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2004 Niigata gubernatorial election

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2004 Niigata gubernatorial election

← 2000 14 October 2004 2008 →
Turnout53.88 Decrease 9.71

Governor before election

Yukio Hirayama
Liberal Democratic

Elected Governor

Hirohiko Izumida
Liberal Democratic

A gubernatorial election was held on 14 October 2004 to elect the next governor of Niigata (山口県, Niigata-ken), a prefecture of Japan in the Chūbu region of the main island of Honshu.

The incumbent, elected since 1992, Yukio Hirayama, 60, does not run again.

Candidates

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  • Hirohiko Izumida, 42, endorsed by LDP and NK.
  • Hidetoshi Taga, 54, backed by SDP and the local chapter of DPJ.
  • Ichizo Kobayashi, 68, former chief of the Urban Development Bureau of the Niigata prefecture, member of LDP.
  • Yukio Kawamata, 49, backed by the JCP.
  • Kaoru Miyakoshi, 63, bureaucrat in the Finance Ministry, former JRP militant.
  • Yuji Ito, 39.

Results

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Niigata gubernatorial 2018[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democratic Hirohiko Izumida 344,904 33.16 Decrease 22.78
Social Democratic Hidetoshi Taga 299,145 28.76 n/a
Liberal Democratic Ichizo Kobayashi 198,675 19.10 Decrease 17.05
Kaoru Miyakoshi 109,539 10.53 n/a
Communist Yukio Kawamata 46,207 4.44 Decrease 3.48
Yuji Ito 41,626 4.00 n/a
Total valid votes 1,040,096 97.88
Turnout 1,062,672 55.88 Decrease 9.71
Registered electors 1,972,144
Liberal Democratic hold Swing 4.40

References

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  1. ^ "新潟県選挙管理委員会". Retrieved 12 August 2022.