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2019 Osaka gubernatorial election

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2019 Osaka gubernatorial election

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7 April 2019
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Turnout49.49% Increase 4.02%
 
Candidate Hirofumi Yoshimura Tadakazu Konishi
Party One Osaka Independent
Popular vote 2,266,103 1,254,200
Percentage 64.37% 35.63%
Supported by — LDP, Komeito, DPFP

Voting results by municipality
  Yoshimura

Governor of Osaka Prefecture before election

Ichirō Matsui
One Osaka

Elected Governor of Osaka Prefecture

Hirofumi Yoshimura
One Osaka

The 2019 Osaka gubernatorial election took place on April 7, 2019, to elect the next governor of Osaka Prefecture. Incumbent Governor Ichirō Matsui decided to not seek a third term so that he could run for mayor of Osaka city. The election resulted in a landslide victory for Hirofumi Yoshimura, the mayor of Osaka. Yoshimura received 64% of the vote, while Tadakazu Konishi, who was supported by the Liberal Democratic Party, Komeito and DPFP, received 35%.

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