2006 Shiga gubernatorial election
Shiga Prefecture held a gubernatorial election on 2 July 2006. Incumbent governor Yoshitsugu Kunimatsu was defeated by Yukiko Kada, a professor of environmental sociology at Kyoto Seika University. The victory of Kada, who had very little political experience was considered surprising.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SDP | Yukiko Kada | 217,842 | |||
| LDP/DPJ/NKP | Yoshitsugu Kunimatsu | 185,344 | |||
| JCP | Yoshinori Tsuji | 70,110 | |||
| Turnout | 44.94 | 6,24 | |||
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