2018 Ishikawa gubernatorial election
Appearance
A gubernatorial election was held on 11 March 2018 to elect the next governor of Ishikawa (石川県, Ishikawa-ken), a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region on Honshu island.[1]
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Turnout | 39.07% ( 5.78pp) | ||||||||||||||||||
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Candidates
[edit]- Masanori Tanimoto, elected since 1994 was endorsed by SDP, LDP and Komeito.
- Emi Kokura, former labor union worker, JCP.
Results
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | Masanori Tanimoto * | 288,531[2] | 79.94 | n/a | |
Independent | Emi Kokura | 72,414 | 20.06 | n/a | |
Turnout | 39.07 | −n/a | |||
Registered electors | |||||
Independent hold | Swing |
References
[edit]- ^ Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Chūbu" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 126, p. 126, at Google Books.
- ^ "Masanori Tanimoto rolls to seventh term in Ishikawa gubernatorial election, becoming Japan's longest-serving governor". The Japan Times Online. 12 March 2018. Retrieved 21 April 2019.