# 2018 Kyoto gubernatorial election

The 2018 Kyoto gubernatorial election was held on 8 April 2018 to elect the next governor of Kyoto. Incumbent Governor Keiji Yamada declared that he was not running for a fifth consecutive term, ending his 16-year tenure in office. This is the first gubernatorial election in Kyoto since the voting age was lowered to 18.
Former bureaucrat Takatoshi Nishiwaki won the election by 55.9% to 44.1% against Kazuhito Fukuyama, amidst the second-lowest ever turnout in a Kyoto gubernatorial election. Nishiwaki vowed to continue the policies of Governor Yamada.

## Candidates
### Running

* Takatoshi Nishiwaki, former undersecretary for the Reconstruction Agency. (endorsed by LDP, Komeito, DP, CDP, Kibo no To)
* Kazuhito Fukuyama, former deputy chairman of the Kyoto Bar Association. (endorsed by JCP)

### Declined

* Keiji Yamada, incumbent governor.

## Results

Kyoto gubernatorial election, 2018 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Takatoshi Nishiwaki | 402,672 | 55.90 | |
| | Independent | Kazuhito Fukuyama | 317,617 | 44.10 | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 720,289 | 97.86 | |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 15,742 | 2.14 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 736,031 | 35.17 | 0.72 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,092,500 | | |

### Breakdown

| Division | Subdivision |
| Division | Subdivision | Nishiwaki Independent | Nishiwaki Independent | Fukuyama Independent | Fukuyama Independent | Valid votes | Valid votes | Invalid votes | Invalid votes | Turnout | Turnout |
| Division | Subdivision | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | Total | % |
| Cities | Kyoto | 195,196 | 53.53 | 169,441 | 46.47 | 364,637 | 97.73 | 8,459 | 2.27 | 373,115 | 32.29 |
| Cities | Kita-ku | 16,534 | 52.10 | 15,199 | 47.90 | 31,733 | 97.83 | 703 | 2.17 | 32,436 | 35.38 |
| Cities | Kamigyō-ku | 12,236 | 53.38 | 10,600 | 46.42 | 22,836 | 97.67 | 544 | 2.33 | 23,380 | 36.99 |
| Cities | Sakyō-ku | 21,449 | 47.16 | 24,030 | 52.84 | 45,479 | 97.84 | 1,006 | 2.16 | 46,485 | 37.15 |
| Cities | Nakagyō-ku | 15,155 | 51.75 | 14,131 | 48.25 | 29,286 | 97.59 | 722 | 0.41 | 30,008 | 34.30 |
| Cities | Higashiyama-ku | 5,286 | 55.48 | 4,241 | 44.52 | 9,527 | 97.79 | 215 | 2.21 | 9,742 | 32.12 |
| Cities | Yamashina-ku | 17,293 | 54.49 | 14,445 | 45.51 | 31,738 | 97.77 | 723 | 2.23 | 32,461 | 30.03 |
| Cities | Shimogyō-ku | 11,438 | 58.64 | 8,069 | 41.36 | 19,507 | 97.76 | 447 | 2.24 | 19,954 | 31.16 |
| Cities | Minami-ku | 11,566 | 51.79 | 10,766 | 48.21 | 22,332 | 97.93 | 473 | 2.07 | 22,805 | 28.82 |
| Cities | Ukyō-ku | 27,829 | 53.47 | 24,221 | 46.53 | 52,050 | 97.90 | 1,117 | 2.10 | 53,167 | 33.07 |
| Cities | Nishikyō-ku | 20,688 | 54.35 | 17,374 | 45.65 | 38,062 | 97.87 | 829 | 2.13 | 38,891 | 31.91 |
| Cities | Fushimi-ku | 35,722 | 57.54 | 26,365 | 42.46 | 62,087 | 97.33 | 1,700 | 2.67 | 63,787 | 28.52 |
| Cities | Fukuchiyama | 15,120 | 57.67 | 11,098 | 42.33 | 26,218 | 97.72 | 611 | 2.28 | 26,829 | 41.67 |
| Cities | Maizuru | 16,904 | 61.59 | 10,540 | 38.41 | 27,444 | 98.01 | 557 | 1.99 | 28,001 | 41.22 |
| Cities | Ayabe | 7,200 | 60.88 | 4,627 | 39.12 | 11,827 | 98.39 | 170 | 1.61 | 11,997 | 42.07 |
| Cities | Uji | 27,152 | 53.68 | 23,430 | 46.32 | 50,582 | 98.32 | 864 | 1.68 | 51,446 | 33.57 |
| Cities | Miyazu | 4,581 | 62.01 | 2,806 | 37.99 | 7,387 | 98.39 | 121 | 1.61 | 7,508 | 47.79 |
| Cities | Kameoka | 16,070 | 52.38 | 9,691 | 37.62 | 25,761 | 98.01 | 522 | 1.99 | 26,283 | 35.61 |
| Cities | Jōyō | 12,456 | 58.17 | 8,957 | 41.83 | 21,413 | 98.49 | 328 | 1.51 | 21,741 | 33.87 |
| Cities | Mukō | 8,108 | 53.29 | 7,106 | 46.71 | 15,214 | 98.04 | 304 | 1.96 | 15,518 | 33.54 |
| Cities | Yawata | 10,071 | 54.22 | 8,503 | 45.78 | 18,574 | 98.03 | 374 | 1.97 | 18,948 | 32.13 |
| Cities | Kyōtanabe | 10,790 | 57.52 | 7,968 | 42.48 | 18,758 | 97.95 | 392 | 2.05 | 19,150 | 35.31 |
| Cities | Kyōtango | 12,639 | 58.33 | 9,028 | 41.67 | 21,667 | 98.19 | 400 | 2.81 | 22,067 | 47.17 |
| Cities | Nantan | 9,780 | 60.91 | 6,277 | 39.09 | 16,057 | 97.41 | 427 | 2.59 | 16,484 | 60.81 |
| Cities | Kizugawa | 11,728 | 59.03 | 8,141 | 40.97 | 19,869 | 97.90 | 427 | 2.10 | 20,296 | 34.02 |
| Towns and villages | Otokuni District | 2,765 | 55.08 | 2,255 | 44.92 | 5,020 | 97.93 | 106 | 2.07 | 5,126 | 39.57 |
| Towns and villages | Ōyamazaki | 2,765 | 55.08 | 2,255 | 44.92 | 5,020 | 97.93 | 106 | 2.07 | 5,126 | 39.57 |
| Towns and villages | Kuse District | 2,981 | 64.93 | 1,610 | 35.07 | 4,591 | 98.79 | 56 | 2.21 | 4,647 | 35.83 |
| Towns and villages | Kumiyama | 2,981 | 64.93 | 1,610 | 35.07 | 4,591 | 98.79 | 56 | 2.21 | 4,647 | 35.83 |
| Towns and villages | Tsuzuki District | 5,207 | 67.14 | 2,549 | 32.86 | 7,756 | 97.77 | 177 | 2.23 | 7,933 | 56.19 |
| Towns and villages | Ide | 2,840 | 66.12 | 1,455 | 33.88 | 4,295 | 97.24 | 122 | 2.76 | 4,417 | 68.69 |
| Towns and villages | Ujitawara | 2,367 | 68.39 | 1,094 | 31.61 | 3,461 | 98.44 | 55 | 1.56 | 3,516 | 45.74 |
| Towns and villages | Sōraku District | 9,146 | 60.09 | 6,074 | 39.91 | 15,220 | 98.10 | 295 | 1.90 | 15,515 | 41.60 |
| Towns and villages | Kasagi | 389 | 59.75 | 262 | 40.25 | 651 | 98.04 | 13 | 1.96 | 664 | 51.43 |
| Towns and villages | Wazuka | 1,543 | 69.95 | 663 | 30.05 | 2,206 | 98.13 | 42 | 1.87 | 2,248 | 62.51 |
| Towns and villages | Seika | 6,297 | 57.53 | 4,649 | 42.47 | 10,946 | 98.09 | 213 | 1.91 | 11,159 | 37.36 |
| Towns and villages | Minamiyamashiro | 917 | 64.71 | 500 | 35.29 | 1,417 | 98.13 | 27 | 1.87 | 1,444 | 56.87 |
| Towns and villages | Yosa District | 7,839 | 58.18 | 5,634 | 41.82 | 13,473 | 96.16 | 538 | 3.84 | 14,011 | 68.21 |
| Towns and villages | Ine | 799 | 63.67 | 456 | 36.33 | 1,255 | 98.51 | 19 | 1.49 | 1,274 | 66.88 |
| Towns and villages | Yosano | 7,040 | 57.62 | 5,178 | 42.38 | 12,218 | 95.93 | 519 | 4.07 | 12,737 | 68.34 |
| Total | Total | 402,672 | 55.90 | 317,617 | 44.10 | 720,289 | 97.86 | 15,742 | 2.14 | 736,031 | 35.17 |
| Source: Results Turnout ||