Osaka gubernatorial election, 2008
- Osaka gubernatorial election, 2008
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Gubernatorial elections were held in Osaka Prefecture on January 27, 2008 (2008-01-27). Toru Hashimoto was elected as new governor.
| Gubernatorial election 2008: Osaka Prefecture |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
LDP |
Toru Hashimoto |
1,832,857 |
54.02 |
|
|
DPJ, SDP, SNP |
Sadatoshi Kumagai |
999,082 |
29.45 |
|
|
JCP |
Shoji Umeda |
518,563 |
15.28 |
|
|
Independent |
Masaaki Takahashi |
22,154 |
|
|
|
Independent |
Seiichi Sugiura |
20,161 |
|
|
Sources
Categories:
- 2008 elections in Japan
- Elections in Osaka Prefecture
- Governors of Osaka
- Gubernatorial elections in Japan
- Asian election stubs
- Japanese government stubs
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