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Kyoto held a mayoral election on February 17, 2008. Daisaku Kadokawa narrowly won over a candidate backed by the JCP with a margin of 951 votes. [1] The poll was to choose a successor to Yorikane Masumoto, who announced his resignation after serving three terms for a total 12 years in office
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent, LDP , DPJ , Komeito , SDP | Daisaku Kadokawa | 158,472 | 37,25 % | ||
| Independent, JCP | Kazuo Nakamura | 157,521 | 37,02 % | ||
| Independent | Shoei Murayama | 84,750 | 19,92 % | ||
| Independent | Toshihiko Okada | 24,702 | 5,81 % | ||
| Turnout | 425,445 | 37.82 % | |||
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