2010 Kagawa gubernatorial election

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2010 Kagawa gubernatorial election

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Turnout	36.92 1.09
Governor before election Takeki Manabe Liberal Democratic Elected Governor Keizo Hamada Liberal Democratic

A gubernatorial election was held on 29 August 2010 to elect the next governor of Kagawa (石川県, Kagawa-ken), a prefecture of Japan located in the north of the Shikoku island.

Takeki Manabe, 70, incumbent since 1998, former public servant, was not seeking reelection.

Candidates

• New Komeito, DPJ and SDP
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• Akio Matsubara, 54, backed by the JCP.
• Satoko Watanabe, 56, supported by citizens movements and Midori no Mirai.

Results

Kagawa gubernatorial election, 2010^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democratic	Keizo Hamada	163,583	54.87	11.06
	Greens	Satoko Watanabe	111,646	37.45	n/a
	Communist	Akio Matsubara	22,895	7.68	26.39
Turnout			303,390	36.92	1.09
Total valid votes			298,124	98.26
Registered electors			821,791
	Liberal Democratic hold		Swing	17.42

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