| Election Name: | 2008 Friuli-Venezia Giulia regional election |
| Country: | Friuli-Venezia Giulia |
| Type: | legislative |
| Previous Election: | 2003 Friuli-Venezia Giulia regional election |
| Previous Year: | 2003 |
| Next Election: | 2013 Friuli-Venezia Giulia regional election |
| Next Year: | 2013 |
| Seats For Election: | All 59 seats of the Regional Council |
| Election Date: | 13–14 April 2008 |
| Leader1: | Renzo Tondo |
| Party1: | The People of Freedom |
| Alliance1: | Centre-right coalition (Italy) |
| Color1: | 0A6BE1 |
| Seats1: | 34 |
| Seat Change1: | 11 |
| Popular Vote1: | 409,430 |
| Percentage1: | 53.84% |
| Swing1: | 10.78% |
| Leader2: | Riccardo Illy |
| Party2: | Independent politician |
| Alliance2: | Centre-left coalition (Italy) |
| Color2: | EF3E3E |
| Seats2: | 23 |
| Seat Change2: | 14 |
| Popular Vote2: | 351,064 |
| Percentage2: | 46.16 |
| Swing2: | 7.00% |
| President | |
| Posttitle: | President-elect |
| Before Election: | Riccardo Illy |
| Before Party: | Independent politician |
| After Election: | Renzo Tondo |
| After Party: | The People of Freedom |
| Ongoing: | no |
The 2008 Friuli-Venezia Giulia regional election took place on 13–14 April 2008.
Former President Renzo Tondo (The People of Freedom) defeated incumbent Riccardo Illy (an independent closed to the Democratic Party).[1]
| Candidates | Votes | % | Seats | Parties | Votes | % | Seats | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Renzo Tondo | 409,430 | 53.84 | 1 | |||||||
| The People of Freedom | 187,075 | 33.02 | 21 | |||||||
| Northern League Friuli-Venezia Giulia | 73,239 | 12.93 | 8 | |||||||
| Union of the Centre | 34,840 | 6.15 | 4 | |||||||
| Pensioners' Party | 8,561 | 1.51 | 1 | |||||||
| Total | 303,715 | 53.60 | 34 | |||||||
| Riccardo Illy | 351,064 | 46.16 | 1 | |||||||
| Democratic Party | 169,597 | 29.93 | 15 | |||||||
| 32,041 | 5.65 | 3 | ||||||||
| Citizens for the President | 28,855 | 5.09 | 2 | |||||||
| Italy of Values | 25,414 | 4.49 | 2 | |||||||
| Slovene Union | 7,008 | 1.24 | 1 | |||||||
| Total | 262,915 | 46.40 | 23 | |||||||
| Total candidates | 760,494 | 100.00 | 2 | Total parties | 566,630 | 100.00 | 57 | |||
| Source: Friuli-Venezia Giulia Region | ||||||||||