2007 Minamimaki mayoral election

The Japanese village Minamimaki, Nagano held a mayoral election on November 11, 2007. Yukihiko Kikuchi beat the incumbent mayor Yoshito Nakajima.

Candidates

Issues

The main issue was the proposed merger of the village with neighboring Kawakami. In a referendum earlier this year 87% voted not to merger. Incumbent mayor Yoshito Nakajima supported a merger while Yukihiko Kikuchi of the JCP was against it. Kikuchi also called for a "agriculture revitalization" and criticized what he called "undemocratic policies" of the incumbent mayor.

Results

Yukihiko Kikuchi won the election with 430 more votes than Yoshito Nakajima.

Mayoral election 2007: Minamimaki Village
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent, JCP Yukihiko Kikuchi 1,337
Independent Yoshito Nakajima 907
Turnout 2,296 85.45 %

References

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