democrats | 101,449 | 3.76 | – | ||||||
| Total | 1,833,903 | 68.09 | 60 | ||||||
| Centre-left coalition}}" | Anna Finocchiaro | 866,044 | 30.38 | 9 | |||||
| Democratic Party (Italy)}}" | Democratic Party | 505,420 | 18.75 | 20 | |||||
| Communist Refoundation Party}}" | The Left – The Rainbow | 131,213 | 4.87 | – | |||||
| Finocchiaro for President | 83,700 | 3.11 | – | ||||||
| Italy of Values}}" | Italy of Values | 49,726 | 1.85 | – | |||||
| Total | 770,059 | 28.59 | 20 | ||||||
| Five Star Movement}}" | Sonia Alfano | 69,551 | 2.44 | – | Five Star Movement}}" | Friends of Beppe Grillo | 46,396 | ||
| The Right (Italy)}}" | Ruggero Razza | 45,605 | 1.60 | – | The Right (Italy)}}" | The Right – Tricolour Flame | 39,143 | ||
| New Force (Italy)}}" | Giuseppe Bonanno Conti | 6,606 | 0.23 | – | New Force (Italy)}}" | New Force | 3,876 | ||
| Total candidates | 2,850,725 | 100.00 | 10 | Total parties | 2,693,377 | 100.00 | 80 | ||
| Source: Sicilian Region |
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