1998 Okinawa gubernatorial election From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 1998 Okinawa gubernatorial election ← 1994 15 November 1998 2002 → Turnout76.54 14.00 Governor before election Masahide Ōta SDP Elected Governor Keiichi Inamine LDP A gubernatorial election was held on 15 November 1998 to elect the Governor of Okinawa (山口県, Okinawa-ken), who is the southernmost and westernmost prefecture of Japan. Masahide Ōta, 73, incumbent since 1990, endorsed by SDP, OSMP, JCP, LP and NSP. Keiichi Inamine, 65, former vice-governor, backed by LDP, New Okinawa and SPP. Mitsuo Matayoshi, 54, a conservative Protestant preacher. He led his own party, the World Economic Community Party. [1] Results Okinawa gubernatorial 1998[2] Party Candidate Votes % ±% LDP Keiichi Inamine 374,833 52.43 12.72 Social Democratic Masahide Ōta * 337,369 47.19 13.10 World Economic Community Party Mitsuo Matayoshi 2,649 0.37 n/a Total valid votes 714,851 99.40 Turnout 719.159 76.54 14.00 Registered electors 939.545 Swing to LDP from Social Democratic Swing 5.24 References ↑ "Ota, Inamine even in Okinawa governorship race: poll". ↑ "沖縄知事選 過去の得票数と得票率の推移" (PDF). 琉球新報. Content in this edit is translated from the existing Japanese Wikipedia article at ja:1998年沖縄県知事選挙; see its history for attribution. vte Elections in Okinawa Prefecture Gubernatorial elections 1972 1976 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022 Prefectural elections 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 Referendums 1996 2019 This article about a gubernatorial election in Japan is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.vte Related Articles~TimelinesTop QsFact Checks
