2008 Kyoto mayoral election

Kyoto held a mayoral election on February 17, 2008. Daisaku Kadokawa narrowly won over a candidate backed by the JCP with a margin of 951 votes. The poll was to choose a successor to Yorikane Masumoto, who announced his resignation after serving three terms for a total 12 years in office

2008 Kyoto mayoral election

17 February 2008

Candidate Daisaku Kadokawa Kazuo Nakamura Party Independent Independent Popular vote 158,472 157,521 Percentage 37.25% 37.02% Supported by LDP, Komeito, DPJ, SDPJ JCP   Candidate Shōei Murayama Toshihiko Okada Party Independent Independent Popular vote 84,750 24,702 Percentage 19.92% 5.81%

Mayor before election Yorikane Masumoto Independent Elected mayor Daisaku Kadokawa Independent

Candidates

• Daisaku Kadokawa, 57, former head of Kyoto Municipal Board of Education and supported by all major parties except the JCP.
• Kazuo Nakamura, 53, working as a lawyer and supported by the Japanese Communist Party
• Shoei Murayama, 29, independent former member of the Kyoto municipal assembly
• Toshihiko Okada, 61, independent

Results

Mayoral election 2008: Kyoto

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent, LDP, DPJ, Komeito,SDP	Daisaku Kadokawa	158,472	37,25 %
	Independent, JCP	Kazuo Nakamura	157,521	37,02 %
	Independent	Shoei Murayama	84,750	19,92 %
	Independent	Toshihiko Okada	24,702	5,81 %
Turnout			425,445	37.82 %