2018 Kagawa gubernatorial election

2018 Kagawa gubernatorial election
	26 August 2018
Turnout	29.34 4.26
Governor before election; Keizo Hamada; Liberal Democratic	Elected Governor ; Keizo Hamada; Liberal Democratic

A gubernatorial election was held on 26 August 2018 to elect the next governor of Kagawa (石川県, Kagawa-ken), a prefecture of Japan located in the north of the Shikoku island.

Candidates

Source:[1]

Keizo Hamada, 66, incumbent since 2010, former Finance Ministry bureaucrat. He was supported by LDP, Komeito, SDP and DPFP.
Eiji Himeda, 62, backed by JCP.

Results

Kagawa gubernatorial election, 2018[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democratic	Keizo Hamada *	201,599	85.27	1.70
	Communist	Eiji Himeda	34,814	14.73	1.70
Turnout			240,421	29.34	4.26
Total valid votes			236,413	98.33
Registered electors			819,397
	Liberal Democratic hold		Swing	70.54

References

"Keizo Hamada wins third term as Kagawa governor".
"選挙管理委員会". www.pref.Kagawa.lg.jp/.

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[1] "Keizo Hamada wins third term as Kagawa governor".

[2] "選挙管理委員会". www.pref.Kagawa.lg.jp/.