2007 Miyazaki gubernatorial by-election

2007 Miyazaki gubernatorial by-election Miyazaki no presidential 64.85 2003 Miyazaki gubernatorial election 2003 21 January 2007 2010 Miyazaki gubernatorial election 2010 +9 160x160px Higashi Sonomanma Independent 266,807 Hidesaburō Kawamura Independent 195,124 Governor Tadahiro Ando Independent (politician) Higashi Sonomanma Independent (politician) Miyazaki Prefecture held a gubernatorial by-election on January 21, 2007. Former governor Tadahiro Ando was arrested for bid-rigging. Independent comedian Hideo Higashikokubaru (running under the name "Higashi Sonomanma") won. Gubernatorial by-election 2007: Miyazaki Prefecture Independent Higashi Sonomanma (そのまんま 東) 266,807 LDP Hidesaburō Kawamura (川村 秀三郎) 195,124 Independent Tetsuji Mochinaga (持永 哲志) 120,825 JCP Tadakatsu Tsushima (津島 忠勝) 14,358 Independent Nobuhiro Takeda (武田 信弘) 3,574 600,688 64.85 5.51 References ja Official results, results ja Official results, voter turnout ja ザ･選挙　-選挙情報- Category:2007 elections in Japan Category:Gubernatorial elections in Japan Category:January 2007 in Japan Category:Politics of Miyazaki Prefecture