2019 Osaka mayoral election

The 2019 Osaka mayoral election was held on 7 April 2019 to elect the next mayor of Osaka. Incumbent mayor Hirofumi Yoshimura decided to not seek a second term as mayor of Osaka in order to run as Governor of Osaka. The result of the election was a victory for Governor of Osaka Prefecture Ichiro Matsui. He received 58% of the vote. ^[1]

2019 Osaka Mayoral election

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Turnout	52.70%
Candidate Ichiro Matsui Akira Yanagimoto Party One Osaka Independent Popular vote 660,819 476,351 Percentage 58.11% 41.89%
Mayor of Osaka before election Hirofumi Yoshimura One Osaka Elected Mayor of Osaka Ichirō Matsui One Osaka

Candidates

• Ichiro Matsui, Governor of Osaka Prefecture for Osaka Restoration Association.
• Akira Yanagimoto, City councillor back by LDP, Komeito, DPFP.

Results

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Osaka mayoral 2019

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Osaka Restoration Association	Ichiro Matsui	660,819[2]	58.11
	Independent	Akira Yanagimoto	476,351	41.89
Turnout			1,154,152	52.70
Registered electors			2,189,852
	Osaka Restoration Association hold		Swing

Notes