10 gubernatorial elections were held in Japan in 2025.
Background
Yamagata Prefecture The 2025 Yamagata gubernatorial election was held on January 26, 2025. It was won by the incumbent Mieko Yoshimura.
Date Before election After election Governor Party Governor Party January 26, 2025 Mieko Yoshimura Mieko Yoshimura Sources:
CandidatesPartyVotes% Mieko Yoshimura (Incumbent) 318,364 94.7% Jun Nakayama 17,794 5.3% Sources: +Number of Registered Voters Voter Turnout % 864,892 39.67 -23.27Source:
Gifu Prefecture The 2025 Gifu gubernatorial election was held on January 26, 2025. It was won by Yoshihide Esaki.
Date Before election After election Governor Party Governor Party January 26, 2025 Hajime Furuta Yoshihide Esaki Sources:
CandidatesPartyVotes% Yoshihide Esaki 436,418 76.3% Wada Reiko 135,224 23.7% Sources: +Number of Registered Voters Voter Turnout % 1,601,505 36.21 -11.83Source:
Chiba Prefecture
The 2025 Chiba gubernatorial election was held on March 16, 2025. It was won by the incumbent Toshihito Kumagai.
Date Before election After election Governor Party Governor Party March 16, 2025 Toshihito Kumagai Toshihito Kumagai Sources:
CandidatesPartyVotes% Toshihito Kumagai (Incumbent) 1,404,905 85.9% Masayuki Ogura 140,435 8.6% Takashi Tachibana 79,060 4.8% Atsuhiko Kurokawa 10,948 0.7% Sources: +Number of Registered Voters Voter Turnout % 5,186,664 31.93 -7.06Source:
Fukuoka Prefecture
The 2025 Fukuoka gubernatorial election was held on March 23, 2025. It was won by the incumbent Seitaro Hattori.
Date Before election After election Governor Party Governor Party March 23, 2025 Seitaro Hattori Seitaro Hattori Sources:
CandidatesPartyVotes% Seitaro Hattori (Incumbent) 1,036,280 79.7% Koichiro Yoshida 209,416 16.1% Nobuo Shindo 27,952 2.1% Takahiro Fujimaru 27,394 2.1% Sources: +Number of Registered Voters Voter Turnout % 4,169,693 31.93 1.97Source:
Akita Prefecture
The 2025 Akita gubernatorial election was held on April 6, 2025. It was won by the newcomer Kenta Suzuki.
Date Before election After election Governor Party Governor Party April 6, 2025 Norihisa Satake Kenta Suzuki Sources:
CandidatesPartyVotes% Kenta Suzuki 273,270 58.4% Kazuzo Saruta 189,382 40.5% Norio Okubo 5,345 1.1% Sources: +Number of Registered Voters Voter Turnout % 789,908 59.59 3.03Source:
Wakayama Prefecture
Following the death of then governor Shūhei Kishimoto on April 15, the 2025 Wakayama gubernatorial special election was held on June 1, 2025. It was won by incumbent acting governor Izumi Miyazaki.
Date Before election After election Governor Party Governor Party June 1, 2025 Izumi Miyazaki Izumi Miyazaki Sources:
CandidatesPartyVotes% Izumi Miyazaki (incumbent) 250,454 84.1% Michiko Matsuzaka 47,215 15.9% Sources: +Number of Registered Voters Voter Turnout % 759,006 39.86 0.00Source:
Mie Prefecture
The 2025 Mie gubernatorial special election was held on September 7, 2025. It was won by the incumbent governor Katsuyuki Ichimi.
Date Before election After election Governor Party Governor Party September 7, 2025 Katsuyuki Ichimi Katsuyuki Ichimi Sources:
CandidatesPartyVotes% Katsuyuki Ichimi (incumbent) 366,887 65.5% Masashi Ito 164,504 29.4% Tsuyoshi Ishikawa 28,429 5.1% Sources: +Number of Registered Voters Voter Turnout % 1,422,251 39.77 1.79Source:
Ibaraki Prefecture
The 2025 Ibaraki gubernatorial election was held on September 7, 2025. It was won by the incumbent governor Kazuhiko Ōigawa.
Date Before election After election Governor Party Governor Party September 7, 2025 Kazuhiko Ōigawa Kazuhiko Ōigawa Sources:
CandidatesPartyVotes% Kazuhiko Ōigawa (incumbent) 447,833 58.3% Shigehiro Tanaka 162,216 21.1% Masahiko Uchida 158,585 20.6% Sources: +Number of Registered Voters Voter Turnout % 2,342,787 33.52 -1.50Source:
Miyagi Prefecture
The 2025 Miyagi gubernatorial election was held on October 26, 2025. It was won by the incumbent governor Yoshihiro Murai.
Date Before election After election Governor Party Governor Party October 26, 2025 Yoshihiro Murai Yoshihiro Murai Sources:
CandidatesPartyVotes% Yoshihiro Murai (incumbent) 340,190 39.3% Masamune Wada 324,375 37.5% Miyuki Yusa 176,287 20.4% Nobuto Ito 20,445 2.4% Jun Kanayama 3,663 0.4% Sources: +Number of Registered Voters Voter Turnout % 1,872,116 46.50 -9.79Source:
Hiroshima Prefecture The 2025 Hiroshima gubernatorial election was held on November 9, 2025. It was won by the newcomer Mika Yokota.
Date Before election After election Governor Party Governor Party November 9, 2025 Hidehiko Yuzaki Mika Yokota Sources:
CandidatesPartyVotes% Mika Yokota 552,614 83.4% Mayumi Inohara 75,468 11.4% Hiroshi Oyama 34,333 5.2% Sources: +Number of Registered Voters Voter Turnout % 1,872,116 46.50 -9.79Source:
Notes
See also 2025 in Japan Other elections in Japan in 2025 2025 Japanese House of Councillors election 2025 Tokyo prefectural election 2025 Saitama mayoral election
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