2019 Nara gubernatorial election

A gubernatorial election was held on 7 April 2019 as part of the 19th unified elections to elect the next governor of Nara Prefecture, Japan.

2019 Nara gubernatorial election

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Turnout	48.49% 3.87%
Nominee Shōgo Arai Kiyoshige Maekawa Minoru Kawashima Party Independent Independent Independent Popular vote 256,451 174,277 108,701 Percentage 47.54% 32.31% 20.15%
Governor before election Shōgo Arai Independent Elected Governor Shōgo Arai Independent

Candidates

• Shōgo Arai, backed by the local LDP, Komeito, DPFP.^[1]
• Kiyoshige Maekawa, ex member of DPJ and Kibō no Tō.
• Minoru Kawashima.

Results

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Nara gubernatorial 2019

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Shōgo Arai	256,451[3]	47.54	−2.7
	Independent	Kiyoshige Maekawa	174,277	32.31	n/a
	Independent	Minoru Kawashima	108,701	20.15	n/a
Turnout			551,834	48.49	+ 3.87
Registered electors			1,137,965