Nishihara mayoral election, 2008

Nishihara, Okinawa held a mayoral election on September 7, 2008. Incumbent mayor Seiyu Tarakaki, supported by Liberal Democratic Party and the New Komeito Party, was narrowly defeated by the progressive candidate Akira Uema, supported by all centre, centre-left and left parties.

Results

Mayoral election 2008: Nishihara City
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent, DPJ, JCP, SDP, Social Mass	Akira Uema (上間　明)	8,108
	Independent, LDP, NKP	Seiyu Tarakaki (新垣　正祐)	8,068
Turnout			14,111	55.96%

Sources

• Results from JanJan (Japanese)
• Akahata english edition coverage