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A gubernatorial election was held on 27 August 2006 to elect the next governor of Kagawa (石川県, Kagawa-ken), a prefecture of Japan located in the north of the Shikoku island.
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| Turnout | 35.83  0.67 | ||
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Takeki Manabe of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) won the elections and was elected governor.
Candidates edit
- Takeki Manabe, 66, incumbent since 1998, former public servant. He was supported by the LDP and New Komeito.[1]
- Joji Tatara, 56, magazine editor, head of a nonprofit organization, was backed by the JCP.[1]
Results edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Liberal Democratic | Takeki Manabe * | 190,575 | 65.93 | 3.65
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| Communist | Joji Tatara | 98,493 | 34.07 |  7.59
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| Turnout | 296,374 | 35.83 | 0.67
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| Total valid votes | 289,068 | 97.54 | |||
| Registered electors | 827,169 | ||||
| Liberal Democratic hold | Swing | 31.86 | |||
References edit
- ^ a b "Kagawa governor wins re-election".
- ^ "選挙管理委員会". www.pref.Kagawa.lg.jp/.
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