1971 Saga gubernatorial election

Election for Governor of Saga Prefecture

← 1967

11 April 1971

1975 →


Nominee	Sunao Ikeda	Kōzō Eguchi
Party	Independent	Communist
Popular vote	362,563	66,313

Governor before election

Sunao Ikeda
Independent

Elected Governor

Sunao Ikeda
Independent

A gubernatorial election was held on 11 April 1971 to elect the Governor of Saga Prefecture. Incumbent Sunao Ikeda scored a second victory over communist candidate Kōzō Eguchi.

Candidates

Sunao Ikeda [ja] - incumbent Governor of Saga Prefecture, age 69^[1]
Kōzō Eguchi (江口子午三, Eguchi Kōzō) - candidate in the 1967 Saga gubernatorial election and three-time House of Councillors candidate,^[2] age 62^[1]

Results

Saga Gubernatorial Election 1971^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Sunao Ikeda (incumbent)	362,563
	Communist	Kōzō Eguchi	66,313

References

^ ^a ^b Saga Gubernational Election Results^{[permanent dead link]}
^ "政治資料ライブラリ参議院議員選挙結果（第17回以前）：佐賀". politics.free-active.com. Retrieved 14 September 2019.
^ "佐賀県知事選挙 - 1971年04月11日投票 | 佐賀県 | 選挙ドットコム". go2senkyo.com. Retrieved 14 September 2019.