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2010 Nagasaki gubernatorial election

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Turnout	60.08 7.81
Governor before election Genjiro Kaneko LDP Elected Governor Hodo Nakamura LDP

A gubernatorial election was held on 21 February 2010 to elect the next governor of Nagasaki (山口県, Nagasaki-ken), a prefecture of Japan in northwestern area of the island of Kyushu.

Candidates

Genjiro Kaneko was the 65-year-old incumbent. He was first elected in 1998, but decided to retire and supported his vice-governor Hōdō Nakamura.

The candidates were:

• Hōdō Nakamura, vice-governor, endorsed by LDP and Komeito.
• Tsuyoshi Hashimoto, endorsed by DPJ, PNP and SDP.
• Atsushi Ōnita, 52, professional wrestler, former member of the House of Councillors for the LDP.
• Reiko Oshibuchi.
• Takao Fukamachi, supported by the JCP.
• Masahiko Yamada, dissident of DPJ.
• Mitsuyuki Matsushita.

Results

Nagasaki gubernatorial 2010

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	LDP	Hōdō Nakamura	316,603	45.29	21.18
	Democratic	Tsuyoshi Hashimoto	222,565	31,84	n/a
		Atsushi Ōnita	98,200	14,05	n/a
		Reiko Oshibuchi	30,902	4,42	n/a
	JCP	Takao Fukamachi	21,291	3,05	2.05
	Democratic	Masahiko Yamada	6,634	0,95	n/a
		Mitsuyuki Matsushita	2,889	0,41	n/a
Turnout			705.465	60,08	7.81
Registered electors			1,174,280
	LDP hold		Swing	21.18

References

1. "Japan PM says funds scandals hurt support". The Himalayan Times. February 22, 2010. Archived from the original on 2016-10-05.
2. "長崎県知事選挙の結果 | 長崎県". www-pref-nagasaki-jp.translate.goog.

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