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2000 Niigata gubernatorial election

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2000 Niigata gubernatorial election

← 1996 22 October 2000 2004 →
Turnout63.59 Decrease 5.69

Governor before election

Yukio Hirayama
LDP

Elected Governor

Yukio Hirayama
LDP

A gubernatorial election was held on 22 October 2000 to elect the next governor of Niigata (山口県, Niigata-ken), a prefecture of Japan in the Chūbu region of the main island of Honshu.

Candidates

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  • Yukio Hirayama, 56, incumbent since 1992, endorsed by LDP, DPJ, NK, LP and SDP.
  • Ichizo Kobayashi, 64, former chief of the Urban Development Bureau of the Niigata prefecture.
  • Shouji Tagashi, backed by the JCP.

Results

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Niigata gubernatorial 2018[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
LDP Yukio Hirayama * 691,849 55.94 Decrease 25.94
LDP Ichizo Kobayashi 447,089 36.15 n/a
JCP Shouji Tagashi 97,932 7.92 Decrease 10.20
Total valid votes 1,236,870 99.23
Turnout 1,246,442 63.59 Decrease 5.69
Registered electors 1,960,148
LDP hold Swing 19.79

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "新潟県選挙管理委員会". Retrieved 12 August 2022.
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