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Shiga Prefecture held a gubernatorial election on 2 July 2006. Incumbent gouvernor Yoshitsugu Kunimatsu was defeted by Yukiko Kada, a professor of environmental sociology at Kyoto Seika University. The victory of Kada, who had very little political experince was considerd surprising.
| Gubernatorial election 2006: Shiga |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
SDP |
Yukiko Kada |
217,842 |
|
|
|
LDP/DPJ/NKP |
Yoshitsugu Kunimatsu |
185,344 |
|
|
|
JCP |
Yoshinori Tsuji |
70,110 |
|
|
| Turnout |
|
44.94 |
6,24 |
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