2014 Yamaguchi gubernatorial election

2014 Yamaguchi gubernatorial election

23 February 2014
Turnout	38.82 6.50
Candidate Tsugumasa Muraoka Tsutomu Takamura Party LDP Liberal Party Popular vote 286,996 115,763 Percentage 63.90% 25.77%
Governor before election Shigetaro Yamamoto LDP Elected Governor Tsugumasa Muraoka LDP

The 2014 Yamaguchi gubernatorial election was held on 23 February 2014 to elect the next governor of Yamaguchi (山口県, Yamaguchi-ken), a prefecture of Japan in the Chūgoku region of the main island of Honshu.

The outgoing governor, Shigetaro Yamamoto, suffered from lung cancer, which led him to resign on 9 January 2014. An election was organized for 23 February to replace him. He died on 15 March 15 2014.

Candidates

• Tsugumasa Muraoka, former official of the Internal Affairs and Communications Ministry, endorsed by LDP and Komeito.
• Tsutomu Takamura, former member of the House of Representatives (for the DPJ), endorsed by the People’s Life Party.
• Naoko Fujii, former member of the Shunan Municipal Assembly, for the JCP.

Results

Yamaguchi gubernatorial 2014

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	LDP	Tsugumasa Muraoka	286,996	63.90	16.33
	Liberal	Tsutomu Takamura	115,763	25.77
	JCP	Naoko Fujii	46,402	10.33
Turnout			456,974	38.82	6.50
Registered electors			1,177,091
	LDP hold		Swing