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The 2019 Osaka mayoral election was held on 7 April 2019 to elect the next mayor of Osaka. Incumbent mayor Hirofumi Yoshimura decided to not seek a second term as mayor of Osaka in order to run as Governor of Osaka. The result of the election was a victory for Governor of Osaka Prefecture Ichiro Matsui. He received 58% of the vote. [1]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Osaka Restoration Association | Ichiro Matsui | 660,819 [3] | 58.11 | ||
| Independent | Akira Yanagimoto | 476,351 | 41.89 | ||
| Turnout | 1,154,152 | 52.70 | |||
| Registered electors | 2,189,852 | ||||
| Osaka Restoration Association hold | Swing | ||||
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