2019 Yamanashi gubernatorial election explained

Election Name:	2019 Yamanashi gubernatorial election
Country:	Yamanashi
Ongoing:	no
Type:	presidential
Turnout:	57.93 16.08
Previous Election:	2015 Yamanashi gubernatorial election
Previous Year:	2015
Election Date:	27 January 2019
Next Election:	2023 Yamanashi gubernatorial election
Next Year:	2023
Time Zone:	+9
Image1:	山梨県 知事 長崎幸太郎.jpg
Candidate1:	Kotaro Nagasaki
Party1:	LDP
Popular Vote1:	198,047
Percentage1:	49.71%
Candidate2:	Hitoshi Goto
Party2:	CDP
Popular Vote2:	166,666
Percentage2:	41.84%
Governor
Before Election:	Hitoshi Goto
Before Party:	CDP
After Election:	Kotaro Nagasaki
After Party:	LDP

The 2019 Yamanashi gubernatorial election was held on 27 January 2019 to elect the next governor of Yamanashi.

Candidates

• Hitoshi Goto, incumbent, endorsed by CDP, DPFP. He was also backed by LDP and Komeito in 2015.^[1]
• Kotaro Nagasaki, former House of Representatives, endorsed by LDP and Komeito.
• Hitoshi Hanada, JCP.
• Harunobu Yonenaga, former upper house member for DPJ but went over to YP.

External links

- http://www.pref.yamanashi.jp.f.aao.hp.transer.com/kensei/senkyo/index.html

Official websites

Notes and References

1. Web site: Ruling bloc-backed candidate wins Yamanashi gubernatorial election. 28 January 2019. Mainichi Daily News. 20 February 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190203160856/https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20190128/p2g/00m/0na/019000c. 3 February 2019. dead.