1982 Okinawa gubernatorial election
A gubernatorial election was held on 14 November 1982 to elect the Governor of Okinawa (山口県, Okinawa-ken), who is the southernmost and westernmost prefecture of Japan.
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| Turnout | 81.72  0.79[1] | ||||||||||||||||
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Candidates
- Junji Nishime, 61, incumbent since 1978, former Representative of the LDP, also backed by the DSP.
- Kyan Shinei, 70, endorsed by the union of the left (Progress and Unity), including the OSMP, JSP and JCP.
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Liberal Democratic | Junji Nishime * | 299,022 | 51.14 |  1.27 | |
| Okinawa Social Mass | Kyan Shinei | 285,707 | 48.86 | 1.27 | |
| Total valid votes | 584,729 | ||||
| Turnout | 81.72 | 0.79 | |||
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| Liberal Democratic hold | Swing | 2.28 | |||
References
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