2018 Kagawa gubernatorial election
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A gubernatorial election was held on 26 August 2018 to elect the next governor of Kagawa (石川県, Kagawa-ken), a prefecture of Japan located in the north of the Shikoku island.
Candidates
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- Keizo Hamada, 66, incumbent since 2010, former Finance Ministry bureaucrat. He was supported by LDP, Komeito, SDP and DPFP.
- Eiji Himeda, 62, backed by JCP.
Results
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democratic | Keizo Hamada * | 201,599 | 85.27 | ![]() | |
Communist | Eiji Himeda | 34,814 | 14.73 | ![]() | |
Turnout | 240,421 | 29.34 | ![]() | ||
Total valid votes | 236,413 | 98.33 | |||
Registered electors | 819,397 | ||||
Liberal Democratic hold | Swing | 70.54 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Keizo Hamada wins third term as Kagawa governor".
- ^ "選挙管理委員会". www.pref.Kagawa.lg.jp/.