A gubernatorial election was held on 11 March 2018 to elect the next governor of Ishikawa (石川県, Ishikawa-ken), a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region on Honshu island.[1]
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| Turnout | 39.07% ( 5.78pp) | ||||||||||||||||||
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Candidates edit
- Masanori Tanimoto, elected since 1994 was endorsed by SDP, LDP and Komeito.
- Emi Kokura, former labor union worker, JCP.
Results edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Independent | Masanori Tanimoto * | 288,531[2] | 79.94 | n/a | |
| Independent | Emi Kokura | 72,414 | 20.06 | n/a | |
| Turnout | 39.07 | -n/a | |||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
References edit
- ^ Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Chūbu" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 126, p. 126, at Google Books.
- ^ "Masanori Tanimoto rolls to seventh term in Ishikawa gubernatorial election, becoming Japan's longest-serving governor". The Japan Times Online. 12 March 2018. Retrieved 21 April 2019.
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