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{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2019}}
{{Infobox election
| election_name     = 2018 Kyoto gubernatorial election
| country           = Kyoto
| ongoing           = no
| type              = gubernatorial
| turnout           = 35.17% {{increase}}0.72%<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pref.kyoto.jp/senkyo/documents/300408tijisentouhyoukekka.pdf|script-title=ja:2018京都府知事選挙ー投票結果|publisher=京都府|accessdate=9 April 2018|language=Japanese}}</ref>
| previous_election = Kyoto gubernatorial election, 2014
| previous_year     = 2014
| election_date     = 8 April 2018
| next_election     = Kyoto gubernatorial election, 2022
| next_year         = 2022
<!-- Nishiwaki -->
| image1            = 
| candidate1        = '''[[Takatoshi Nishiwaki]]'''
| party1            = Independent (politician)
| popular_vote1     = '''402,672'''
| percentage1       = '''55.90%'''
| 1blank            = Supported by
| 1data1            = [[Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)|LDP]], [[Komeito]], [[Democratic Party (Japan, 2016)|DP]], [[Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan|CDP]], [[Kibo no To|Kibo]]
<!-- Fukuyama -->
| image2            = 
| candidate2        = Kazuhito Fukuyama
| party2            = Independent (politician)
| popular_vote2     = 317,617
| percentage2       = 44.10%
| 1data2            = [[Japanese Communist Party|JCP]]
<!-- bottom -->
| title             = Governor
| before_election   = [[Keiji Yamada]]
| before_party      = Independent (politician)
| after_election    = [[Takatoshi Nishiwaki]]
| after_party       = Independent (politician)
}}

A '''gubernatorial election''' was held on 8 April 2018 to elect the next Governor of [[Kyoto Prefecture|Kyoto]]. Incumbent Governor [[Keiji Yamada]] declared that he was not running for a fifth consecutive term, ending his 16-year tenure in office.<ref name="nikkei">{{Cite news|url=https://r.nikkei.com/article/DGXMZO24340850W7A201C1LKA000|title=京都府知事、5選不出馬表明多選批判にも配慮|publisher=[[Nikkei Shimbun]]|date=7 December 2017|accessdate=28 January 2018|language=Japanese}}</ref> This is the first gubernatorial election in Kyoto since the voting age was lowered to 18.

Former bureaucrat [[Takatoshi Nishiwaki]] won the election by 55.9% to 44.1% against Kazuhito Fukuyama, amidst the second-lowest ever turnout in a Kyoto gubernatorial election. Nishiwaki vowed to continue the policies of Governor Yamada.<ref name="jtimes">{{Cite news|url=https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2018/04/08/national/politics-diplomacy/nishwaki-triumphs-kyoto-gubernatorial-race-vows-continue-policies-predecessor/|title=Nishiwaki triumphs in Kyoto gubernatorial race, vows to continue policies of predecessor|first=Eric|last=Johnston|publisher=[[Japan Times]]|date=8 April 2018|accessdate=9 April 2018|language=Japanese}}</ref><ref name="asahi">{{Cite news|url=https://www.asahi.com/articles/ASL457QFVL45PLZB02G.html|title=京都知事選、西脇氏が初当選　現職後継、５党が推薦|first=Ryutaro|last=Abe|publisher=[[Asahi Shimbun]]|date=9 April 2018|accessdate=9 April 2018|language=Japanese}}</ref>

== Candidates ==
=== Running ===
*Takatoshi Nishiwaki, former undersecretary for the [[Reconstruction Agency]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.kyoto-np.co.jp/top/article/20180119000020|title=京都府知事選に西脇元復興庁次官擁立へ　自公民が調整印刷|publisher=[[Kyoto Shimbun]]|date=19 January 2018|accessdate=28 January 2018|language=Japanese}}</ref> (endorsed by [[Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)|LDP]], [[Komeito]], [[Democratic Party (Japan, 2016)|DP]], [[Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan|CDP]], [[Kibo no To]])
*Kazuhito Fukuyama, former deputy chairman of the Kyoto Bar Association.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://mainichi.jp/articles/20180320/ddl/k26/010/461000c|title=２０１８知事選／下　福山和人氏　共産、市民団体軸に共闘　／京都|publisher=[[Mainichi Shimbun]]|date=20 March 2018|accessdate=26 March 2018|language=Japanese}}</ref> (endorsed by [[Japanese Communist Party|JCP]])

=== Declined ===
*[[Keiji Yamada]], incumbent governor.<ref name="nikkei" />

== Campaign ==
{{expand section|date=January 2018}}

== Results ==
{{Election box begin| 
 |right
 |title=[[Kyoto Prefecture|Kyoto]] gubernatorial election, 2018<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pref.kyoto.jp/senkyo/documents/tijisenkaihyoukekka.pdf|script-title=ja:2018京都府知事選挙ー開票結果|publisher=京都府|accessdate=9 April 2018|language=Japanese}}</ref>
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
 |party = Independent (politician)
 |candidate = Takatoshi Nishiwaki
 |votes = 402,672
 |percentage = 55.90
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
 |party = Independent (politician)
 |candidate = Kazuhito Fukuyama
 |votes = 317,617
 |percentage = 44.10
}}
{{Election box total valid|	
|votes = 720,289
|percentage = 97.86
|change =
}}	
{{Election box rejected|
|votes = 15,742 <!-- 15,725 invalid votes and 17 votes rejected for other reasons -->
|percentage = 2.14
|change =
}}	
{{Election box turnout|	
|votes = 736,031
|percentage = 35.17
|change = {{increase}}0.72
}}
{{Election box registered electors|	
|reg. electors = 2,092,500
}}	
{{Election box end}}

=== Breakdown ===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style=text-align:right
!rowspan=3| Division
!rowspan=3| Subdivision
|-
!colspan=2| Nishiwaki<br /><small>Independent</small>
!colspan=2| Fukuyama<br /><small>Independent</small>
!colspan=2| Valid votes
!colspan=2| Invalid votes
!colspan=2| Turnout
|-
!Votes
!%
!Votes
!%
!Votes
!%
!Votes
!%
!Total
!%
|-
| rowspan="25" style="text-align:center"| '''Cities'''
![[Kyoto]]
|bgcolor=#D5EFFF|'''195,196'''
|bgcolor=#D5EFFF|'''53.53'''
|169,441
|46.47
|364,637
|97.73
|8,459
|2.27
|373,115
|32.29
|-
| style="text-align:center"|[[Kita-ku, Kyoto|Kita-ku]]
|bgcolor=#D5EFFF|'''16,534'''
|bgcolor=#D5EFFF|'''52.10'''
|15,199
|47.90
|31,733
|97.83
|703
|2.17
|32,436
|35.38
|-
| style="text-align:center"|[[Kamigyō-ku, Kyoto|Kamigyō-ku]]
|bgcolor=#D5EFFF|'''12,236'''
|bgcolor=#D5EFFF|'''53.38'''
|10,600
|46.42
|22,836
|97.67
|544
|2.33
|23,380
|36.99
|-
| style="text-align:center"|[[Sakyō-ku, Kyoto|Sakyō-ku]]
|21,449
|47.16
|bgcolor=pink|'''24,030'''
|bgcolor=pink|'''52.84'''
|45,479
|97.84
|1,006
|2.16
|46,485
|37.15
|-
| style="text-align:center"|[[Nakagyō-ku, Kyoto|Nakagyō-ku]]
|bgcolor=#D5EFFF|'''15,155'''
|bgcolor=#D5EFFF|'''51.75'''
|14,131
|48.25
|29,286
|97.59
|722
|0.41
|30,008
|34.30
|-
| style="text-align:center"|[[Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto|Higashiyama-ku]]
|bgcolor=#D5EFFF|'''5,286'''
|bgcolor=#D5EFFF|'''55.48'''
|4,241
|44.52
|9,527
|97.79
|215
|2.21
|9,742
|32.12
|-
| style="text-align:center"|[[Yamashina-ku, Kyoto|Yamashina-ku]]
|bgcolor=#D5EFFF|'''17,293'''
|bgcolor=#D5EFFF|'''54.49'''
|14,445
|45.51
|31,738
|97.77
|723
|2.23
|32,461
|30.03
|-
| style="text-align:center"|[[Shimogyō-ku, Kyoto|Shimogyō-ku]]
|bgcolor=#D5EFFF|'''11,438'''
|bgcolor=#D5EFFF|'''58.64'''
|8,069
|41.36
|19,507
|97.76
|447
|2.24
|19,954
|31.16
|-
| style="text-align:center"|[[Minami-ku, Kyoto|Minami-ku]]
|bgcolor=#D5EFFF|'''11,566'''
|bgcolor=#D5EFFF|'''51.79'''
|10,766
|48.21
|22,332
|97.93
|473
|2.07
|22,805
|28.82
|-
| style="text-align:center"|[[Ukyō-ku, Kyoto|Ukyō-ku]]
|bgcolor=#D5EFFF|'''27,829'''
|bgcolor=#D5EFFF|'''53.47'''
|24,221
|46.53
|52,050
|97.90
|1,117
|2.10
|53,167
|33.07
|-
| style="text-align:center"|[[Nishikyō-ku, Kyoto|Nishikyō-ku]]
|bgcolor=#D5EFFF|'''20,688'''
|bgcolor=#D5EFFF|'''54.35'''
|17,374
|45.65
|38,062
|97.87
|829
|2.13
|38,891
|31.91
|-
| style="text-align:center"|[[Fushimi-ku, Kyoto|Fushimi-ku]]
|bgcolor=#D5EFFF|'''35,722'''
|bgcolor=#D5EFFF|'''57.54'''
|26,365
|42.46
|62,087
|97.33
|1,700
|2.67
|63,787
|28.52
|-
![[Fukuchiyama, Kyoto|Fukuchiyama]]
|bgcolor=#D5EFFF|'''15,120'''
|bgcolor=#D5EFFF|'''57.67'''
|11,098
|42.33
|26,218
|97.72
|611
|2.28
|26,829
|41.67
|-
![[Maizuru]]
|bgcolor=#D5EFFF|'''16,904'''
|bgcolor=#D5EFFF|'''61.59'''
|10,540
|38.41
|27,444
|98.01
|557
|1.99
|28,001
|41.22
|-
![[Ayabe, Kyoto|Ayabe]]
|bgcolor=#D5EFFF|'''7,200'''
|bgcolor=#D5EFFF|'''60.88'''
|4,627
|39.12
|11,827
|98.39
|170
|1.61
|11,997
|42.07
|-
![[Uji, Kyoto|Uji]]
|bgcolor=#D5EFFF|'''27,152'''
|bgcolor=#D5EFFF|'''53.68'''
|23,430
|46.32
|50,582
|98.32
|864
|1.68
|51,446
|33.57
|-
![[Miyazu, Kyoto|Miyazu]]
|bgcolor=#D5EFFF|'''4,581'''
|bgcolor=#D5EFFF|'''62.01'''
|2,806
|37.99
|7,387
|98.39
|121
|1.61
|7,508
|47.79
|-
![[Kameoka, Kyoto|Kameoka]]
|bgcolor=#D5EFFF|'''16,070'''
|bgcolor=#D5EFFF|'''52.38'''
|9,691
|37.62
|25,761
|98.01
|522
|1.99
|26,283
|35.61
|-
![[Jōyō, Kyoto|Jōyō]]
|bgcolor=#D5EFFF|'''12,456'''
|bgcolor=#D5EFFF|'''58.17'''
|8,957
|41.83
|21,413
|98.49
|328
|1.51
|21,741
|33.87
|-
![[Mukō, Kyoto|Mukō]]
|bgcolor=#D5EFFF|'''8,108'''
|bgcolor=#D5EFFF|'''53.29'''
|7,106
|46.71
|15,214
|98.04
|304
|1.96
|15,518
|33.54
|-
![[Yawata, Kyoto|Yawata]]
|bgcolor=#D5EFFF|'''10,071'''
|bgcolor=#D5EFFF|'''54.22'''
|8,503
|45.78
|18,574
|98.03
|374
|1.97
|18,948
|32.13
|-
![[Kyōtanabe, Kyoto|Kyōtanabe]]
|bgcolor=#D5EFFF|'''10,790'''
|bgcolor=#D5EFFF|'''57.52'''
|7,968
|42.48
|18,758
|97.95
|392
|2.05
|19,150
|35.31
|-
![[Kyōtango, Kyoto|Kyōtango]]
|bgcolor=#D5EFFF|'''12,639'''
|bgcolor=#D5EFFF|'''58.33'''
|9,028
|41.67
|21,667
|98.19
|400
|2.81
|22,067
|47.17
|-
![[Nantan, Kyoto|Nantan]]
|bgcolor=#D5EFFF|'''9,780'''
|bgcolor=#D5EFFF|'''60.91'''
|6,277
|39.09
|16,057
|97.41
|427
|2.59
|16,484
|60.81
|-
![[Kizugawa, Kyoto|Kizugawa]]
|bgcolor=#D5EFFF|'''11,728'''
|bgcolor=#D5EFFF|'''59.03'''
|8,141
|40.97
|19,869
|97.90
|427
|2.10
|20,296
|34.02
|-
| rowspan="15" style="text-align:center"| '''Towns and villages'''
![[Otokuni District, Kyoto|Otokuni District]]
|bgcolor=#D5EFFF|'''2,765'''
|bgcolor=#D5EFFF|'''55.08'''
|2,255
|44.92
|5,020
|97.93
|106
|2.07
|5,126
|39.57
|-
| style="text-align:center"|[[Ōyamazaki]]
|bgcolor=#D5EFFF|'''2,765'''
|bgcolor=#D5EFFF|'''55.08'''
|2,255
|44.92
|5,020
|97.93
|106
|2.07
|5,126
|39.57
|-
![[Kuse District, Kyoto|Kuse District]]
|bgcolor=#D5EFFF|'''2,981'''
|bgcolor=#D5EFFF|'''64.93'''
|1,610
|35.07
|4,591
|98.79
|56
|2.21
|4,647
|35.83
|-
| style="text-align:center"|[[Kumiyama]]
|bgcolor=#D5EFFF|'''2,981'''
|bgcolor=#D5EFFF|'''64.93'''
|1,610
|35.07
|4,591
|98.79
|56
|2.21
|4,647
|35.83
|-
![[Tsuzuki District, Kyoto|Tsuzuki District]]
|bgcolor=#D5EFFF|'''5,207'''
|bgcolor=#D5EFFF|'''67.14'''
|2,549
|32.86
|7,756
|97.77
|177
|2.23
|7,933
|56.19
|-
| style="text-align:center"|[[Ide, Kyoto|Ide]]
|bgcolor=#D5EFFF|'''2,840'''
|bgcolor=#D5EFFF|'''66.12'''
|1,455
|33.88
|4,295
|97.24
|122
|2.76
|4,417
|68.69
|-
| style="text-align:center"|[[Ujitawara, Kyoto|Ujitawara]]
|bgcolor=#D5EFFF|'''2,367'''
|bgcolor=#D5EFFF|'''68.39'''
|1,094
|31.61
|3,461
|98.44
|55
|1.56
|3,516
|45.74
|-
![[Sōraku District, Kyoto|Sōraku District]]
|bgcolor=#D5EFFF|'''9,146'''
|bgcolor=#D5EFFF|'''60.09'''
|6,074
|39.91
|15,220
|98.10
|295
|1.90
|15,515
|41.60
|-
| style="text-align:center"|[[Kasagi, Kyoto|Kasagi]]
|bgcolor=#D5EFFF|'''389'''
|bgcolor=#D5EFFF|'''59.75'''
|262
|40.25
|651
|98.04
|13
|1.96
|664
|51.43
|-
| style="text-align:center"|[[Wazuka, Kyoto|Wazuka]]
|bgcolor=#D5EFFF|'''1,543'''
|bgcolor=#D5EFFF|'''69.95'''
|663
|30.05
|2,206
|98.13
|42
|1.87
|2,248
|62.51
|-
| style="text-align:center"|[[Seika, Kyoto|Seika]]
|bgcolor=#D5EFFF|'''6,297'''
|bgcolor=#D5EFFF|'''57.53'''
|4,649
|42.47
|10,946
|98.09
|213
|1.91
|11,159
|37.36
|-
| style="text-align:center"|[[Minamiyamashiro, Kyoto|Minamiyamashiro]]
|bgcolor=#D5EFFF|'''917'''
|bgcolor=#D5EFFF|'''64.71'''
|500
|35.29
|1,417
|98.13
|27
|1.87
|1,444
|56.87
|-
![[Yosa District, Kyoto|Yosa District]]
|bgcolor=#D5EFFF|'''7,839'''
|bgcolor=#D5EFFF|'''58.18'''
|5,634
|41.82
|13,473
|96.16
|538
|3.84
|14,011
|68.21
|-
| style="text-align:center"|[[Ine, Kyoto|Ine]]
|bgcolor=#D5EFFF|'''799'''
|bgcolor=#D5EFFF|'''63.67'''
|456
|36.33
|1,255
|98.51
|19
|1.49
|1,274
|66.88
|-
| style="text-align:center"|[[Yosano, Kyoto|Yosano]]
|bgcolor=#D5EFFF|'''7,040'''
|bgcolor=#D5EFFF|'''57.62'''
|5,178
|42.38
|12,218
|95.93
|519
|4.07
|12,737
|68.34
|-
| colspan="2" style="text-align:center"|'''Total'''
!402,672
!55.90
!317,617
!44.10
!720,289
!97.86
!15,742
!2.14
!736,031
!35.17
|-
| colspan="12" style="text-align:left"|'''Source:''' [http://www.pref.kyoto.jp/senkyo/documents/tijisenkaihyoukekka.pdf Results] [http://www.pref.kyoto.jp/senkyo/documents/300408tijisentouhyoukekka.pdf Turnout]
|}

== References ==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
=== Official websites ===
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20180322204634/http://nishiwakitakatoshi.jp/ Takatoshi Nishiwaki] {{in lang|ja}}
*[http://www.fukuyamakazuhito.jp/ Kazuhito Fukuyama] {{in lang|ja}}

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[[Category:Elections in Kyoto Prefecture]]


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