2000 Niigata gubernatorial election

A gubernatorial election was held on 22 October 2000 to elect the next governor of Niigata (山口県, Niigata-ken), a prefecture of Japan in the Chūbu region of the main island of Honshu.

2000 Niigata gubernatorial election

22 October 2000
Turnout	63.59 5.69
Governor before election Yukio Hirayama LDP Elected Governor Yukio Hirayama LDP

Candidates

• Yukio Hirayama, 56, incumbent since 1992, endorsed by LDP, DPJ, NK, LP and SDP.
• Ichizo Kobayashi, 64, former chief of the Urban Development Bureau of the Niigata prefecture.
• Shouji Tagashi, backed by the JCP.

Results

Niigata gubernatorial 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	LDP	Yukio Hirayama *	691,849	55.94	25.94
	LDP	Ichizo Kobayashi	447,089	36.15	n/a
	JCP	Shouji Tagashi	97,932	7.92	10.20
Total valid votes			1,236,870	99.23
Turnout			1,246,442	63.59 5.69
Registered electors			1,960,148
	LDP hold		Swing	19.79

See also

• 新潟県知事一覧|新潟県知事一覧|新潟県知事一覧 (Japanese Wikipedia)