Tokyo gubernatorial election, 2007

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Tokyo held a gubernatorial election on April 8, 2007 as part of the 16th unified local elections. There were fourteen candidates [1], among them the incumbent governor Shintaro Ishihara. All candidates ran as independents but some were supported by various parties.

Gubernatorial election 2007: Tokyo
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	LDP	Shintarō Ishihara	2,811,486	50.52
	DPJ, SDP	Shirō Asano	1,693,323	30.43
	JCP	Manzō Yoshida	629,549	11.31
	Symbiosis New Party	Kisho Kurokawa	159,126	2.86
	Independent	Yoshiro Nakamatsu	85,946	1.54
	Independent	Shigeki Satō	69,526	1.25
	Independent	Kumiko Uchikawa	21,626	0.39
	Independent	Kōichi Toyama	15,059	0.27
	Independent	Mitsuru Takahashi	5558	0.10
	Independent	Osamu Ogami	4020	0.07
	Independent	Setsuo Yamaguchi	3589	0.06
	Independent	Ryūhō Takashima	3240	0.06
	Independent	Sutoku Sasaki	2845	0.05
	Independent	Kōichirō Mariko	1373	0.02
Turnout			5565127	54.35

References

• (Japanese) Results from Janjan, Mainichi Daily News
• Asahi News Editorial
• Japan Probe coverage
• Trans-Pacific Radio coverage

External links

• CityMayors coverage
• Video of candidate Koichi Toyama
• Discussion of 2007 Gubernatorial campaign
• Regular updates on 2007 Gubernatorial campaign and Japanese politics