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The 2022 Nagano gubernatorial election was held on 7 August 2022 to elect the next governor of Nagano (長野県, Nagano-ken), a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region of Honshu island. Incumbent Governor Shuichi Abe was re-elected for a fourth term, defeating Chuichi Kanai with 88.84% of the vote.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic Party for the People | Shuichi Abe * | 615,728 | 88.84 | ![]() | |
Communist | Chuichi Kanai | 67,758 | 9.78 | ![]() | |
Independent | Shigeo Kusama | 9,560 | 1.38 | n/a | |
Turnout | 698,735 | 40.94 | ![]() | ||
Registered electors | 1,706,682 | ||||
Democratic Party for the People hold | Swing | 79.04 |
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