2008 Yamaguchi gubernatorial election

2008 Yamaguchi gubernatorial election
Turnout	37.21 1.01
Governor before election; Sekinari Nii; Liberal Democratic	Elected Governor ; Sekinari Nii; Liberal Democratic

The 2008 Yamaguchi gubernatorial election was held on 3 August 2008 to elect the next governor of Yamaguchi (山口県, Yamaguchi-ken), a prefecture of Japan in the Chūgoku region of the main island of Honshu.^[1]

Candidates

Sekinari Nii, elected in 1996, 2000 and 2004, endorsed by LDP, New Komeito and prefectural assembly lawmakers from DPJ.
Toshiki Fukue, former chairman of prefectoral Labour federation, backed by the JCP.

Source:^[2]

Results

Yamaguchi gubernatorial 2008^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democratic	Sekinari Nii *	317,449	70.64	9.76
	Communist	Toshiki Fukue	123,950	29,36	9.76
Turnout			449.382	37,21	1.01
Registered electors			1,207,826
	Liberal Democratic hold		Swing

References

^ Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Yamaguchi-ken" in Japan Encyclopedia, pp. 1039-1040, p. 1039, at Google Books; "Chūgoku" at p. 127, p. 127, at Google Books.
^ "Independents to challenge governors". The Japan Times. July 23, 2004.
^ "平成20年8月3日執行山口県知事選挙確定投票状況 - 山口県ホームページ". www-pref-yamaguchi-lg-jp.translate.goog.

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[1] Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Yamaguchi-ken" in Japan Encyclopedia, pp. 1039-1040, p. 1039, at Google Books; "Chūgoku" at p. 127, p. 127, at Google Books.

[2] "Independents to challenge governors". The Japan Times. July 23, 2004.

[3] "平成20年8月3日執行山口県知事選挙確定投票状況 - 山口県ホームページ". www-pref-yamaguchi-lg-jp.translate.goog.

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