2018 Nagasaki gubernatorial election

A gubernatorial election was held on 4 February 2018 to elect the next governor of the Nagasaki Prefecture. Incumbent Governor Hōdō Nakamura ran for a third consecutive term, challenged by Toshihiko Haraguchi from the Japanese Communist Party.^[2]

2018 Nagasaki gubernatorial election

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Turnout	36.03% 4.69%[1]
Nominee Hōdō Nakamura Toshihiko Haraguchi Party Independent Japanese Communist Party Popular vote 311,893 94,442 Percentage 76.8% 23.2% Supported by LDP, Komeito
Governor before election Hōdō Nakamura Independent Elected Governor Hōdō Nakamura Independent

Candidates

• Hōdō Nakamura, 67, incumbent since 2010, endorsed by LDP and Komeito.
• Toshihiko Haraguchi, 56, secretary-general of the JCP’s Nagasaki chapter.

Source:^[3]

Campaign

While Haraguchi focused his campaign on welfare issues, Nakamura prioritized the creation of new jobs and the domestic migration from other Japanese prefectures. Subsequently, Nakamura came out victorious, securing his third term by receiving 76.8% of the votes.^[4][5]

Results

Nagasaki gubernatorial election, 2018^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Hōdō Nakamura	311,893	76.76	4.82
	JCP	Toshihiko Haraguchi	94,442	23.24	4.82
Total valid votes			406,335	98.20
Rejected ballots			7,425	1.80
Turnout			413,760	36.03%	4.69%