2014 Yamaguchi gubernatorial election
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Turnout | 38.82 6.50 |
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| | | Candidate | Tsugumasa Muraoka | Tsutomu Takamura | Party | LDP | Liberal Party | Popular vote | 286,996 | 115,763 | Percentage | 63.90% | 25.77% | |
Governor before election Shigetaro Yamamoto Liberal Democratic | Elected Governor Tsugumasa Muraoka Liberal Democratic | |
The 2014 Yamaguchi gubernatorial election was held on 23 February 2014 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]
The outgoing governor, Shigetaro Yamamoto, suffered from lung cancer, which led him to resign on 9 January 2014. An election was organized for 23 February to replace him. He died on 15 March 15 2014.
Candidates
- Tsugumasa Muraoka, former official of the Internal Affairs and Communications Ministry, endorsed by LDP and Komeito.
- Tsutomu Takamura, former member of the House of Representatives (for the DPJ), endorsed by the People’s Life Party.
- Naoko Fujii, former member of the Shunan Municipal Assembly, for the JCP.
Results
Yamaguchi gubernatorial 2014[2] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democratic | Tsugumasa Muraoka | 286,996 | 63.90 | 16.33 |
| Liberal | Tsutomu Takamura | 115,763 | 25.77 | |
| Communist | Naoko Fujii | 46,402 | 10.33 | |
Turnout | 456,974 | 38.82 | 6.50 |
Registered electors | 1,177,091 | | |
| 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.
- ^ "平成26年2月23日執行 山口県知事選挙 開票状況 - 山口県ホームページ".