投開票の結果、現職の塩田が再選を果たした。現職知事の再選は2012年以来となった。
※当日有権者数:1,284,427人 最終投票率:44.76%(前回比:
5.08pts)
| 候補者名 | 年齢 | 所属党派 | 新旧別 | 得票数 | 得票率 | 推薦・支持 |
| 塩田康一 | 58 | 無所属 | 現 | 337,357票 | 59.05% | 自由民主党・公明党・国民民主党推薦 |
| 米丸麻希子 | 49 | 無所属 | 新 | 180,608票 | 31.61% | |
| 樋之口里花 | 52 | 無所属 | 新 | 53,317票 | 9.33% | |
自治体別開票結果[13]
| 市町村 |
塩田康一 |
米丸麻希子 |
樋之口里花 |
| 得票 |
% |
得票 |
% |
得票 |
% |
| 合計 |
337,357 |
59.05% |
180,608 |
31.61% |
53,317 |
9.33% |
| 鹿児島市 |
103,484 |
52.93% |
72,663 |
37.16% |
19,379 |
9.91% |
| 鹿屋市 |
18,601 |
61.56% |
8,867 |
29.35% |
2,748 |
9.09% |
| 枕崎市 |
4,759 |
63.79% |
2,158 |
28.92% |
544 |
7.29% |
| 阿久根市 |
5,100 |
64.36% |
2,176 |
27.46% |
648 |
8.18% |
| 出水市 |
12,003 |
63.14% |
5,221 |
27.46% |
1,787 |
9.40% |
| 指宿市 |
8,657 |
60.58% |
4,366 |
30.55% |
1,268 |
8.87% |
| 西之表市 |
4,141 |
69.19% |
1,116 |
18.65% |
728 |
12.16% |
| 垂水市 |
3,442 |
64.01% |
1,593 |
29.63% |
342 |
6.36% |
| 薩摩川内市 |
21,391 |
63.78% |
8,697 |
25.93% |
3,449 |
10.28% |
| 日置市 |
10,536 |
58.04% |
5,937 |
32.71% |
1,679 |
9.25% |
| 曽於市 |
7,817 |
66.89% |
2,857 |
24.45% |
1,013 |
8.67% |
| 霧島市 |
21,762 |
50.70% |
16,242 |
37.84% |
4,921 |
11.46% |
| いちき串木野市 |
6,808 |
64.62% |
2,792 |
26.50% |
935 |
8.88% |
| 南さつま市 |
8,227 |
62.76% |
3,612 |
27.55% |
1,270 |
9.69% |
| 志布志市 |
7,028 |
67.67% |
2,527 |
24.33% |
830 |
7.99% |
| 奄美市 |
10,998 |
70.73% |
2,893 |
18.60% |
1,659 |
10.67% |
| 南九州市 |
8,359 |
64.69% |
3,457 |
26.75% |
1,106 |
8.56% |
| 伊佐市 |
5,698 |
62.48% |
2,695 |
29.55% |
726 |
7.96% |
| 姶良市 |
13,529 |
44.38% |
14,408 |
47.27% |
2,545 |
8.35% |
| 三島村 |
132 |
68.04% |
49 |
25.26% |
13 |
6.70% |
| 十島村 |
257 |
68.17% |
85 |
22.55% |
35 |
9.28% |
| さつま町 |
5,476 |
63.19% |
2,600 |
30.00% |
590 |
6.81% |
| 長島町 |
3,861 |
75.54% |
955 |
18.69% |
295 |
5.77% |
| 湧水町 |
2,421 |
63.16% |
1,122 |
29.27% |
290 |
7.57% |
| 大崎町 |
3,273 |
68.39% |
1,192 |
24.91% |
321 |
6.71% |
| 東串良町 |
1,522 |
68.16% |
524 |
23.47% |
187 |
8.37% |
| 錦江町 |
2,139 |
68.16% |
812 |
25.88% |
187 |
5.96% |
| 南大隅町 |
2,110 |
67.63% |
793 |
25.42% |
217 |
6.96% |
| 肝付町 |
3,071 |
60.87% |
1,554 |
30.80% |
420 |
8.33% |
| 中種子町 |
2,352 |
69.75% |
756 |
22.42% |
264 |
7.83% |
| 南種子町 |
1,705 |
68.75% |
568 |
22.90% |
207 |
8.35% |
| 屋久島町 |
3,554 |
64.47% |
1,333 |
24.18% |
626 |
11.35% |
| 大和村 |
649 |
80.12% |
86 |
10.62% |
75 |
9.26% |
| 宇検村 |
897 |
82.07% |
133 |
12.17% |
63 |
5.76% |
| 瀬戸内町 |
2,891 |
72.44% |
681 |
17.06% |
419 |
10.50% |
| 龍郷町 |
1,966 |
72.95% |
414 |
15.36% |
315 |
11.69% |
| 喜界町 |
2,346 |
79.66% |
399 |
13.55% |
200 |
6.79% |
| 徳之島町 |
3,779 |
83.94% |
465 |
10.33% |
258 |
5.73% |
| 天城町 |
2,314 |
87.75% |
198 |
7.51% |
125 |
4.74% |
| 伊仙町 |
2,399 |
87.94% |
180 |
6.60% |
149 |
5.46% |
| 和泊町 |
2,097 |
74.57% |
540 |
19.20% |
175 |
6.22% |
| 知名町 |
1,728 |
70.62% |
537 |
21.95% |
182 |
7.44% |
| 与論町 |
2,078 |
81.17% |
355 |
13.87% |
127 |
4.96% |