2007 Tokyo gubernatorial election

2007 Tokyo gubernatorial election

April 8, 2007
Turnout	54.35%
Candidate Shintarō Ishihara Shirō Asano Party Independent Independent Popular vote 2,811,486 1,693,323 Percentage 50.52% 30.43%
Governor before election Shintarō Ishihara Independent Elected Governor Shintarō Ishihara Independent

The 2007 Tokyo Gubernatorial elections were held on April 8, 2007, as part of the 16th unified local elections. There were fourteen candidates, among them the incumbent governor Shintaro Ishihara. Most candidates, with the exception of Kurokawa and Yamaguchi, ran as independents, but some were supported by various parties.

Results

Gubernatorial election 2007: Tokyo

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	LDP	Shintarō Ishihara	2,811,486	50.52
	DPJ, SDP	Shirō Asano	1,693,323	30.43
	JCP	Manzō Yoshida	629,549	11.31
	Symbiosis New Party	Kisho Kurokawa	159,126	2.86
	Independent	Yoshiro Nakamatsu	85,946	1.54
	Independent	Shigeki Satō	69,526	1.25
	Independent	Kumiko Uchikawa	21,626	0.39
	Independent	Kōichi Toyama	15,059	0.27
	Independent	Mitsuru Takahashi	5558	0.10
	Independent	Osamu Ogami	4020	0.07
	Independent	Setsuo Yamaguchi	3589	0.06
	Independent	Ryūhō Takashima	3240	0.06
	Independent	Sutoku Sasaki	2845	0.05
	Independent	Kōichirō Mariko	1373	0.02
Turnout			5565127	54.35

References

• Asahi News Editorial
• Trans-Pacific Radio coverage

External links

• CityMayors coverage
• Video of candidate Koichi Toyama
• Discussion of 2007 Gubernatorial campaign
• Regular updates on 2007 Gubernatorial campaign and Japanese politics