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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
[edit]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]
- Hōdō Nakamura, vice-governor, endorsed by LDP and Komeito.
- Tsuyoshi Hashimoto, endorsed by DPJ, PNP and SDP.
- Atsushi Ōnita, 52, professional wrestler, former member of the House of Councillors for the LDP.
- Reiko Oshibuchi.
- Takao Fukamachi, supported by the JCP.
- Masahiko Yamada, dissident of DPJ.
- Mitsuyuki Matsushita.
Results
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democratic | Hōdō Nakamura | 316,603 | 45.29 | ![]() | |
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 | ![]() | |
Democratic | Masahiko Yamada | 6,634 | 0,95 | n/a | |
Mitsuyuki Matsushita | 2,889 | 0,41 | n/a | ||
Turnout | 705.465 | 60,08 | ![]() | ||
Registered electors | 1,174,280 | ||||
Liberal Democratic hold | Swing | ![]() |
References
[edit]- ^ "Japan PM says funds scandals hurt support". The Himalayan Times. February 22, 2010. Archived from the original on 2016-10-05.
- ^ "長崎県知事選挙の結果 | 長崎県". www-pref-nagasaki-jp.translate.goog.