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The 2023 Hamamatsu Mayoral Election was held on April 9, 2023, to elect the new mayor of Hamamatsu. It was held as part of the 2023 Japanese unified local elections.
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The election saw newcomer candidate Yusuke Nakano, an independent with support from both the Liberal Democratic Party of Japan and Komeito, winning a landslide victory. He was opposed by Hiroshi Shimada, an independent supported by the Japanese Communist Party,[1] with 19.7% of the vote.
Nakano and Takami were the only two candidates to run, with the incumbent mayor, Yasutomo Suzuki, refusing to seek re-election.
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