2018 Ishikawa gubernatorial election

A gubernatorial election was held on 11 March 2018 to elect the next Governor of Ishikawa (石川県, Ishikawa-ken), a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region on Honshu island.[1]

Candidates

Masanori Tanimoto, elected since 1994 was endorsed by SDP, LDP and Komeito.
Emi Kokura, former labor union worker, JCP.

Results

Ishikawa gubernatorial 2019
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Social Democratic	Masanori Tanimoto *	288,531[2]	79.94	n/a
	Communist	Emi Kokura	72,414	20.06	n/a
Turnout				39.07	-n/a
Registered electors
	Social Democratic hold		Swing

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References

Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Chūbu" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 126, p. 126, at Google Books.
"Masanori Tanimoto rolls to seventh term in Ishikawa gubernatorial election, becoming Japan's longest-serving governor". The Japan Times Online. 12 March 2018. Retrieved 21 April 2019.

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[1] Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Chūbu" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 126, p. 126, at Google Books.

[2] "Masanori Tanimoto rolls to seventh term in Ishikawa gubernatorial election, becoming Japan's longest-serving governor". The Japan Times Online. 12 March 2018. Retrieved 21 April 2019.