2010 Nagasaki gubernatorial election

2010 Nagasaki gubernatorial election

21 February 2010
Turnout	60.08 7.81
Governor before election Genjiro Kaneko LDP Elected Governor Hodo Nakamura LDP

A gubernatorial election was held on 21 february 2010 to elect the next governor of Nagasaki (山口県, Nagasaki-ken), a prefecture of Japan in northwestern area of the island of Kyushu.

Candidates

Genjiro Kaneko was the 65-year-old incumbent. He was first elected in 1998, but decided to retire and supported his vice-governor Hōdō Nakamura.

The candidates were:

• Hōdō Nakamura, vice-governor, endorsed by LDP and Komeito.
• Tsuyoshi Hashimoto, endorsed by DPJ, PNP and SDP.
• Atsushi Ōnita, 52, professional wrestler, former member of the House of Councillors for the LDP.
• Reiko Oshibuchi.
• Takao Fukamachi, supported by the JCP.
• Masahiko Yamada, dissident of DPJ.
• Mitsuyuki Matsushita.

Results

Nagasaki gubernatorial 2010

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democratic	Hōdō Nakamura	316,603	45.29	21.18
	Democratic	Tsuyoshi Hashimoto	222,565	31,84	n/a
		Atsushi Ōnita	98,200	14,05	n/a
		Reiko Oshibuchi	30,902	4,42	n/a
	Communist	Takao Fukamachi	21,291	3,05	2.05
	Democratic	Masahiko Yamada	6,634	0,95	n/a
		Mitsuyuki Matsushita	2,889	0,41	n/a
Turnout			705.465	60,08	7.81
Registered electors			1,174,280
	Liberal Democratic hold		Swing	21.18