2023 Tottori gubernatorial election

2023 Tottori gubernatorial election

9 April 2023
Turnout	48.85% 4.24%
Candidate Shinji Hirai Hideyuki Fukuzumi Party LDP JCP Popular vote 200,442 17,822 Percentage 91.83% 8.17%
Governor before election Shinji Hirai LDP Elected Governor Shinji Hirai LDP

The 2023 Tottori gubernatorial election was held on 9 April 2023 to elect the next governor of Tottori. The incumbent Liberal Democratic Party governor won in a landslide re-election. It was held as part of the 2023 Japanese unified local elections.

The candidates were shared with the previous election, making this election an electoral rematch.

Candidates

• Shinji Hirai,^[1] a member of the LDP, backed by the CDP, Komeito, DPFP.
• Hideyuki Fukuzumi,^[2] a member of the JCP.

Results

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Tottori gubernatorial 2023

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	LDP	Shinji Hirai*	200,442[4]	91.83%	−0.43%
	JCP	Hideyuki Fukuzumi	17,822	8.17%	+2.43%
Turnout			218,264	48.85%	−2.24%
Registered electors			467,148
	LDP hold		Swing	-0.43

References

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2. "平井氏、5選目指し立候補表明　4月の鳥取知事選". 中国新聞デジタル.
3. "Conservative Landslide in Unified Local Elections". 13 April 2019.
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