2008 Kyoto mayoral election

2008 Kyoto mayoral election
	17 February 2008
	17 February 2008
Mayor before election; Yorikane Masumoto; Independent	Elected Mayor ; Daisaku Kadokawa; Independent

Kyoto held a mayoral election on February 17, 2008. Daisaku Kadokawa narrowly won over a candidate backed by the JCP with a margin of 951 votes.[1] The poll was to choose a successor to Yorikane Masumoto, who announced his resignation after serving three terms for a total 12 years in office

Candidates

Daisaku Kadokawa, 57, former head of Kyoto Municipal Board of Education and supported by all major parties except the JCP.
Kazuo Nakamura, 53, working as a lawyer and supported by the Japanese Communist Party
Shoei Murayama, 29, independent former member of the Kyoto municipal assembly
Toshihiko Okada, 61, independent

Results

Mayoral election 2008: Kyoto
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent, LDP, DPJ, Komeito,SDP	Daisaku Kadokawa	158,472	37,25 %
	Independent, JCP	Kazuo Nakamura	157,521	37,02 %
	Independent	Shoei Murayama	84,750	19,92 %
	Independent	Toshihiko Okada	24,702	5,81 %
Turnout			425,445	37.82 %

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References

"Kadokawa narrowly wins Kyoto mayoral race". Daily Yomiuri. 19 February 2008. Archived from the original on 2 March 2008.

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[1] "Kadokawa narrowly wins Kyoto mayoral race". Daily Yomiuri. 19 February 2008. Archived from the original on 2 March 2008.