The next June he failed to be reelected, but in September that year was elected for the second constituency of Mayence.

He left office when the Council of State was dissolved during the February Revolution of 1848.

[1] Boudet was appointed by the Assembly to serve on the new Council of State, where he remained after the coup of 2 December 1851, having joined the Bonapartist group.

On 23 June 1863 he was appointed Minister of the Interior by Napoleon III, replacing Victor de Persigny.

On 28 March 1865 he was replaced by Charles de La Valette, and the same day was promoted to the senate.