2019 Saitama gubernatorial election

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.[1]

Candidates

Results

[1]

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
Protect the People from NHK Satoshi Hamada 64,182 3.33 n/a
Independent Nobuhiro Takeda 40,631 2.11 -0.01
Independent Shizue Sakurai 34,768[2] 1.80 n/a
Turnout 1 955 274 32.31 +5.68
Registered electors 6,052,272[3]

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