2018 Nagano gubernatorial election

The 2018 Nagano gubernatorial election was held on 5 August 2018 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 third term, defeating Chuichi Kanai with 85.14% of the vote.

2018 Nagano gubernatorial election

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Turnout	43.28 0.28
Candidate Shuichi Abe Chuichi Kanai Party Independent JCP Popular vote 635,365 110,930 Percentage 85.14% 14.86%
Governor before election Shuichi Abe Independent Elected Governor Shuichi Abe Independent

Candidates

• Shuichi Abe, 57, incumbent since 2010, bureaucrat. Backed by DPFP, LDP, Komeito, CDP and SDP.
• Chuichi Kanai, 68, former Ueda Municipal Assembly member. Presented by the JCP.

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Results

Nagano gubernatorial 2018^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Shuichi Abe *	635,365	85.14	0.92
	JCP	Chuichi Kanai	110,930	14.86	0.59
Turnout			752.792	43,28	0.28
Registered electors			1.739.481
	Democratic hold		Swing	70.28