2003 Kanagawa gubernatorial election

Kanagawa gubernatorial election 2003 Kanagawa gubernatorial election Kanagawa Presidential no 48.44 1999 Kanagawa gubernatorial election 1999 2007 Kanagawa gubernatorial election 2007 13 April 2003 125px Shigefumi Matsuzawa Independent 1,040,594 32.61% 125px Ryoichi Takarada Independent politician 676,534 21.20% 125px Ichiro Asukata Independent politician 643,583 20.17% 125px Yoko Tajima Independent politician 496,319 15.55% 125px Seiko Miyako Independent politician 197,402 6.19% Governor Hiroshi Okazaki Independent (politician) Shigefumi Matsuzawa Independent (politician) The 2003 Kanagawa gubernatorial election was held on 13 April 2003 in order to elect the Governor of Kanagawa. Independent candidate and former member of the House of Representatives Shigefumi Matsuzawa defeated Independent candidates Hajime Okamoto, Ichiro Asukata, Yoko Tajima, Seiko Miyako, Setsuko Yamamoto and Kenjiro Endo.https://go2senkyo.com/local/senkyo/107 神奈川県知事選挙 go2senkyo.com 13 April 2003 18 May 2024 General election On election day, 13 April 2003, Independent candidate Shigefumi Matsuzawa won the election by a margin of 364,060 votes against his foremost opponent Independent candidate Ryoichi Takarada, thereby retaining Independent control over the office of Governor. Matsuzawa was sworn in as Governor on 23 April 2003.https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=308358 Kanagawa Governor ourcampaigns.com 22 September 2006 18 May 2024 Results Kanagawa gubernatorial election, 2003 Independent (politician) Shigefumi Matsuzawa 1,040,594 32.61 Independent (politician) Ryoichi Takarada 676,534 21.20 Independent (politician) Ichiro Asukata 643,583 20.17 Independent (politician) Yoko Tajima 496,319 15.55 Independent (politician) Seiko Miyako 197,402 6.19 Independent (politician) Setsuko Yamamoto 92,879 2.91 Independent (politician) Kenjiro Endo 43,298 1.37 3,190,609 100.00 Independent (politician) References Category:2003 elections in Japan Category:Kanagawa gubernatorial elections Category:April 2003 in Japan