2021 Hiroshima gubernatorial election explained

Election Name:2021 Hiroshima gubernatorial election
Country:Japan
Type:presidential
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:2017 Hiroshima gubernatorial election
Previous Year:2017
Election Date:14 November 2021
Next Election:Next Hiroshima gubernatorial election
Next Year:Next
Turnout:34.67% (3.58pp)
Image1:広島県 知事 湯﨑英彦.jpg
Candidate1:Hidehiko Yuzaki
Party1:Independent politician
Popular Vote1:707,371
Percentage1:89.5%
Candidate2:Takae Nakamura
Party2:Japanese Communist Party
Popular Vote2:65,212
Percentage2:8.3%
Candidate3:Masatoshi Tarutani
Party3:Independent politician
Popular Vote3:17,600
Percentage3:2.2%
Governor
Before Election:Hidehiko Yuzaki
Before Party:Independent politician
After Election:Hidehiko Yuzaki
After Party:Independent politician

The 2021 Hiroshima gubernatorial election (Japanese: 2021年広島県知事選挙) was held to elect the Governor of Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan, on 14 November 2021.

Hidehiko Yuzaki, incumbent since 2009, was eligible to run and won re-election with nearly 90% of votes.

Results

Candidate! rowspan="2"
AgePolitical AffiliationVotes
Number%
Hidehiko Yuzaki56Independent707,37189.5%
Takae Nakamura35Communist65,2128.3%
Masatoshi Tarutani70Independent17,6002.2%
Total valid votes790,183100%
Electorate/Turnout2,304,30234.67%

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Wards! colspan="2"
Hidehiko YuzakiTakae NakamuraMasatoshi Tarutani
得票%得票%得票%
Naka-ku, Hiroshima29,00087.03,49010.58592.6
Higashi-ku, Hiroshima27,46588.03,0399.77182.3
Minami-ku, Hiroshima32,46687.53,6729.99722.6
Nishi-ku, Hiroshima40,01687.44,5509.91,2412.7
Asaminami-ku, Hiroshima53,20488.65,5379.21,3192.2
Asakita-ku, Hiroshima35,19990.03,2318.36851.8
Aki-ku, Hiroshima19,28088.81,8318.46042.8
Saeki-ku, Hiroshima32,09089.23,1018.67962.2
Kure, Hiroshima78,69489.95,9146.82,9513.4
Takehara, Hiroshima7,96491.55886.81541.8
Mihara, Hiroshima25,60490.52,2097.84691.7
Onomichi33,84389.63,2748.36461.7
Fukuyama, Hiroshima92,31190.38,0677.91,8131.8
Fuchū, Hiroshima11,85491.68626.72191.7
Miyoshi, Hiroshima17,26590.21,5758.22951.5
Shōbara, Hiroshima13,11489.91,3008.91721.2
Ōtake, Hiroshima7,78391.05806.81872.2
Higashihiroshima46,74490.04,0357.81,1662.2
Hatsukaichi32,12389.82,9198.27312.0
Akitakata, Hiroshima9,36492.26326.21551.5
Etajima, Hiroshima7,62991.75266.31632.0
Fuchū, Hiroshima14,01789.41,2608.04062.6
Kaita, Hiroshima7,40689.16668.02412.9
Kumano, Hiroshima6,74491.14606.21962.6
Saka, Hiroshima4,37491.13046.31232.6
Akiōta, Hiroshima2,85093.71535.0381.2
Kitahiroshima, Hiroshima7,06891.65537.2911.2
Ōsakikamijima, Hiroshima3,03693.41655.1511.6
Sera, Hiroshima5,59991.04587.4971.6
Jinsekikōgen, Hiroshima3,26591.52617.3421.2
Total707,37189.565,2128.317,6002.2