2007 Miyazaki gubernatorial by-election

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2007 Miyazaki gubernatorial by-election
Flag of Miyazaki Prefecture.svg
 200321 January 20072010 
Turnout64.85
  Higashikokubaru Hideo 1-1.jpg
Candidate Higashi Sonomanma Hidesaburō Kawamura
Party Independent Independent
Popular vote266,807195,124

Governor before election

Tadahiro Ando
Independent

Elected Governor

Higashi Sonomanma
Independent

Miyazaki Prefecture held a gubernatorial by-election on January 21, 2007. Former governor Tadahiro Ando was arrested for bid-rigging. Independent comedian Hideo Higashikokubaru (running under the name "Higashi Sonomanma") won.

Gubernatorial by-election 2007: Miyazaki Prefecture
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Higashi Sonomanma (そのまんま 東)266,807
LDP Hidesaburō Kawamura (川村 秀三郎)195,124
IndependentTetsuji Mochinaga (持永 哲志)120,825
JCP Tadakatsu Tsushima (津島 忠勝)14,358
IndependentNobuhiro Takeda (武田 信弘)3,574
Turnout 600,68864.855.51

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