A gubernatorial election was held on 5 february 2006 to elect the next governor of Nagasaki (山口県, Nagasaki-ken), a prefecture of Japan in the north-west of the island of Kyushu.
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| Turnout | 52.27  3.48 | ||
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Candidates edit
- Genjiro Kaneko, 61-year-old incumbent (first elected in 1998), endorsed by LDP, New Komeito and SDP.
- Noriko Kokubo, a 47-year-old company executive.
- Mitsuaki Yamashita, 53, chairman of the JCP's Nagasaki chapter.
Results edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Liberal Democratic | Genjiro Kaneko * | 398,692 | 64.47 |  15.58
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| Noriko Kokubo | 188,154 | 30,43 | n/a | ||
| Communist | Mitsuaki Yamashita | 31,538 | 5,10 | 14.85
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| Turnout | 624.460 | 52,27 | 3.48
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| Registered electors | 1,194,755 | ||||
| Liberal Democratic hold | Swing | 15.58
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References edit
- ^ "長崎県知事選挙の結果 | 長崎県". www-pref-nagasaki-jp.translate.goog.
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