2008 Kyoto mayoral election

Kyoto held a mayoral election on February 17, 2008. Daisaku Kadokawa narrowly won over a candidate backed by the JCP with a margin of 951 votes.^[1] The poll was to choose a successor to Yorikane Masumoto, who announced his resignation after serving three terms for a total 12 years in office

Candidates[]

Daisaku Kadokawa, 57, former head of Kyoto Municipal Board of Education and supported by all major parties except the JCP.
Kazuo Nakamura, 53, working as a lawyer and supported by the Japanese Communist Party
Shoei Murayama, 29, independent former member of the Kyoto municipal assembly
Toshihiko Okada, 61, independent

Results[]

Mayoral election 2008: Kyoto
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent, LDP, DPJ, Komeito,SDP	Daisaku Kadokawa	158,472	37,25 %
	Independent, JCP	Kazuo Nakamura	157,521	37,02 %
	Independent	Shoei Murayama	84,750	19,92 %
	Independent	Toshihiko Okada	24,702	5,81 %
Turnout			425,445	37.82 %

References[]

^ "Kadokawa narrowly wins Kyoto mayoral race". Daily Yomiuri. 19 February 2008. Archived from the original on 2 March 2008.

[1] "Kadokawa narrowly wins Kyoto mayoral race". Daily Yomiuri. 19 February 2008. Archived from the original on 2 March 2008.

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