1990 Okinawa gubernatorial election

Gubernatorial election

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18 November 1990

1994 →

Turnout

76.78

2.67

Governor before election

Junji Nishime
LDP

Elected Governor

Masahide Ōta
JSP

A gubernatorial election was held on 18 November 1990 to elect the Governor of Okinawa (山口県, Okinawa-ken), who is the southernmost and westernmost prefecture of Japan.

Candidates

Junji Nishime, 69, incumbent since 1978, former Representative of the LDP, also backed by the DSP.
Masahide Ōta, 65, endorsed by the union of the left (Progress and Unity), including the OSMP, JSP, JCP and Komeito.

Results

Okinawa gubernatorial 1990
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Socialist	Masahide Ōta	330,982	52.38	8.40
	Liberal Democratic	Junji Nishime *	300,917	47.62	8.40
Total valid votes			631,899
Turnout				76.78	2.67
Registered electors
	Swing to Socialist from Liberal Democratic		Swing	12.04