2007 Tokyo gubernatorial election

The 2007 Tokyo Gubernatorial elections were held on April 8, 2007 as part of the 16th unified local elections. There were fourteen candidates, among them the incumbent governor Shintaro Ishihara. Most candidates, with the exception of Kurokawa and Yamaguchi, ran as independents,[1] but some were supported by various parties.

2007 Tokyo gubernatorial election

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Turnout54.35%
 
Shintarō Ishihara 2003.jpg
Candidate Shintarō Ishihara Shirō Asano
Party Independent Independent
Popular vote 2,811,486 1,693,323
Percentage 50.52% 30.43%

Governor before election

Shintarō Ishihara
Independent

Elected Governor

Shintarō Ishihara
Independent

Results

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Gubernatorial election 2007: Tokyo
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
LDP Shintarō Ishihara (incumbent) 2,811,486 50.52
DPJ, SDP Shirō Asano 1,693,323 30.43
JCP Manzō Yoshida 629,549 11.31
Symbiosis New Party Kisho Kurokawa 159,126 2.86
Independent Yoshiro Nakamatsu 85,946 1.54
Independent Shigeki Satō 69,526 1.25
Independent Kumiko Uchikawa 21,626 0.39
Independent Kōichi Toyama 15,059 0.27
Independent Mitsuru Takahashi 5558 0.10
Independent Osamu Ogami 4020 0.07
Independent Setsuo Yamaguchi 3589 0.06
Independent Ryūhō Takashima 3240 0.06
Independent Sutoku Sasaki 2845 0.05
Independent Kōichirō Mariko 1373 0.02
Turnout 5565127 54.35

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Results from Tokyo Metropolitan Election Commission Archived 2014-01-15 at the Wayback Machine (in Japanese)
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