2002 Okinawa gubernatorial election From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 2002 Okinawa gubernatorial election ← 1998 17 November 2002 2006 → Turnout57.22 9.32 Governor before election Keiichi Inamine LDP Elected Governor Keiichi Inamine LDP A gubernatorial election was held on 17 November 2002 to elect the Governor of Okinawa (山口県, Okinawa-ken), who is the southernmost and westernmost prefecture of Japan. Keiichi Inamine, 69, incumbent (elected in 1998), backed by LDP, NK and NCP. Masanori Yoshimoto, 65, former vice governor of Okinawa prefecture, endorsed by DPJ, SDP, OSMP, LP. Shigenobu Araki, 60, president of Okinawa Prefecture Medical Co-op, chairman of the local chapter of JCP. Mitsuo Matayoshi, 54, a conservative Protestant preacher. He led his own party, the World Economic Community Party.[1] Results Okinawa gubernatorial election, 2002[2] Party Candidate Votes % ±% LDP Keiichi Inamine * 359,604 64.38 11.95 Democratic Masanori Yoshimoto 148,401 26.57 19.38 JCP Shigenobu Araki 46,230 8.38 n/a World Economic Community Party Mitsuo Matayoshi 4,330 0.67 0.30 Total valid votes 558,565 98.91 Turnout 564.751 57.22 9.32 Registered electors 987.030 LDP hold Swing 37.81 This is the first time that the JCP has presented a candidate of its own, outside the opposition alliance. References ↑ "Three challengers enter gubernatorial race in Okinawa". ↑ "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:2002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
