2019 Shimane gubernatorial election

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2019 Shimane gubernatorial election
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 20157 April 2019 2023  
Turnout58.34
 
Nominee Tatsuya Maruyama Seiji ŌbaJirō Shimada
Party Independent Independent Independent
Popular vote150,338120,27640,694
Percentage43.5834.8611.80

 
NomineeYasuko Yamasaki
Party Independent
Popular vote33,699
Percentage9.77

Governor before election

Zenbee Mizoguchi
Independent

Elected Governor

Tatsuya Maruyama
Independent

A gubernatorial election was held on 7 April 2019 to elect the next governor of Shimane.

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Candidates

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]

Results

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2019 Shimane gubernatorial election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democratic Tatsuya Maruyama 150.338 43.58 n/a
Liberal Democratic Seiji Ōba120.27634.86- 45.62
Liberal Democratic Jirō Shimada40.69411.80n/a
Communist Yasuko Yamasaki33.6999.77- 9.75
Turnout 350.03162.04+2.48
Registered electors 564.244
Liberal Democratic hold Swing n/a

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