2022 Kyoto gubernatorial election

2022 Kyoto gubernatorial election
Turnout	37.58% 2.41%
Governor before election; Takatoshi Nishiwaki; Independent	Elected Governor ; Takatoshi Nishiwaki; Independent

The 2022 Kyoto gubernatorial election was held on 10 April 2022 to elect the next governor of Kyoto (京都府, Kyoto-fu), a prefecture of Japan located in the Kansai region of Honshu island. Incumbent Governor Takatoshi Nishiwaki was re-elected for a second term, defeating Ken Kajikawa with 66.81% of the vote.

Candidates edit

Takatoshi Nishiwaki, 66, incumbent (since 2018), was supported by the ruling coalition of the LDP and Komeito, as well as the opposition party CDP and DPFP.^[1]
Ken Kajikawa, 62, head of a labor organization, endorsed by JCP.^[1]

Results edit

Kyoto gubernatorial 2022^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Takatoshi Nishiwaki *	505,651	66.81	10.91
	Independent	Ken Kajikawa	251,261	33.19	10.91
Turnout			775.461	37.58	2.41
Registered electors			2,063.401
	Independent hold		Swing

References edit

^ ^a ^b "Nishiwaki Re-Elected Governor of Kyoto Pref". nippon.com. April 11, 2022. Archived from the original on July 29, 2022. Retrieved July 29, 2022.
^ "各種選挙の結果". 京都府. Archived from the original on 2021-04-22. Retrieved 2022-07-30.

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[Nippon-1] "Nishiwaki Re-Elected Governor of Kyoto Pref". nippon.com. April 11, 2022. Archived from the original on July 29, 2022. Retrieved July 29, 2022.

[2] "各種選挙の結果". 京都府. Archived from the original on 2021-04-22. Retrieved 2022-07-30.

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