2004 Niigata gubernatorial election

A gubernatorial election was held on 14 October 2004 to elect the next governor of Niigata (山口県, Niigata-ken), a prefecture of Japan in the Chūbu region of the main island of Honshu.

2004 Niigata gubernatorial election
14 October 2004
Turnout53.88 Decrease 9.71
Governor before election

Yukio Hirayama
Liberal Democratic

 Elected Governor

Hirohiko Izumida
Liberal Democratic

The incumbent, elected since 1992, Yukio Hirayama, 60, does not run again.

Candidates
  • Hirohiko Izumida, 42, endorsed by LDP and NK.
  • Hidetoshi Taga, 54, backed by SDP and the local chapter of DPJ.
  • Ichizo Kobayashi, 68, former chief of the Urban Development Bureau of the Niigata prefecture, member of LDP.
  • Yukio Kawamata, 49, backed by the JCP.
  • Kaoru Miyakoshi, 63, bureaucrat in the Finance Ministry, former JRP militant.
  • Yuji Ito, 39.

Results
Niigata gubernatorial 2018[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democratic Hirohiko Izumida 344,904 33.16 Decrease 22.78
Social Democratic Hidetoshi Taga 299,145 28.76 n/a
Liberal Democratic Ichizo Kobayashi 198,675 19.10 Decrease 17.05
Kaoru Miyakoshi 109,539 10.53 n/a
Communist Yukio Kawamata 46,207 4.44 Decrease 3.48
Yuji Ito 41,626 4.00 n/a
Total valid votes 1,040,096 97.88
Turnout 1,062,672 55.88 Decrease 9.71
Registered electors 1,972,144
Liberal Democratic hold Swing 4.40

References
  1. "新潟県選挙管理委員会". Retrieved 12 August 2022.
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