A gubernatorial election was held on 24 June 2018 to elect the next governor of , a

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located in the Kansai region of

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island.

Candidates

* Taizo Mikazuki, incumbent since 2014, 47, ex-lawmaker of the DPJ, endorsed by DPFP, LDP,

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. *Manabu Kondo, 68, former Shiga University Vice President, endorsed by

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Results

References

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