The 2022 Okinawa gubernatorial election was held on 11 September 2022 to elect the next governor of
Okinawa. In the election, incumbent Governor
Denny Tamaki
is a Japanese politician and the current Governor of Okinawa Prefecture since August 2018.
Tamaki was a member of the Okinawa Prefectural Assembly for Okinawa City from 2002 to 2005 and became the first Amerasian member of the Japanese Hou ...
who was backed by the
Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan and some smaller parties ran against
Atsushi Sakima who was supported by the
Liberal Democratic Party and
Komeito.
Mikio Shimoji ran against both candidates as a third option. The potential relocation of the
Naval Base Okinawa was, again, an important topic in the debate. Over 70% of voters in Okinawa opposed the relocation in the
2019 Okinawan referendum
A referendum was held in Okinawa Prefecture on 24 February 2019. The referendum asked whether voters approved or opposed the landfill work at Henoko Bay for the construction of a new United States Marine Corps base. This is the second prefecture ...
. Tamaki supported the complete removal of the base, while Sakima supported relocating it.
Denny Tamaki
is a Japanese politician and the current Governor of Okinawa Prefecture since August 2018.
Tamaki was a member of the Okinawa Prefectural Assembly for Okinawa City from 2002 to 2005 and became the first Amerasian member of the Japanese Hou ...
won with 51.7% of the vote against Sakima and
Mikio Shimoji.
Candidates
Running
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Denny Tamaki
is a Japanese politician and the current Governor of Okinawa Prefecture since August 2018.
Tamaki was a member of the Okinawa Prefectural Assembly for Okinawa City from 2002 to 2005 and became the first Amerasian member of the Japanese Hou ...
, incumbent
Governor of Okinawa (2018–).
(nominated by
CDP,
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,
Reiwa Shinsengumi
is a left-wing populist and progressive political party in Japan founded by actor-turned-politician Tarō Yamamoto in April 2019. The party was formed by left-wing members of the Liberal Party who opposed its merger with the Democratic Party fo ...
,
SDP, and
OSMP)
[ ]
*Atsushi Sakima, mayor of
Ginowan (2012–2018) and candidate for Governor in the
2018 Okinawa gubernatorial election
The 2018 Okinawa gubernatorial election was held on 30 September 2018 to elect the next Governor of Okinawa. As there are no term limits in Japan, incumbent Governor Takeshi Onaga was eligible for re-election before his death in August 2018. The ...
. (nominated by
LDP and
Komeito)
*
Mikio Shimoji, former Minister of State for Disaster Management (2012) and Member of the
House of Representatives (2014–)
Results
References
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2022 elections in Japan