2023 Fukui gubernatorial election

The 2023 Fukui gubernatorial election was held on 9 April 2023, to elect the next governor of Fukui Prefecture.[1] It was held as part of the 2023 Japanese unified local elections. The incumbent governor of Fukui, an independent candidate, who was supported by the Liberal Democratic Party, Komeito, and the Constitutional Democratic Party,[2][3] was reelected to a second term with a landslide victory.

2023 Fukui gubernatorial election
9 April 2023
Turnout51.08%
 
Candidate Tatsuji Sugimoto Yukie Kanemoto
Party Independent JCP
Popular vote 282,097 32,778
Percentage 89.6% 10.4%
Supported by LDP, Komeito,CDP
Governor before election

Tatsuji Sugimoto
Independent

 Elected Governor

Tatsuji Sugimoto
Independent

Sugimoto faced limited competition, with the main contest coming in the form of Japanese Communist Party candidate Yuki Kanemoto.

References
  1. Shimbun, Yomiuri. "LDP Wins Showdown with Opposition". Japan News.
  2. 佐久間博康. "知事選で杉本さん、県議選は１人推薦　連合福井". 中日新聞.
  3. "【福井県知事選挙2023】再選目指す杉本達治氏、新人の金元幸枝氏が第一声　防災や原発、新幹線…対立2者の一騎打ち". 福井新聞.
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