2002 Okinawa gubernatorial election
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2022}}
{{Infobox election
| election_name = 2002 Okinawa gubernatorial election
| country = Okinawa
| ongoing = no
| type = presidential
| turnout = 57.22 {{decrease}} 9.32
| previous_election = 1998 Okinawa gubernatorial election
| previous_year = 1998
| election_date = 17 November 2002
| next_election = 2006 Okinawa gubernatorial election
| next_year = 2006
| time_zone = +9
| title = Governor
| before_election = Keiichi Inamine
| before_party = LDP
| after_election = Keiichi Inamine
| after_party = LDP
}}
A gubernatorial election was held on 17 November 2002 to elect the Governor of {{nihongo|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.{{cite news |title=Three challengers enter gubernatorial race in Okinawa |url=https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2002/11/01/national/three-challengers-enter-gubernatorial-race-in-okinawa/}}
Results
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)
|candidate = Keiichi Inamine *
|votes = 359,604
|percentage = 64.38
|change = {{increase}} 11.95
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Democratic Party of Japan
|candidate = Masanori Yoshimoto
|votes = 148,401
|percentage = 26.57
|change = {{decrease}} 19.38
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Japanese Communist Party
|candidate = Shigenobu Araki
|votes = 46,230
|percentage = 8.38
|change = n/a
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = World Economic Community Party
|candidate = Mitsuo Matayoshi
|votes = 4,330
|percentage = 0.67
|change = {{increase}} 0.30
}}
{{Election box total valid|
|votes = 558,565
|percentage = 98.91
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 564.751
|percentage = 57.22
|change = {{decrease}} 9.32
}}
{{Election box registered electors|
|reg. electors = 987.030
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)
|swing = 37.81
}}
{{Election box end}}
This is the first time that the JCP has presented a candidate of its own, outside the opposition alliance.
References
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- Content in this edit is translated from the existing Japanese Wikipedia article at :ja:2002年沖縄県知事選挙; see its history for attribution.
{{Elections in Okinawa Prefecture}}
Category:2002 elections in Japan
Category:Okinawa gubernatorial elections
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