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2015 Saga gubernatorial election

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Nominee Yoshinori Yamaguchi Keisuke Hiwatashi Yukihiro Shimatani Party Independent Independent Independent Popular vote 182,795 143,720 32,844 Supported by LDP, Komeito   Nominee Yoshitaka Isagai Party Independent Popular vote 6,951

Governor before election Yasushi Furukawa Independent Elected Governor Yoshinori Yamaguchi Independent

The 2015 Saga gubernatorial election was held on 11 January 2015 to elect the Governor of Saga Prefecture. Newcomer Yoshinori Yamaguchi won the election.

Candidates

• Yoshinori Yamaguchi – former Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications civil servant, age 49
• Keisuke Hiwatashi – former mayor of Takeo, Saga, age 45
• Yukihiro Shimatani [ja] – professor at Kyushu University, age 59
• Yoshitaka Isagai (飯盛良隆, Isagai Yoshitaka) – farmer, age 44

Former Director of the Finance Bureau Toyonari Sasaki [ja] was requested to run at the request of the LDP's Saga Prefecture branch, but declined.

Results

References

1. ^ "佐賀県知事選挙 開票結果（確定23時18分発表）". 佐賀県. 20 January 2015.
2. ^ "佐賀県知事選挙 – 2015年01月11日投票 | 佐賀県". 選挙ドットコム.
3. "ＴＰＰ総括官の推薦願取り下げへ 佐賀知事選で自民支部：朝日新聞デジタル". 朝日新聞デジタル.

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