Election Name: | 2007 Miyazaki gubernatorial by-election |
Country: | Miyazaki |
Ongoing: | no |
Type: | presidential |
Turnout: | 64.85 |
Previous Election: | 2003 Miyazaki gubernatorial election |
Previous Year: | 2003 |
Election Date: | 21 January 2007 |
Next Election: | 2010 Miyazaki gubernatorial election |
Next Year: | 2010 |
Time Zone: | +9 |
Candidate1: | Higashi Sonomanma |
Party1: | Independent |
Popular Vote1: | 266,807 |
Candidate2: | Hidesaburō Kawamura |
Party2: | Independent |
Popular Vote2: | 195,124 |
Governor | |
Before Election: | Tadahiro Ando |
Before Party: | Independent (politician) |
After Election: | Higashi Sonomanma |
After Party: | Independent (politician) |
Miyazaki Prefecture held a gubernatorial by-election on January 21, 2007. Former governor Tadahiro Ando was arrested for bid-rigging. Independent comedian Hideo Higashikokubaru (running under the name "Higashi Sonomanma") won.