# Yamagata 2nd district

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

## List of representatives

| Election | Representative | Party |
| 1996 | Takehiko Endo | Independent |
| 2000 | Takehiko Endo | Liberal Democratic |
| 2003 | Takehiko Endo | Liberal Democratic |
| 2005 | Takehiko Endo | Liberal Democratic |
| 2009 | Yōsuke Kondō | Democratic |
| 2012 | Norikazu Suzuki | Liberal Democratic |
| 2014 | Norikazu Suzuki | Liberal Democratic |
| 2017 | Norikazu Suzuki | Liberal Democratic |
| 2021 | Norikazu Suzuki | Liberal Democratic |
| 2024 | Norikazu Suzuki | Liberal Democratic |

## Election Results

2021 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democratic | Norikazu Suzuki (Incumbent) | 125,992 | 61.84 | |
| | DPP | Kenichi Kato | 77,742 | 38.16 | New |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 313,967 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 65.71 | 0.08 |
| | LDP hold | LDP hold | LDP hold | LDP hold |
2017 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democratic | Norikazu Suzuki (Incumbent) | 109,949 | 51.64 | |
| | Kibō no Tō | Yōsuke Kondō (Incumbent-Tohoku PR block) | 92,035 | 43.23 | New |
| | Communist | Koji Iwamoto | 10,923 | 5.13 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 328,854 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 65.63 | 4.54 |
| | LDP hold | LDP hold | LDP hold | LDP hold |
2014 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democratic | Norikazu Suzuki (Incumbent) | 97,915 | 49.10 | |
| | Democratic | Yōsuke Kondō (Incumbent-Tohoku PR block) (re-elected by Tohoku PR block) | 90,420 | 45.34 | |
| | Communist | Sumiko Shiranezawa | 11,086 | 5.56 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 331,726 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 61.09 | 5.03 |
| | LDP hold | LDP hold | LDP hold | LDP hold |
2012 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democratic | Norikazu Suzuki | 100,744 | 46.06 | |
| | Democratic | Yōsuke Kondō (Incumbent) (elected by Tohoku PR block) | 81,832 | 37.41 | |
| | Restoration | Hiroaki Kawano | 26,358 | 12.05 | New |
| | Communist | Koji Iwamoto | 9,809 | 4.60 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 337,290 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 66.12 | 9.10 |
| | LDP gain from Democratic | LDP gain from Democratic | LDP gain from Democratic | LDP gain from Democratic | LDP gain from Democratic |
2009 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Democratic | Yōsuke Kondō (Incumbent-Tohoku PR block) | 166,287 | 65.53 | |
| | Liberal Democratic | Hironori Suzuki | 80,995 | 31.92 | |
| | Happiness Realization | Katsuhiko Goto | 6,459 | 2.55 | New |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 344,315 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 75.22 | 0.18 |
| | Democratic gain from LDP | Democratic gain from LDP | Democratic gain from LDP | Democratic gain from LDP | Democratic gain from LDP |
2005 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democratic | Takehiko Endo (Incumbent) | 142,342 | 54.84 | |
| | Democratic | Yōsuke Kondō (Incumbent-Tohoku PR block) (re-elected by Tohoku PR block) | 117,211 | 45.16 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 351,420 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 75.40 | 6.08 |
| | LDP hold | LDP hold | LDP hold | LDP hold |
2003 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democratic | Takehiko Endo (Incumbent) | 124,591 | 51.80 |
| | Democratic | Yōsuke Kondō (elected by Tohoku PR block) | 106,846 | 44.42 |
| | Communist | Kenji Yokoyama | 9,094 | 3.78 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 69.33 |
| | LDP hold | LDP hold | LDP hold | LDP hold |
2000 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democratic | Takehiko Endo (Incumbent) | 93,819 | 51.26 |
| | Independent | Yōsuke Kondō | 77,491 | 42.34 |
| | Communist | Toshio Ōta | 11,718 | 6.40 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | LDP hold | LDP hold | LDP hold | LDP hold |
1996 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Takehiko Endo | 94,211 | 50.91 | New |
| | Liberal Democratic | Tetsuo Kondo | 74,500 | 40.26 | New |
| | Communist | Koji Iwamoto | 8,993 | 4.86 | New |
| | New Socialist | Tsuneyoshi Chiba | 7,356 | 3.97 | New |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
* Endo returned to the LDP after the election.