2014 Nagano gubernatorial election

The 2014 Nagano gubernatorial election was held on 10 August 2014 to elect the next governor of Nagano (長野県, Nagano-ken), a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region of Honshu island. Incumbent Governor Shuichi Abe was re-elected for a second term, defeating Shumpo Noguchi with 84.22% of the vote.

2014 Nagano gubernatorial election

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Turnout	43.56 9.24
Candidate Shuichi Abe Shumpo Noguchi Party Independent JCP Popular vote 626,426 106,120 Percentage 84.22% 14.27%
Governor before election Shuichi Abe Democratic Elected Governor Shuichi Abe Democratic

Candidates

• Shuichi Abe, 53, incumbent since 2010, bureaucrat, former Nagano vice governor (2001-2004). Backed by DPJ, he was also supported by LDP, Yui no To, Komeito, SDP and Kokoro.
• Shumpo Noguchi, 71, honorary professor at Shinshu University. Presented by the JCP.
• Takashi Negami, 64, a company president.

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Results

Nagano gubernatorial 2014^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Shuichi Abe *	626,426	84.22	44.37
	JCP	Shumpo Noguchi	106,120	14.27	6.57
		Takashi Negami	11,209	1.51	n/a
Turnout			752.538	43,56	9.24
Registered electors			1.727.409
	Democratic hold		Swing	69.95