2002 Okinawa gubernatorial election

August 2022 2002 Okinawa gubernatorial election Okinawa no presidential 57.22 9.32 1998 Okinawa gubernatorial election 1998 17 November 2002 2006 Okinawa gubernatorial election 2006 +9 Governor Keiichi Inamine LDP Keiichi Inamine LDP A gubernatorial election was held on 17 November 2002 to elect the Governor of Okinawa 山口県 Okinawa-ken, who is the southernmost and westernmost prefecture of Japan. Candidates Keiichi Inamine, 69, incumbent (elected in 1998), backed by LDP, NK and NCP. Masanori Yoshimoto, 65, former vice governor of Okinawa prefecture, endorsed by DPJ, SDP, OSMP, LP. Shigenobu Araki, 60, president of Okinawa Prefecture Medical Co-op, chairman of the local chapter of JCP. Mitsuo Matayoshi, 54, a conservative Protestant preacher. He led his own party, the World Economic Community Party.Three challengers enter gubernatorial race in Okinawa https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2002/11/01/national/three-challengers-enter-gubernatorial-race-in-okinawa/ Results Okinawa gubernatorial election, 2002 沖縄知事選 過去の得票数と得票率の推移 琉球新報 http://ryukyushimpo.jp/uploads/img4ce0cdffe554f.pdf Liberal Democratic Party (Japan) Keiichi Inamine * 359,604 64.38 11.95 Democratic Party of Japan Masanori Yoshimoto 148,401 26.57 19.38 Japanese Communist Party Shigenobu Araki 46,230 8.38 n/a World Economic Community Party Mitsuo Matayoshi 4,330 0.67 0.30 558,565 98.91 564.751 57.22 9.32 987.030 Liberal Democratic Party (Japan) 37.81 This is the first time that the JCP has presented a candidate of its own, outside the opposition alliance. References Content in this edit is translated from the existing Japanese Wikipedia article at :ja:2002年沖縄県知事選挙; see its history for attribution. Category:2002 elections in Japan Category:Okinawa gubernatorial elections