Minato mayoral election, 2008

Minato, Tokyo held a mayoral election on June 8, 2008. Incumbent mayor Masaaki Takei, supported by all major parties except the Japanese Communist Party, was re-elected with a clear majority. Polling turnout was low with only about 25% of the electorate voting.

Results

Mayoral election 2008: Minato City

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent, LDP, DPJ, NKP, SDP	Masaaki Takei (武井 雅昭)	29,334
	Independent, JCP	Takashige Kaneko (金子 孝重)	11,803
Turnout			42,098	25,75%

References

• Results from JanJan (Japanese)