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A gubernatorial election was held on 31 August 2014 to elect the next governor of Kagawa (石川県, Kagawa-ken), a prefecture of Japan located in the north of the Shikoku island.
Candidates
- Keizo Hamada, 62, incumbent since 2010, former Finance Ministry bureaucrat. He was supported by LDP, New Komeito, SDP and the local chapter of DPJ.
- Tadashi Kawamura, 55, secretary general of JCP prefectural committee.
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democratic | Keizo Hamada | 223,846 | 83.57 |  28.70
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| Communist | Tadashi Kawamura | 44,023 | 16.43 | 8.75
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| Turnout | 273,594 | 33.60 |  3.32
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| Total valid votes | 267,869 | 97.91 | |||
| Registered electors | 814,209 | ||||
| Liberal Democratic hold | Swing | 67.14 | |||
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