2002 Okinawa gubernatorial election
A gubernatorial election was held on 17 November 2002 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 | 57.22  9.32 | ||
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Candidates
- Keiichi Inamine, 69, incumbent (elected in 1998), backed by LDP, NK and NCP.
- Masanori Yoshimoto, 65, former vice governor of Okinawa prefecture, endorsed by DPJ, SDP, OSMP, LP.
- Shigenobu Araki, 60, president of Okinawa Prefecture Medical Co-op, chairman of the local chapter of JCP.
- Mitsuo Matayoshi, 54, a conservative Protestant preacher. He led his own party, the World Economic Community Party.[1]
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Liberal Democratic | Keiichi Inamine * | 359,604 | 64.38 |  11.95 | |
| Democratic | Masanori Yoshimoto | 148,401 | 26.57 | 19.38 | |
| Communist | Shigenobu Araki | 46,230 | 8.38 | n/a | |
| World Economic Community Party | Mitsuo Matayoshi | 4,330 | 0.67 | 0.30 | |
| Total valid votes | 558,565 | 98.91 | |||
| Turnout | 564.751 | 57.22 | 9.32 | ||
| Registered electors | 987.030 | ||||
| Liberal Democratic hold | Swing | 37.81 | |||
This is the first time that the JCP has presented a candidate of its own, outside the opposition alliance.
References
- Content in this edit is translated from the existing Japanese Wikipedia article at ja:2002年沖縄県知事選挙; see its history for attribution.
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