2019 Yamanashi gubernatorial election

27 January 2019
Turnout57.93 Increase 16.08
 
Candidate Kotaro Nagasaki Hitoshi Goto
Party LDP CDP
Popular vote 198,047 166,666
Percentage 49.71% 41.84%

Governor before election

Hitoshi Goto
CDP

Elected Governor

Kotaro Nagasaki
LDP

The 2019 Yamanashi gubernatorial election was held on 27 January 2019 to elect the next governor of Yamanashi.

Candidates

  • Hitoshi Goto, incumbent, endorsed by CDP, DPFP. He was also backed by LDP and Komeito in 2015.[1]
  • Kotaro Nagasaki, former House of Representatives, endorsed by LDP and Komeito.
  • Hitoshi Hanada, JCP.
  • Harunobu Yonenaga, former upper house member for DPJ but went over to YP.

Results

Yamanashi gubernatorial 2019
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democratic Kotaro Nagasaki 198,047[2] 49,71 n/a
CDP Hitoshi Goto * 166,666 41,84 - 35,79
Independent Harunobu Yonenaga 17,198 4,32 n/a
Communist Hitoshi Hanada 16,467 4,13 - 13,33
Turnout 401,048 57.93 +16.08
Registered electors 692,976
Liberal Democratic gain from CDP Swing

References

  1. "Ruling bloc-backed candidate wins Yamanashi gubernatorial election". 28 January 2019. Archived from the original on 3 February 2019. Retrieved 20 February 2019 via Mainichi Daily News.
  2. 梨県知事選挙得票表 (in Japanese)

- http://www.pref.yamanashi.jp.f.aao.hp.transer.com/kensei/senkyo/index.html%5B%5D

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