2019 Saitama gubernatorial election

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A gubernatorial election was held on 2 June 2019 to elect the next governor of Saitama. Incumbent Governor Kiyoshi Ueda (former member of DPJ) declined to run for a fifth term. Motohiro Ōno, a former Upper House lawmaker and opposition candidate beat the candidate backed by the ruling LDP-Komeito coalition.

Candidates

Kenta Aoshima, backed by LDP and Komeito.
Motohiro Ōno, backed by the opposition parties CDP, JCP, SDP, DPFP.
Satoshi Hamada for the NHK Party.
Nobuhiro Takeda.
Shizue Sakurai.

Results

Saitama gubernatorial 2019
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Motohiro Ōno (endorsed by CDP, DPFP, JCP, SDP)	923,482	47.87	new
	Independent	Kenta Aoshima (endorsed by LDP, Kōmeitō)	866,021	44.89	new
	Anti-NHK	Satoshi Hamada	64,182	3.33	n/a
	Independent	Nobuhiro Takeda	40,631	2.11	−0.01
	Independent	Shizue Sakurai	34,768	1.80	n/a
Turnout			1 955 274	32.31	+5.68
Registered electors			6,052,272

References

^ Kyodo News (26 August 2019). "Former Upper House lawmaker Motohiro Ono beats ruling bloc-backed rival to become Saitama governor". Japan Times. Archived from the original on 26 August 2019. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
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