The 2022 Shiga gubernatorial election was held on 10 July 2022 to elect the next governor of , a
prefecture
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of
Japan
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located in the
Kansai region of
Honshu island.
Candidates
*
Taizo Mikazuki, incumbent since 2014, 51, ex-lawmaker of the
DPJ, endorsed by
DPFP,
CDP,
LDP,
Komeito and
SDP.
*Kiyotsugu Konishi, endorsed by
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.
Results
References
2022 elections in Japan
Shiga gubernatorial elections
July 2022 events in Japan
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