2018 Saga gubernatorial election

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2011 Saga gubernatorial election
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  2015 16 December 20182022 
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Nominee Yoshinori Yamaguchi Masato Imada
Party Independent Independent
Popular vote199,67036,174
Supported by LDP, Komeito JCP

Governor before election

Yoshinori Yamaguchi
Independent

Elected Governor

Yoshinori Yamaguchi
Independent

A gubernatorial election was held on 16 December 2018 to elect the Governor of Saga Prefecture. Yoshinori Yamaguchi was re-elected.

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Candidates

Results

2018 Saga gubernational election 2018 [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Yoshinori Yamaguchi (incumbent) 199,670
Independent Masato Imada36,174

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