2007 Rikuzentakata mayoral election

Rikuzentakata, Iwate, held a mayoral election on February 4, 2007. Nagato Nakasato beat incumbent mayor Akihiko Yoshida.

Candidates

  • Akihiko Yoshida, incumbent mayor and former city assembly member supported by the Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ)
  • Nagato Nakasato, former city assembly member and candidate for the Japanese Communist Party (JCP)

Results

Mayoral election 2007: Rikuzentakata City
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent, JCP Nagato Nakasato 9,865
Independent, DPJ Akihiko Yoshida 7,341
Turnout 17,313 82.73 %

References

  • Results from JanJan (in Japanese)
  • Japan Press coverage


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