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A gubernatorial election was held on 11 March 2018 to elect the next governor of Ishikawa (石川県, Ishikawa-ken), a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region on Honshu island.

2018 Ishikawa gubernatorial election

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Turnout	39.07% ( 5.78pp)
Candidate Masanori Tanimoto Emi Kokura Party Independent Independent Popular vote 288,531 72,414 Percentage 79.94% 20.06% Supported by LDP, Komeito, DP, SDP CDP, JCP,
governor before election Masanori Tanimoto Independent Elected governor Masanori Tanimoto Independent

Candidates

• Masanori Tanimoto, elected since 1994 was endorsed by SDP, LDP and Komeito.
• Emi Kokura, former labor union worker, JCP.

Results

References

1. Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Chūbu" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 126, p. 126, at Google Books.
2. "Masanori Tanimoto rolls to seventh term in Ishikawa gubernatorial election, becoming Japan's longest-serving governor". The Japan Times Online. 12 March 2018. Retrieved 21 April 2019.

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