2002 Kagawa gubernatorial election

25 August 2002
Turnout	36.50 2.81
Governor before election Takeki Manabe Liberal Democratic Elected Governor Takeki Manabe Liberal Democratic

A gubernatorial election was held on 25 August 2002 to elect the next governor of Kagawa (石川県, Kagawa-ken), a prefecture of Japan located in the north of the Shikoku island.

Candidates

• Takeki Manabe, 62, incumbent since 1998, former public servant. He was supported by the LDP, New Komeito, NCP, and the local chapter of DPJ.
• Joji Tatara, 52, magazine editor, supported by the JCP.
• Ashufaasako Sasaki, 35, president of a design company.

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Results

Kagawa gubernatorial 2002^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democratic	Takeki Manabe *	203,747	69.58	12.83
	Communist	Joji Tatara	77,527	26.48	8.30
		Ashufaasako Sasaki	11,541	3.94
Turnout			300,132	36.50	2.81
Total valid votes			292,815	97.56
Registered electors			822,280
	Liberal Democratic hold		Swing	43.10

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