2018 Shiga gubernatorial election

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Turnout

40.62

9.53


Candidate	Taizo Mikazuki	Manabu Kondo
Party	Independent	JCP
Popular vote	377,132	77,213
Percentage	83.01%	16.99%

Governor before election

Taizo Mikazuki
Independent

Elected Governor

Taizo Mikazuki
Independent

A gubernatorial election was held on 24 June 2018 to elect the next governor of Shiga (滋賀県, Shiga-ken), a prefecture of Japan located in the Kansai region of Honshu island.

Candidates

Taizo Mikazuki, incumbent since 2014, 47, ex-lawmaker of the DPJ, endorsed by DPFP, LDP, Komeito.
Manabu Kondo, 68, former Shiga University Vice President, endorsed by JCP.

Source:^[1]

Results

Shiga gubernatorial election, 2018^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic Party for the People	Taizo Mikazuki *	377,132	83.01	36.68
	Communist	Manabu Kondo	77,213	16.99	7,26
Turnout			460.642	40,62	9.53
Registered electors			1,134,162
	Democratic Party for the People hold		Swing	66.02