2010 Nagano gubernatorial election

2010 Nagano gubernatorial election
Turnout	52.70 13.28
Governor before election; Jin Murai; Liberal Democratic	Elected Governor ; Shuichi Abe; Democratic

A gubernatorial election was held on 8 August 2010 to elect the next governor of Nagano (長野県, Nagano-ken), a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region of Honshu island.

Candidates

Jin Murai, 73, a former veteran LDP lawmaker, elected in 2006 is not seeking reelection.

Yoshimasa Koshihara, 63, vice-governor (2006-2010).
Shuichi Abe, 49, bureaucrat, former Nagano vice governor (2001-2004). Backed by DPJ, he was also supported by the People’s New Party and SDP.
Takeshi Matsumoto, 59, former fine arts museum curator. Presented by the JCP.

Source:^[1]

Results

Nagano gubernatorial 2010^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Shuichi Abe	362,903	39.85	6.73
	Liberal Democratic	Yoshimasa Koshihara	357,882	39.30	14.12
	Communist	Takeshi Matsumoto	189,793	20.84	n/a
Turnout			919.908	52,70	13.28
Registered electors			1.745.560
	Swing to Democratic from Liberal Democratic		Swing	0.55

References

^ "DPJ-backed Abe wins Nagano gubernatorial election".
^ "平成14年7月7日執行滋賀県知事選挙投開票情報". www.pref.Nagano.lg.jp/.

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[1] "DPJ-backed Abe wins Nagano gubernatorial election".

[2] "平成14年7月7日執行滋賀県知事選挙投開票情報". www.pref.Nagano.lg.jp/.

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