2014 Yamaguchi gubernatorial election

2014 Yamaguchi gubernatorial election
Turnout	38.82 6.50
Governor before election; Shigetaro Yamamoto; LDP	Elected Governor ; Tsugumasa Muraoka; LDP

The 2014 Yamaguchi gubernatorial election was held on 23 February 2014 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]

The outgoing governor, Shigetaro Yamamoto, suffered from lung cancer, which led him to resign on 9 January 2014. An election was organized for 23 February to replace him. He died on 15 March 15 2014.

Candidates

Tsugumasa Muraoka, former official of the Internal Affairs and Communications Ministry, endorsed by LDP and Komeito.
Tsutomu Takamura, former member of the House of Representatives (for the DPJ), endorsed by the People’s Life Party.
Naoko Fujii, former member of the Shunan Municipal Assembly, for the JCP.

Results

Yamaguchi gubernatorial 2014^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	LDP	Tsugumasa Muraoka	286,996	63.90	16.33
	Liberal	Tsutomu Takamura	115,763	25.77
	JCP	Naoko Fujii	46,402	10.33
Turnout			456,974	38.82	6.50
Registered electors			1,177,091
	LDP 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.
^ "平成26年2月23日執行山口県知事選挙開票状況 - 山口県ホームページ".

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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] "平成26年2月23日執行山口県知事選挙開票状況 - 山口県ホームページ".

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