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A gubernatorial election was held on 7 April 2019 to elect the next governor of Shimane.
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A gubernatorial election was held on 7 April 2019 to elect the next governor of Shimane.
Masaaki Moritani (森谷公昭, Moritani Masaaki), a former city councillor at Hamada, Shimane, announced his candidacy, but was not listed among the four candidates. [1]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Liberal Democratic | Tatsuya Maruyama | 150.338 | 43.58 | n/a | |
| Liberal Democratic | Seiji Ōba | 120.276 | 34.86 | - 45.62 | |
| Liberal Democratic | Jirō Shimada | 40.694 | 11.80 | n/a | |
| Communist | Yasuko Yamasaki | 33.699 | 9.77 | - 9.75 | |
| Turnout | 350.031 | 62.04 | +2.48 | ||
| Registered electors | 564.244 | ||||
| Liberal Democratic hold | Swing | n/a | |||
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