2017 Yamagata gubernatorial election

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Nominee	Mieko Yoshimura
Party	Independent
Alliance	Prefectural Citizen's Party
Popular vote	Acclaimed

Governor before election

Mieko Yoshimura
Independent

Elected Governor

Mieko Yoshimura
Independent

The 2017 Yamagata Gubernatorial Election was a gubernatorial election that was called in Yamagata Prefecture for 22 January 2017.^[1] Mieko Yoshimura, governor since 2009, ran for a third term. Her Prefectural Citizen's Party alliance was supported by the Democratic Party, the Social Democratic Party, and the Communist Party.^[2] Because no other candidates entered the race, Yoshimura was declared the winner without a vote. Having similarly been declared winner by acclamation in 2013, this became only the third time in Japanese history that a governor was elected twice without holding a vote.^[3]

References

^ "January 22, 2017 Execution Yamagata Governor Election and Prefectural By-election (Nishimurayama District Electoral District) Election Results". Yamagata Prefectural Government. Retrieved 21 September 2020.^{[permanent dead link]} (in Japanese)
^ "2017 Governor's election notification Ms. Yoshimura feels responsible 3 selections without consecutive votes Challenges piled up, focus on relations with the LDP". Mainichi Shimbun. 6 January 2017. (in Japanese)
^ "Governor Yamagata election, Mieko Yoshimura 3 elections without a vote". Sankei Shimbun. 5 January 2017. Retrieved 21 September 2020. (in Japanese)