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Miyazaki Prefecture held a gubernational by-election on January 21, 2007. Former governor Tadahiro Ando was arrested for bid-rigging. Independent comedian Hideo Higashikokubaru (running under the name "Higashi Sonomanma") won.
| Gubernational by-election 2007: Miyazaki Prefecture |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Independent |
Higashi Sonomanma (そのまんま 東) |
266,807 |
|
|
|
LDP |
Hidesaburō Kawamura (川村 秀三郎) |
195,124 |
|
|
|
Independent |
Tetsuji Mochinaga (持永 哲志) |
120,825 |
|
|
|
JCP |
Tadakatsu Tsushima (津島 忠勝) |
14,358 |
|
|
|
Independent |
Nobuhiro Takeda (武田 信弘) |
3,574 |
|
|
| Turnout |
600,688 |
64.85 |
5.51 |
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