2018 Kagawa gubernatorial election

2018 Kagawa gubernatorial election
	26 August 2018
Turnout	29.34 4.26
Governor before election; Keizo Hamada; Liberal Democratic	Elected Governor ; Keizo Hamada; Liberal Democratic

A gubernatorial election was held on 26 August 2018 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

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Keizo Hamada, 66, incumbent since 2010, former Finance Ministry bureaucrat. He was supported by LDP, Komeito, SDP and DPFP.
Eiji Himeda, 62, backed by JCP.

Results

Kagawa gubernatorial election, 2018^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democratic	Keizo Hamada *	201,599	85.27	1.70
	Communist	Eiji Himeda	34,814	14.73	1.70
Turnout			240,421	29.34	4.26
Total valid votes			236,413	98.33
Registered electors			819,397
	Liberal Democratic hold		Swing	70.54

References

↑ "Keizo Hamada wins third term as Kagawa governor".
↑ "選挙管理委員会". www.pref.Kagawa.lg.jp/.

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[1] "Keizo Hamada wins third term as Kagawa governor".

[2] "選挙管理委員会". www.pref.Kagawa.lg.jp/.

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