2004 Yamaguchi gubernatorial election

The 2004 Yamaguchi gubernatorial election was held on 8 August 2004 to elect the next governor of Yamaguchi (山口県, Yamaguchi-ken), a prefecture of Japan in the Chūgoku region of the main island of Honshu.^[1]

2004 Yamaguchi gubernatorial election

← 2000 8 August 2004 2008 →
Turnout	38.22 3.65
Candidate Sekinari Nii Toshiki Fukue Party LDP JCP Popular vote 371,247 90,512 Percentage 80.40% 19,60%
Governor before election Sekinari Nii Liberal Democratic Elected Governor Sekinari Nii Liberal Democratic

Candidates

The candidates were:^[2]

• Sekinari Nii, 61, elected in 1996 and 2000, endorsed by LDP, DPJ and New Komeito.
• Toshiki Fukue, 63, former chairman of the prefectural chapter of the Labour federation, for the JCP.

Results

Yamaguchi gubernatorial 2018^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democratic	Sekinari Nii *	371,247	80.40	0.20
	Communist	Toshiki Fukue	90,512	19,60	0.20
Turnout			467.573	38,22 3.65
Registered electors			1,223,321
	Liberal Democratic hold		Swing

References

1. Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Yamaguchi-ken" in Japan Encyclopedia, pp. 1039-1040, p. 1039, at Google Books; "Chūgoku" at p. 127, p. 127, at Google Books.
2. "Independents to challenge governors". The Japan Times. 23 July 2004. Archived from the original on 24 July 2022. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
3. "平成16年8月8日執行 山口県知事選挙の投開票結果 - 山口県ホームページ". www-pref-yamaguchi-lg-jp.translate.goog. Archived from the original on 24 July 2022. Retrieved 24 July 2022.