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2008 Osaka Osaka gubernatorial election

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Candidate Tōru Hashimoto Sadatoshi Kumagai
Party Independent Independent
Popular vote 1,832,857 999,082
Percentage 54.02% 29.45
Supported by LDP, Komeito DPJ, SDP, SNP

Governor before election

Fusae Ohta
Independent

Elected Governor

Tōru Hashimoto
Independent

The 2008 Osaka gubernatorial election were held in Osaka Prefecture on January 27, 2008 to elect the next governor of Osaka. Toru Hashimoto was elected as new governor.

Results

Gubernatorial election 2008: Osaka Prefecture
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
LDP Toru Hashimoto 1,832,857 54.02
DPJ, SDP, SNP Sadatoshi Kumagai 999,082 29.45
JCP Shoji Umeda 518,563 15.28
Independent Masaaki Takahashi 22,154
Independent Seiichi Sugiura 20,161

Sources