2010 Nagasaki gubernatorial election

21 February 2010
Turnout60.08 Increase 7.81

Governor before election

Genjiro Kaneko
LDP

Elected Governor

Hodo Nakamura
LDP

A gubernatorial election was held on 21 february 2010 to elect the next governor of Nagasaki (山口県, Nagasaki-ken), a prefecture of Japan in northwestern area of the island of Kyushu.

Candidates

Genjiro Kaneko was the 65-year-old incumbent. He was first elected in 1998, but decided to retire and supported his vice-governor Hōdō Nakamura.

The candidates were:[1]

Results

Nagasaki gubernatorial 2010[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democratic Hōdō Nakamura 316,603 45.29 Decrease 21.18
Democratic Tsuyoshi Hashimoto 222,565 31,84 n/a
Atsushi Ōnita 98,200 14,05 n/a
Reiko Oshibuchi 30,902 4,42 n/a
Communist Takao Fukamachi 21,291 3,05 Decrease 2.05
Democratic Masahiko Yamada 6,634 0,95 n/a
Mitsuyuki Matsushita 2,889 0,41 n/a
Turnout 705.465 60,08 Increase 7.81
Registered electors 1,174,280
Liberal Democratic hold Swing Decrease 21.18

References

  1. "Japan PM says funds scandals hurt support". The Himalayan Times. February 22, 2010. Archived from the original on 2016-10-05.
  2. "長崎県知事選挙の結果 | 長崎県". www-pref-nagasaki-jp.translate.goog.
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