# Nagano 2nd district

Nagano 2nd district (長野県第2区, Nagano-ken dai-niku or simply 長野2区, Nagano-niku) is a single-member constituency of the House of Representatives in the national Diet of Japan located in Nagano Prefecture.

## List of representatives

| Election | Representative | Party |
| 1996 | Jin Murai | New Frontier |
| 2000 | Jin Murai | Liberal Democratic |
| 2003 | Mitsu Shimojo | Democratic |
| 2005 | Mitsu Shimojo | Democratic |
| 2009 | Mitsu Shimojo | Democratic |
| 2012 | Shunsuke Mutai | Liberal Democratic |
| 2014 | Shunsuke Mutai | Liberal Democratic |
| 2017 | Mitsu Shimojo | Kibō no Tō |
| 2021 | Mitsu Shimojo | CDP |

## Election Results

2024 :
| Party | Party | Candidate |
| | Constitutional Democratic | Mitsu Shimojo |
| | Liberal Democratic | Shunsuke Mutai |
| | Ishin | Daisuke Tezuka |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout |
2021 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | CDP | Mitsu Shimojo (Incumbent) | 101,391 | 47.52 | New |
| | Liberal Democratic | Shunsuke Mutai (Incumbent-Hokurikushin'etsu PR block) (reelected by Hokurikushin'etsu PR block) | 68,958 | 32.32 | 1.89 |
| | Innovation | Daisuke Tezuka | 43,026 | 20.16 | 4.74 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 382,082 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 57.04 | 1.43 |
| | Constitutional Democratic hold | Constitutional Democratic hold | Constitutional Democratic hold | Constitutional Democratic hold |
2017 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Kibō no Tō | Mitsu Shimojo | 78,343 | 35.47 | New |
| | Liberal Democratic | Shunsuke Mutai (Incumbent) (elected by Hokurikushin'etsu PR block) | 67,210 | 30.43 | 6.59 |
| | Social Democratic | Hiroshi Nakagawa | 41,274 | 18.68 | 12.13 |
| | Innovation | Daisuke Tezuka | 34,073 | 15.42 | New |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 388,839 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 58.47 | 4.14 |
| | Kibō no Tō gain from Liberal Democratic | Kibō no Tō gain from Liberal Democratic | Kibō no Tō gain from Liberal Democratic | Kibō no Tō gain from Liberal Democratic | Kibō no Tō gain from Liberal Democratic |
2014 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democratic | Shunsuke Mutai (Incumbent) | 75,718 | 37.02 | 2.47 |
| | Democratic | Mitsu Shimojo | 63,558 | 31.08 | 3.81 |
| | Innovation | Tomoyuki Momose [ja] (Incumbent-Hokurikushin'etsu PR block) | 41,232 | 20.16 | New |
| | Communist | Tatsuya Kiyosawa | 24,006 | 11.74 | 0.44 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 384,529 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 54.33 | 8.43 |
| | Liberal Democratic hold | Liberal Democratic hold | Liberal Democratic hold | Liberal Democratic hold |
2012 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democratic | Shunsuke Mutai | 93,092 | 39.49 | 11.57 |
| | Democratic | Mitsu Shimojo (Incumbent) | 64,278 | 27.27 | 28.62 |
| | Restoration | Tomoyuki Momose [ja] (elected by Hokurikushin'etsu PR block) | 49,489 | 20.99 | New |
| | Communist | Masahiro Kitamura | 26,626 | 11.30 | 4.77 |
| | Happiness Realization | Junji Ajioka | 2,239 | 0.95 | 0.20 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 386,742 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 62.76 | 11.71 |
| | Liberal Democratic gain from Democratic | Liberal Democratic gain from Democratic | Liberal Democratic gain from Democratic | Liberal Democratic gain from Democratic | Liberal Democratic gain from Democratic |
2009 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Democratic | Mitsu Shimojo (Incumbent) | 158,666 | 55.89 | 9.15 |
| | Liberal Democratic | Shunsuke Mutai | 79,267 | 27.92 | 4.52 |
| | Social Democratic | Hiroshi Nakagawa | 18,603 | 6.55 | 5.04 |
| | Communist | Masaaki Kishino | 18,529 | 6.53 | 0.14 |
| | Independent | Shotaro Kamijo [ja] | 6,682 | 2.35 | New |
| | Happiness Realization | Honami Ōtsuki | 2,118 | 0.75 | New |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 387,779 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 74.47 | 4.46 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |
2005 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Democratic | Mitsu Shimojo (Incumbent) | 124,973 | 46.74 | 3.73 |
| | Liberal Democratic | Riki Sekiya | 86,735 | 32.44 | 6.74 |
| | Social Democratic | Wakako Yamaguchi [ja] | 30,991 | 11.59 | 0.93 |
| | Communist | Masaaki Kishino | 17,081 | 6.39 | 0.77 |
| | Independent | Hideko Tōjo | 7,591 | 2.84 | New |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 389,698 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 70.01 | 4.01 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |
2003 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Democratic | Mitsu Shimojo | 108,397 | 43.01 | 10.35 |
| | Liberal Democratic | Jin Murai (Incumbent) (elected by Hokurikushin'etsu PR block) | 98,756 | 39.18 | 1.19 |
| | Social Democratic | Wakako Yamaguchi [ja] (Incumbent-Hokurikushin'etsu PR block) | 26,865 | 10.66 | 7.56 |
| | Communist | Keiji Shimizu | 18,038 | 7.16 | 3.97 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 388,988 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 66.00 | 0.50 |
| | Democratic gain from Liberal Democratic | Democratic gain from Liberal Democratic | Democratic gain from Liberal Democratic | Democratic gain from Liberal Democratic | Democratic gain from Liberal Democratic |
2000 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democratic | Jin Murai (Incumbent) | 95,046 | 37.99 | 12.38 |
| | Democratic | Mitsu Shimojo | 81,710 | 32.66 | New |
| | Social Democratic | Wakako Yamaguchi [ja] (elected by Hokurikushin'etsu PR block) | 45,584 | 18.22 | 6.38 |
| | Communist | Keiji Shimizu | 27,858 | 11.13 | 0.53 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 66.50 | |
| | Liberal Democratic hold | Liberal Democratic hold | Liberal Democratic hold | Liberal Democratic hold |
1996 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | New Frontier | Jin Murai | 122,483 | 51.94 | New |
| | Liberal Democratic | Yūnai Mochizuki | 60,399 | 25.61 | New |
| | Social Democratic | Seikō Kitazawa [ja] (elected by Hokurikushin'etsu PR block) | 27,930 | 11.84 | New |
| | Communist | Keiji Shimizu | 24,990 | 10.60 | New |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |