2000 Niigata gubernatorial election

2000 Niigata gubernatorial election

22 October 2000
Turnout	63.59 5.69
Governor before election Yukio Hirayama LDP Elected Governor Yukio Hirayama LDP

A gubernatorial election was held on 22 October 2000 to elect the next governor of Niigata (山口県, Niigata-ken), a prefecture of Japan in the Chūbu region of the main island of Honshu.

Candidates

• Yukio Hirayama, 56, incumbent since 1992, endorsed by LDP, DPJ, NK, LP and SDP.
• Ichizo Kobayashi, 64, former chief of the Urban Development Bureau of the Niigata prefecture.
• Shouji Tagashi, backed by the JCP.

Results

Niigata gubernatorial 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	LDP	Yukio Hirayama *	691,849	55.94	25.94
	LDP	Ichizo Kobayashi	447,089	36.15	n/a
	JCP	Shouji Tagashi	97,932	7.92	10.20
Total valid votes			1,236,870	99.23
Turnout			1,246,442	63.59 5.69
Registered electors			1,960,148
	LDP hold		Swing	19.79

See also

• 新潟県知事一覧|新潟県知事一覧|新潟県知事一覧 (Japanese Wikipedia)