Election Name: | 2007 Tokyo gubernatorial election |
Country: | Tokyo |
Type: | presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 2003 Tokyo gubernatorial election |
Previous Year: | 2003 |
Next Election: | 2011 Tokyo gubernatorial election |
Next Year: | 2011 |
Election Date: | April 8, 2007 |
Turnout: | 54.35% |
Candidate1: | Shintarō Ishihara |
Party1: | Independent |
Popular Vote1: | 2,811,486 |
Percentage1: | 50.52% |
Candidate2: | Shirō Asano |
Party2: | Independent |
Popular Vote2: | 1,693,323 |
Percentage2: | 30.43% |
Governor | |
Before Election: | Shintarō Ishihara |
Before Party: | Independent |
After Election: | Shintarō Ishihara |
After Party: | Independent |
The 2007 Tokyo Gubernatorial elections were held on April 8, 2007 as part of the 16th unified local elections. There were fourteen candidates, among them the incumbent governor Shintaro Ishihara. Most candidates, with the exception of Kurokawa and Yamaguchi, ran as independents,[1] but some were supported by various parties.