2014 Yamaguchi gubernatorial election
The 2014 Yamaguchi gubernatorial election was held on 23 February 2014 to elect the next governor of Yamaguchi Prefecture, a prefecture of Japan in the Chūgoku region of the main island of Honshu.
The outgoing governor, Shigetaro Yamamoto, suffered from lung cancer, which led him to resign on 9 January 2014. An election was organized for 23 February to replace him. He died on 15 March, 2014.
Candidates
- Tsugumasa Muraoka, former official of the Internal Affairs and Communications Ministry, endorsed by LDP and Komeito.
- Tsutomu Takamura, former member of the House of Representatives, endorsed by the People's Life Party.
- Naoko Fujii, former member of the Shunan Municipal Assembly, for the JCP.