1986 Okinawa gubernatorial election

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16 November 1986

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Turnout

74.11

7.61^[1]


Nominee	Junji Nishime	Mutsumi Kinjo
Party	LDP
Popular vote	321,936	252,744
Percentage	56.02%	43.98%

Governor before election

Junji Nishime
LDP

Elected Governor

Junji Nishime
LDP

A gubernatorial election was held on 14 November 1986 to elect the Governor of Okinawa (山口県, Okinawa-ken), who is the southernmost and westernmost prefecture of Japan.

Candidates

Junji Nishime, 65, incumbent since 1978, former Representative of the LDP, also backed by the DSP.
Mutsumi Kinjo, endorsed by the union of the left (Progress and Unity), including the OSMP, JSP and JCP.

Results

Okinawa gubernatorial 1986
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democratic	Junji Nishime *	321,936	56.02	4.88
	Okinawa Social Mass	Mutsumi Kinjo	252,744	43.98	4.88
Total valid votes			574,680
Turnout				74.11	7.61
Registered electors
	Liberal Democratic hold		Swing	12.04