2023 Osaka gubernatorial election

The 2023 Osaka Prefecture Gubernatorial election was held on 9 April 2023 as part of the 20th unified local elections. Incumbent Governor Hirofumi Yoshimura won re-election to a second term, defeating Taniguchi Mayumi who was supported by the Liberal Democratic Party, Constitutional Democratic Party and several minor candidates.

Date of Public Notice / Date of Execution/Other info

Source:
Date of Official Announcement: 23 March 2023
Election Date: 9 April 2023
To be held in conjunction with elections for the Osaka City Assembly, and the Osaka Prefectural Gubernatorial and Prefectural Assembly.

Other Osaka Elections on 9 April

Osaka Prefectural Assembly, Osaka City Mayoral, Osaka City Council, Sakai City Council

Timeline

2022.

December 20 - Incumbent Yoshimura announces his candidacy for re-election at a meeting of the Osaka Restoration Association

2023.

January 7 - The "Association for Creating a Bright Democratic Osaka Prefecture", a citizens' group formed by the Japanese Communist Party and labor unions, announces that it will endorse Kotaro Tatsumi, a former member of the House of Councillors from the Japanese Communist Party. It was also announced that the JCP intends to endorse him. On the same day, Tatsumi announced his candidacy at a press conference.
February 5 - It was reported that the political group "Update Osaka" planned to endorse Mayumi Taniguchi, a law scholar and visiting associate professor at Osaka University of Arts. On February 8, Taniguchi officially announced her candidacy
February 21 - It was reported that the NHK Party was working on the candidacy of Sayaka Sato, a pharmacist
February 24 - The Sangen Party announced the candidacy of Toshiaki Yoshino, a dentist
February 27 - The political group New Party Kumori announced the candidacy of Hideya Inagaki, a writer
February 27 - The NHK party announced that it would endorse Sato, but rescinded its endorsement of Sato the following day on February 28
March 7 - Sato officially announced her candidacy at a press conference; on March 9, the Political Women 48 Party announced it would endorse Sato
April 9 - Election Held

Election results

The election was held on 9 April and was won by the incumbent governor, Yoshimura Hirofumi of Osaka Ishin Party. 7,188,665 voters took part in the election. Voter turnout was 46.98% down from 49.49% in the 2019 gubernatorial election.

Prefecture Wide Results

Election results from 選挙ドットコム