Election Name: | 2022 Ishikawa gubernatorial election |
Country: | Ishikawa |
Ongoing: | no |
Type: | presidential |
Turnout: | 61.82 22.75 |
Previous Election: | 2018 Ishikawa gubernatorial election |
Previous Year: | 2018 |
Election Date: | 13 March 2022 |
Next Election: | 2026 Ishikawa gubernatorial election |
Next Year: | 2026 |
Time Zone: | +9 |
Colour1: | 0000CC |
Candidate1: | Hiroshi Hase |
Party1: | Independent politician |
Popular Vote1: | 196,436 |
Percentage1: | 34.13% |
1Blank: | Supported by |
1Data1: | LDP, Ishin |
Party2: | Independent politician |
Colour2: | FF3399 |
Popular Vote2: | 188,450 |
Percentage2: | 32.74% |
Colour3: | 009900 |
Candidate3: | Shuji Yamada |
Party3: | Independent politician |
Popular Vote3: | 172,381 |
Percentage3: | 29.95% |
1Data3: | LDP,CDP, SDP |
Governor | |
Before Election: | Masanori Tanimoto |
Before Party: | Independent |
After Election: | Hiroshi Hase |
After Party: | Independent |
The 2022 Ishikawa gubernatorial election was held on 13 March 2022 to elect the next governor of, a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region of Honshu island.
Masanori Tanimoto, 76, incumbent since 1994, is not seeking re-election. He supports Hiroshi Hase.
LDP’s prefectural chapter ended up backing both Hase and Yamada, and letting its members to vote as they like.Komeito, the LDP’s junior coalition partner, also allowed its members to decide on their own how to vote.