2018 Yamaguchi gubernatorial election
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The 2018 Yamaguchi gubernatorial election was held on 4 February 2018 to elect the next governor of Yamaguchi (山口県, Yamaguchi-ken), a prefecture of Japan in the Chūgoku region of the main island of Honshu.[1]
Candidates[edit]
- Tsugumasa Muraoka, incumbent, endorsed by LDP and Komeito.
- Yuzuru Kumano, former head of the local teachers' union, JCP.
Results[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Liberal Democratic | Tsugumasa Muraoka * | 347,762[2] | 82.22 | n/a | |
| Communist | Yuzuru Kumano | 75,207 | 17.78 | n/a | |
| Turnout | 36,49 | 2.33
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| Registered electors | |||||
| Liberal Democratic hold | Swing | ||||
References[edit]
- ^ Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Yamaguchi-ken" in Japan Encyclopedia, pp. 1039-1040, p. 1039, at Google Books; "Chūgoku" at p. 127, p. 127, at Google Books.
- ^ "LDP-backed incumbents win in Nagasaki and Yamaguchi gubernatorial elections". The Japan Times Online. 4 February 2018. Retrieved 21 April 2019.
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