2010 Kagawa gubernatorial election
A gubernatorial election was held on 29 August 2010 to elect the next governor of Kagawa (石川県, Kagawa-ken), a prefecture of Japan located in the north of the Shikoku island.
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| Turnout | 36.92  1.09 | ||
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Takeki Manabe, 70, incumbent since 1998, former public servant, was not seeking reelection.
Candidates
- Keizo Hamada, 58, finance bureaucrat. He was supported by LDP, New Komeito, DPJ and SDP.
- Akio Matsubara, 54, backed by the JCP.
- Satoko Watanabe, 56, supported by citizens movements and Midori no Mirai.
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Liberal Democratic | Keizo Hamada | 163,583 | 54.87 |  11.06 | |
| Greens | Satoko Watanabe | 111,646 | 37.45 | n/a | |
| Communist | Akio Matsubara | 22,895 | 7.68 | 26.39 | |
| Turnout | 303,390 | 36.92 | 1.09 | ||
| Total valid votes | 298,124 | 98.26 | |||
| Registered electors | 821,791 | ||||
| Liberal Democratic hold | Swing | 17.42 | |||
References
- "選挙管理委員会". www.pref.Kagawa.lg.jp/.
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