2018 Shiga gubernatorial election
{{Infobox election
| election_name = 2018 Shiga gubernatorial election
| country = Shiga
| ongoing = no
| type = presidential
| turnout = 40.62 {{decrease}} 9.53
| previous_election = 2014 Shiga gubernatorial election
| previous_year = 2014
| election_date = 24 June 2018
| next_election = 2022 Shiga gubernatorial election
| next_year = 2022
| time_zone = +9
| image1 = 滋賀県_知事_三日月大造.jpg
| candidate1 = Taizo Mikazuki
| party1 = Independent
| popular_vote1 = 377,132
| percentage1 = 83.01%
| image2 =
| candidate2 = Manabu Kondo
| party2 = JCP
| popular_vote2 = 77,213
| percentage2 = 16.99%
| title = Governor
| before_election = Taizo Mikazuki
| before_party = Independent
| after_election = Taizo Mikazuki
| after_party = Independent
}}
A gubernatorial election was held on 24 June 2018 to elect the next governor of {{nihongo|Shiga|滋賀県|Shiga-ken}}, a prefecture of Japan located in the Kansai region of Honshu island.
Candidates
- Taizo Mikazuki, incumbent since 2014, 47, ex-lawmaker of the DPJ, endorsed by DPFP, LDP, Komeito.
- Manabu Kondo, 68, former Shiga University Vice President, endorsed by JCP.
Results
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Democratic Party for the People
|candidate = Taizo Mikazuki *
|votes = 377,132
|percentage = 83.01
|change = {{increase}} 36.68
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Japanese Communist Party
|candidate = Manabu Kondo
|votes = 77,213
|percentage = 16.99
|change = {{increase}} 7,26
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 460.642
|percentage = 40,62
|change = {{decrease}} 9.53
}}
{{Election box registered electors|
|reg. electors = 1,134,162
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Democratic Party for the People
|swing = 66.02
}}
{{Election box end}}
References
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{{2018 elections in Japan}}
Category:2018 elections in Japan
Category:Shiga gubernatorial elections
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