2006 Nagano gubernatorial election

2006 Nagano gubernatorial election
Turnout	65.98 7.80
Governor before election; Yasuo Tanaka; New Party Nippon	Elected Governor ; Jin Murai; Liberal Democratic

A gubernatorial election was held on 6 August 2006 to elect the next governor of Nagano (長野県, Nagano-ken), a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region of Honshu island.

Candidates[edit]

Yasuo Tanaka, 50, incumbent since 2000, novelist. President of the New Party Nippon, he was also supported by the SDP and JCP.
Jin Murai, 69, is a former veteran LDP lawmaker who has held key posts, including head of the National Public Safety Commission. He was also endorsed by New Komeito.

Source:^[1]

Results[edit]

Nagano gubernatorial 2006^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democratic	Jin Murai	612,725	53.42	21.66
	New Party Nippon	Yasuo Tanaka *	534,229	46.58	17.71
Turnout			1.157.782	65,98	7.80
Registered electors			1.754.738
	Swing to Liberal Democratic from Social Democratic		Swing	6.84

References[edit]

^ "Tanaka, LDP veteran Murai vie to be Nagano governor".
^ "平成14年7月7日執行滋賀県知事選挙投開票情報". www.pref.Nagano.lg.jp/.

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[1] "Tanaka, LDP veteran Murai vie to be Nagano governor".

[2] "平成14年7月7日執行滋賀県知事選挙投開票情報". www.pref.Nagano.lg.jp/.

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