2015 Kanagawa gubernatorial election

The 2015 Kanagawa gubernatorial election was held on 12 April 2015 in order to elect the Governor of Kanagawa. Incumbent Independent Governor Yūji Kuroiwa won re-election against Independent candidate Hajime Okamoto.

2015 Kanagawa gubernatorial election

12 April 2015
Turnout	40.71 4.53
Nominee Yūji Kuroiwa Hajime Okamoto Party Independent Independent Popular vote 2,195,760 665,751 Percentage 76.70% 23.30%
Governor before election Yūji Kuroiwa Independent Elected Governor Yūji Kuroiwa Independent

General election

On election day, 12 April 2015, incumbent Independent Governor Yūji Kuroiwa won re-election by a margin of 1,530,009 votes against his opponent Independent candidate Hajime Okamoto, thereby retaining Independent control over the office of Governor. Kuroiwa was sworn in for his second term on 23 April 2015.

Results

Kanagawa gubernatorial election, 2015

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	Yūji Kuroiwa (incumbent)	2,195,760	76.70
	Independent	Hajime Okamoto	665,751	23.30
Total votes			2,861,511	100.00
	Independent hold