2007 Miyazaki gubernatorial by-election

21 January 2007
Turnout64.85
 
Candidate Higashi Sonomanma Hidesaburō Kawamura
Party Independent Independent
Popular vote 266,807 195,124

Governor before election

Tadahiro Ando
Independent

Elected Governor

Higashi Sonomanma
Independent

Miyazaki Prefecture held a gubernatorial by-election on January 21, 2007. Former governor Tadahiro Ando was arrested for bid-rigging. Independent comedian Hideo Higashikokubaru (running under the name "Higashi Sonomanma") won.

Gubernational by-election 2007: Miyazaki Prefecture
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Higashi Sonomanma (そのまんま 東) 266,807
LDP Hidesaburō Kawamura (川村 秀三郎) 195,124
Independent Tetsuji Mochinaga (持永 哲志) 120,825
JCP Tadakatsu Tsushima (津島 忠勝) 14,358
Independent Nobuhiro Takeda (武田 信弘) 3,574
Turnout 600,688 64.85 5.51

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