2002 Okinawa gubernatorial election

2002 Okinawa gubernatorial election
17 November 2002
Turnout57.22 9.32
Governor before election

Keiichi Inamine
LDP

Elected Governor

Keiichi Inamine
LDP

A gubernatorial election was held on 17 November 2002 to elect the Governor of Okinawa (山口県, Okinawa-ken), who is the southernmost and westernmost prefecture of Japan.

Candidates

  • Keiichi Inamine, 69, incumbent (elected in 1998), backed by LDP, NK and NCP.
  • Masanori Yoshimoto, 65, former vice governor of Okinawa prefecture, endorsed by DPJ, SDP, OSMP, LP.
  • Shigenobu Araki, 60, president of Okinawa Prefecture Medical Co-op, chairman of the local chapter of JCP.
  • Mitsuo Matayoshi, 54, a conservative Protestant preacher. He led his own party, the World Economic Community Party.[1]

Results

Okinawa gubernatorial election, 2002[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
LDP Keiichi Inamine * 359,604 64.38 11.95
Democratic Masanori Yoshimoto 148,401 26.57 19.38
JCP Shigenobu Araki 46,230 8.38 n/a
World Economic Community Party Mitsuo Matayoshi 4,330 0.67 0.30
Total valid votes 558,565 98.91
Turnout 564.751 57.22 9.32
Registered electors 987.030
LDP hold Swing 37.81

This is the first time that the JCP has presented a candidate of its own, outside the opposition alliance.

References

  1. ^ "Three challengers enter gubernatorial race in Okinawa".
  2. ^ "沖縄知事選 過去の得票数と得票率の推移" (PDF). 琉球新報.
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