2008 Yamaguchi gubernatorial election
3 August 2008
Turnout37.21 Decrease 1.01
 
Candidate Sekinari Nii Toshiki Fukue
Party LDP JCP
Popular vote 317,449 123,950
Percentage 70.64% 29,36%
Governor before election

Sekinari Nii
Liberal Democratic

 Elected Governor

Sekinari Nii
Liberal Democratic

The 2008 Yamaguchi gubernatorial election was held on 3 August 2008 to elect the next governor of Yamaguchi (山口県, Yamaguchi-ken), a prefecture of Japan in the Chūgoku region of the main island of Honshu.[1]

Candidates

  • Sekinari Nii, elected in 1996, 2000 and 2004, endorsed by LDP, New Komeito and prefectural assembly lawmakers from DPJ.
  • Toshiki Fukue, former chairman of prefectoral Labour federation, backed by the JCP.

Source:[2]

Results

Yamaguchi gubernatorial 2008[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democratic Sekinari Nii * 317,449 70.64 Decrease 9.76
Communist Toshiki Fukue 123,950 29,36 Increase 9.76
Turnout 449.382 37,21 Decrease 1.01
Registered electors 1,207,826
Liberal Democratic hold Swing

References

  1. ↑ Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Yamaguchi-ken" in Japan Encyclopedia, pp. 1039-1040, p. 1039, at Google Books; "Chūgoku" at p. 127, p. 127, at Google Books.
  2. ↑ "Independents to challenge governors". The Japan Times. July 23, 2004.
  3. ↑ "平成20年8月3日執行 山口県知事選挙 確定投票状況 - 山口県ホームページ". www-pref-yamaguchi-lg-jp.translate.goog.
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