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 % ±%
Liberal Democratic Tsugumasa Muraoka 286,996 63.90 Increase 16.33
Liberal Tsutomu Takamura 115,763 25.77
Communist Naoko Fujii 46,402 10.33
Turnout 456,974 38.82 Decrease 6.50
Registered electors 1,177,091
Liberal Democratic hold Swing

References

  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".