1990 Okinawa gubernatorial election

1990 Okinawa gubernatorial election

18 November 1990
Turnout	76.78 2.67
Governor before election Junji Nishime LDP Elected Governor Masahide Ōta JSP

A gubernatorial election was held on 18 November 1990 to elect the Governor of Okinawa (沖縄県, Okinawa-ken), who is the southernmost and westernmost prefecture of Japan.

Candidates

• Junji Nishime, 69, incumbent since 1978, former Representative of the LDP, also backed by the DSP.
• Masahide Ōta, 65, endorsed by the union of the left (Progress and Unity), including the OSMP, JSP, JCP and Komeito.

Results

Okinawa gubernatorial 1990

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Socialist	Masahide Ōta	330,982	52.38	8.40
	LDP	Junji Nishime *	300,917	47.62	8.40
Total valid votes			631,899
Turnout				76.78	2.67
Registered electors
	Swing to Socialist from LDP		Swing	12.04