2002 Nagano gubernatorial election

2002 Nagano gubernatorial election Nagano no presidential 73.78 4.21 2000 Nagano gubernatorial by-election 2000 1 September 2002 2006 Nagano gubernatorial election 2006 +9 Governor Yasuo Tanaka Social Democratic Party (Japan) Yasuo Tanaka Social Democratic Party (Japan) A gubernatorial election was held on 1 September 2002 to elect the next governor of Nagano 長野県 Nagano-ken, a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region of Honshu island. Candidates Yasuo Tanaka, 46, incumbent since 2000, novelist. Meanwhile, he was officially not supported by any party, the SDP and JCP supported him. Keiko Hasegawa, 50, lawyer. She was supported by the LDP, New Komeito party and the NCP. Shu Ichikawa, 50, a board member of a Tokyo-based think tank led by Tokyo Gov. Shintaro Ishihara (LDP). Chozo Nakagawa, 46, former company employee, graduate student at Shinshu University. Hideyoshi Hashiba, 52, wealthy company owner. Nobuaki Hanaoka, 56, Sankei Shimbun editorial writer. He gave up after agreeing to support Hasegawa in exchange for Hasegawa's adopting some of his campaign policies, but appear on the electoral ballot. Reference: 5 candidates to challenge Tanaka for Nagano governorship. https://www.thefreelibrary.com/5+candidates+to+challenge+Tanaka+for+Nagano+governorship-a090625170 Results Nagano gubernatorial 2002https://www-pref-nagano-lg-jp.translate.goog/senkan/kensei/soshiki/soshiki/kencho/senkyo/senkyo/kako/index.html?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=fr&_x_tr_hl=fr&_x_tr_pto=wapp 平成14年7月7日執行滋賀県知事選挙 投開票情報 www.pref.Nagano.lg.jp/ Social Democratic Party (Japan) Yasuo Tanaka 822,897 64.29 Liberal Democratic Party (Japan) Keiko Hasegawa 406,559 31.76 Liberal Democratic Party (Japan) Shu Ichikawa 24,261 1.90 Chozo Nakagawa 15,255 1.19 Hideyoshi Hashiba 9,061 0.71 Nobuaki Hanaoka 2,058 0.16 1.290.496 73,78 4.21 1.749.030 Social Democratic Party (Japan) References Category:2002 elections in Japan Category:Nagano gubernatorial elections