2022 Kagawa gubernatorial election

A gubernatorial election was held on 28 August 2022 to elect the next governor of Kagawa (香川県, Kagawa-ken), a prefecture of Japan located in the north of the island of Shikoku.

2022 Kagawa gubernatorial election

← 2018 28 August 2022 2026 →
Turnout29.09 Decrease0.25

Incumbent Governor

Keizo Hamada
Liberal Democratic



Keizo Hamada, the incumbent governor since 2010 and a former Finance Ministry bureaucrat, is not seeking reelection.

Candidates edit

Results edit

2022 Kagawa gubernatorial election[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democratic Toyohito Ikeda 166,390 73.6   11.7
Communist Nakatani Koichi 59,724 26.4   11.7
Turnout 232,924 29.09   0.25
Total valid votes 226,114 97.08
Registered electors 800,700
Liberal Democratic hold Swing 47.2

References edit

  1. ^ a b "Keizo Hamada wins third term as Kagawa governor". The Japan Times. 2018-08-27. Retrieved 2022-08-27.
  2. ^ "選挙管理委員会". www.pref.Kagawa.lg.jp.