2018 Shiga gubernatorial election

A gubernatorial election was held on 24 June 2018 to elect the next governor of Shiga (滋賀県, Shiga-ken), a prefecture of Japan located in the Kansai region of Honshu island.

2018 Shiga gubernatorial election

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Turnout	40.62 9.53
Candidate Taizo Mikazuki Manabu Kondo Party Independent JCP Popular vote 377,132 77,213 Percentage 83.01% 16.99%
Governor before election Taizo Mikazuki Independent Elected Governor Taizo Mikazuki Independent

Candidates

• Taizo Mikazuki, incumbent since 2014, 47, ex-lawmaker of the DPJ, endorsed by DPFP, LDP, Komeito.
• Manabu Kondo, 68, former Shiga University Vice President, endorsed by JCP.

Source:^[1]

Results

Shiga gubernatorial election, 2018^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic Party for the People	Taizo Mikazuki *	377,132	83.01	36.68
	JCP	Manabu Kondo	77,213	16.99	7,26
Turnout			460.642	40,62	9.53
Registered electors			1,134,162
	Democratic Party for the People hold		Swing	66.02