2000 Niigata gubernatorial election
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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
[edit]- 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
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democratic | Yukio Hirayama * | 691,849 | 55.94 | 25.94 | |
Liberal Democratic | Ichizo Kobayashi | 447,089 | 36.15 | n/a | |
Communist | 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 | ||||
Liberal Democratic hold | Swing | 19.79 |
See also
[edit]- 新潟県知事一覧|新潟県知事一覧|新潟県知事一覧 (Japanese Wikipedia)
References
[edit]- ^ "新潟県選挙管理委員会". Retrieved 12 August 2022.