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]

2018 Ishikawa gubernatorial election

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Turnout	39.07% ( 5.78pp)
Candidate Masanori Tanimoto Emi Kokura Party Independent Independent Popular vote 288,531 72,414 Percentage 79.94% 20.06% Supported by LDP, Komeito, DP, SDP CDP, JCP,
governor before election Masanori Tanimoto Independent Elected governor Masanori Tanimoto Independent

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	%	±%
	Independent	Masanori Tanimoto *	288,531[2]	79.94	n/a
	Independent	Emi Kokura	72,414	20.06	n/a
Turnout				39.07	−n/a
Registered electors
	Independent hold		Swing