2022 Kyoto gubernatorial election

2022 Kyoto gubernatorial election

10 April 2022
Turnout	37.58% 2.41%
Candidate Takatoshi Nishiwaki Ken Kajikawa Party Independent Independent Popular vote 505,651 251,261 Percentage 66.81% 33.19% Supported by LDP, Komeito, CDP, DPFP JCP
Governor before election Takatoshi Nishiwaki Independent Elected Governor Takatoshi Nishiwaki Independent

The 2022 Kyoto gubernatorial election was held on 10 April 2022 to elect the next governor of Kyoto (京都府, Kyoto-fu), a prefecture of Japan located in the Kansai region of Honshu island. Incumbent Governor Takatoshi Nishiwaki was re-elected for a second term, defeating Ken Kajikawa with 66.81% of the vote.

Candidates

• Takatoshi Nishiwaki, 66, incumbent (since 2018), was supported by the ruling coalition of the LDP and Komeito, as well as the opposition party CDP and DPFP.
• Ken Kajikawa, 62, head of a labor organization, endorsed by JCP.

Results

Kyoto gubernatorial 2022

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Takatoshi Nishiwaki *	505,651	66.81	10.91
	Independent	Ken Kajikawa	251,261	33.19	10.91
Turnout			775.461	37.58	2.41
Registered electors			2,063.401
	Independent hold		Swing