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Turnout | 34.91 1.58 |
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| | | Candidate | Tsugumasa Muraoka | Mari Chiba | Party | LDP | JCP | Popular vote | 340,503 | 50,566 | Percentage | 87.07% | 12.93% | |
Governor before election Tsugumasa Muraoka Liberal Democratic | Elected Governor Tsugumasa Muraoka Liberal Democratic | |
The 2022 Yamaguchi gubernatorial election was held on 6 February 2022 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]
Candidates
- Tsugumasa Muraoka, incumbent, endorsed by LDP and Komeito.[2]
- Mari Chiba, women's rights activist, endorsed by JCP and SDP.
Results
Yamaguchi gubernatorial 2022[3] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democratic | Tsugumasa Muraoka * | 340,503 | 87.07 | 4.85 |
| Communist | Mari Chiba | 50,566 | 12.93 | 4.85 |
Turnout | 394,630 | 34.91 | 1.58 |
Registered electors | 1,130,290 | | |
| Liberal Democratic hold | Swing | | |
References
- ^ Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Yamaguchi-ken" in Japan Encyclopedia, pp. 1039-1040, p. 1039, at Google Books; "Chūgoku" at p. 127, p. 127, at Google Books
- ^ "Muraoka Wins 3rd Term as Yamaguchi Governor". 6 February 2022.
- ^ "令和4年2月6日執行 山口県知事選挙の投開票の状況 - 山口県ホームページ". Pref-yamaguchi-lg-jp.translate.goog. Retrieved 2022-07-30.
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