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Turnout | 57.22 9.32 | ||
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A gubernatorial election was held on 17 November 2002 to elect the Governor of Okinawa (山口県, Okinawa-ken), who is the southernmost and westernmost prefecture of Japan.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democratic | Keiichi Inamine * | 359,604 | 64.38 | 11.95 | |
Democratic | Masanori Yoshimoto | 148,401 | 26.57 | 19.38 | |
Communist | Shigenobu Araki | 46,230 | 8.38 | n/a | |
World Economic Community Party | Mitsuo Matayoshi | 4,330 | 0.67 | 0.30 | |
Total valid votes | 558,565 | 98.91 | |||
Turnout | 564.751 | 57.22 | 9.32 | ||
Registered electors | 987.030 | ||||
Liberal Democratic hold | Swing | 37.81 |
This is the first time that the JCP has presented a candidate of its own, outside the opposition alliance.