2014 Tokyo gubernatorial election

2014 Tokyo gubernatorial election
9 February 2014
Turnout46.14% 16.46 pp
 
Candidate Yōichi Masuzoe Kenji Utsunomiya
Party Independent Independent
Popular vote 2,112,979 982,595
Percentage 42.86% 19.93%
Supported by LDP, NK JCP, SDP, GJ
 
Candidate Morihiro Hosokawa Toshio Tamogami
Party Independent Independent
Popular vote 956,063 610,865
Percentage 19.39% 12.39%
Supported by DPJ, PLP, UP ISS
Election results by municipalities.
Governor before election

Naoki Inose
Independent

 Elected Governor

Yoichi Masuzoe
Independent

The 2014 Tokyo gubernatorial election took place on February 9, 2014 to replace outgoing Governor Naoki Inose, who resigned effective December 24, 2013. Yōichi Masuzoe was declared the winner in exit polling, with a substantial lead over the fifteen other candidates. His final tally was 2,112,979 votes (42.86%), with his two closest competitors Morihiro Hosokawa and Kenji Utsunomiya failing to break the 20% mark. Total turnout was 4,930,251 (46.14%), significantly lower than the 62.6% turnout in the 2012 election.

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