2022 Nagano gubernatorial election

2022 Nagano gubernatorial election

7 August 2022
Turnout	40.94% 2.34%
Candidate Shuichi Abe Chuichi Kanai Party Independent JCP Popular vote 615,728 67,758 Percentage 88.84% 9.78%
Governor before election Shuichi Abe Independent Elected Governor Shuichi Abe Independent

The 2022 Nagano gubernatorial election was held on 7 August 2022 to elect the next governor of Nagano (長野県, Nagano-ken), a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region of Honshu island. Incumbent Governor Shuichi Abe was re-elected for a fourth term, defeating Chuichi Kanai with 88.84% of the vote.

Candidates

• Shuichi Abe, 61, incumbent since 2010, bureaucrat. Backed by DPFP, LDP, Komeito, CDP and SDP.
• Chuichi Kanai, 72, farmer, former member of the Ueda Municipal Assembly. Candidate of the JCP.
• Shigeo Kusama, 72, former school staff.

Results

2022 Nagano gubernatorial election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic Party for the People	Shuichi Abe *	615,728	88.84	3.70
	JCP	Chuichi Kanai	67,758	9.78	5.08
	Independent	Shigeo Kusama	9,560	1.38	n/a
Turnout			698,735	40.94	2.34
Registered electors			1,706,682
	Democratic Party for the People hold		Swing	79.04