2003 Saga gubernatorial election

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2003 Saga gubernatorial election
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  1999 13 April 2003 2007  
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Nominee Yasushi Furukawa Iwamasa Miyahara Hisatoshi Higuchi
Party Independent Independent Independent
Popular vote332,785147,84276,520

 
NomineeTomoki KinoshitaKoreyuki FukushimaShigeto Hayashida
Party Independent Independent Independent
Popular vote30,14925,57719,035

Governor before election

Isamu Imoto
Independent

Elected Governor

Yasushi Furukawa
Independent

A gubernatorial election was held on 13 April 2003 to elect the Governor of Saga Prefecture. Newcomer Yasushi Furukawa won the election.

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Candidates

Results

2003 Saga gubernational election [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Yasushi Furukawa 160,809
Independent Iwamasa Miyahara 147,842
Independent Hisatoshi Higuchi 76,520
Independent Tomoki Kinoshita30,149
Independent Koreyuki Fukushima25,577
Independent Shigeto Hayashida19,035

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References

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