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Election
2019 Shimane gubernatorial election Turnout 58.34
A gubernatorial election was held on 7 April 2019 to elect the next governor of Shimane .
Yasuko Yamasaki (山崎泰子 , Yamasaki Yasuko ) - president of the New Japan Women's Association [ja ] Shimane Prefecture Headquarters,[ 1] candidate for Matsue mayor in 2017,[ 2] a native of Okayama City , and alumnus of the Shimane University Faculty of Election, age 57.[ 1] Recommended by the Japanese Communist Party .[ 3] Her candidacy was announced on 20 February 2019.[ 4]
Tatsuya Maruyama - former Civil Protection Manager of the Fire and Disaster Management Agency , a native of Hirokawa, Fukuoka and alumnus of the University of Tokyo Faculty of Law, age 49.[ 1] His candidacy was announced on 17 January 2019.[ 5]
Jirō Shimada (島田二郎 , Shimada Jirō ) - native of and former mayor of Yasugi, Shimane and alumnus of Kanagawa Dental University , age 65.[ 1] His candidacy was announced on 4 February.[ 6]
Seiji Ōba (大庭誠司 , Ōba Seiji ) - former deputy director of the Fire and Disaster Management Agency , a native of Matsue, Shimane , and alumnus of the University of Tokyo Faculty of Engineering, age 59.[ 1] His candidacy was announced on 18 January 2019.[ 7]
Masaaki Moritani (森谷公昭 , Moritani Masaaki ) , a former city councillor at Hamada, Shimane , announced his candidacy, but was not listed among the four candidates.[ 1]
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