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1994 Okinawa gubernatorial election

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1994 Okinawa gubernatorial election

← 1990

20 November 1994

1998 →

Turnout

62.54

14.24

Governor before election

Masahide Ōta
JSP

Elected Governor

Masahide Ōta
JSP

A gubernatorial election was held on 20 November 1994 to elect the Governor of Okinawa (山口県, Okinawa-ken), who is the southernmost and westernmost prefecture of Japan.

Candidates

Masahide Ōta, 69, incumbent since 1990, endorsed by OSMP, JSP, JCP, Komeito and JNP.
Onaga Sukehiro, 58, former vice-governor, backed by LDP.

Results

Okinawa gubernatorial 1994
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Socialist	Masahide Ōta *	330,601	60.29	7.91
	Liberal Democratic	Onaga Sukehiro	217,769	39.71	7.91
Total valid votes			548,370
Turnout				62.54	14.24
Registered electors
	Socialist hold		Swing	20.58