2018 Yamaguchi gubernatorial election

The 2018 Yamaguchi gubernatorial election was held on 4 February 2018 to elect the next governor of Yamaguchi (山口県, Yamaguchi-ken), a prefecture of Japan in the Chūgoku region of the main island of Honshu.^[1]

2018 Yamaguchi gubernatorial election

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Turnout	36.49 2.33
JCP Candidate Tsugumasa Muraoka Yuzuru Kumano Party LDP JCP Popular vote 347,762 75,207 Percentage 82.22% 17.78%
Governor before election Tsugumasa Muraoka LDP Elected Governor Tsugumasa Muraoka LDP

Candidates

• Tsugumasa Muraoka, incumbent, endorsed by LDP and Komeito.
• Yuzuru Kumano, former head of the local teachers' union, JCP.

Results

Yamaguchi gubernatorial 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	LDP	Tsugumasa Muraoka *	347,762[2]	82.22	n/a
	JCP	Yuzuru Kumano	75,207	17.78	n/a
Turnout				36,49	2.33
Registered electors
	LDP hold		Swing