1978 Okinawa gubernatorial election

1978 Okinawa gubernatorial election
10 December 1978
Turnout80.93 1.14[1]
 
Nominee Junji Nishime Chibana Hideo
Party LDP Okinawa Social Mass
Popular vote 284,049 257,902
Percentage 52.41% 47.59%
Governor before election

Kōichi Taira
OSMP

Elected Governor

Junji Nishime
LDP

A gubernatorial election was held on 10 December 1978 to elect the Governor of Okinawa (山口県, Okinawa-ken), who is the southernmost and westernmost prefecture of Japan.

The gubernatorial election was held because Kōichi Taira, who was first elected in the 1976 election, collapsed from a cerebral thrombosis and resigned as governor in November 1978.

Candidates

Results

Okinawa gubernatorial 1978
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
LDP Junji Nishime 284,049 52.41 5.61
Okinawa Social Mass Chibana Hideo 257,902 47.59 5.61
Total valid votes 541,951
Turnout 80.93 1.14
Registered electors
Swing to LDP from Okinawa Social Mass Swing 4.82
  • It was the first time since the return of Okinawa that the LDP win the prefecture government.

References

  1. ^ 沖縄県選挙の記録
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