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2006 Nagano gubernatorial election
← 2002 6 August 2006 2010 →
Turnout65.98 Decrease 7.80
Governor before election

Yasuo Tanaka
NP-Nippon

Elected Governor

Jin Murai
LDP

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

Candidates [1]

  • 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.

Results [2]

Nagano gubernatorial 2006
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
LDP Jin Murai 612,725 53.42 Increase 21.66
NP-Nippon Yasuo Tanaka * 534,229 46.58 Decrease 17.71
Turnout 1.157.782 65,98 Decrease 7.80
Registered electors 1.754.738
Swing to LDP from Social Democratic Swing 6.84

References

  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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