2026 Kyoto gubernatorial election

2026 Kyoto gubernatorial election
5 April 2026
Turnout37.58%
（Decrease 0.15）
 
Candidate Takatoshi Nishiwaki Satoshi Hamada Nobuo Fujii
Party Independent Japan Liberal Party (2025) Independent
Popular vote 412,583 181,998 149,330
Percentage 55.46% 24.47% 20.07%
Supported by LDP, DPP, CRA, CDP, Komeito — JCP
Governor before election

Takatoshi Nishiwaki
Independent

 Elected Governor

Takatoshi Nishiwaki
Independent

The 2026 Kyoto gubernatorial election was held on 5 April 2026 to elect the next governor of Kyoto (京都府, Kyoto-fu), a prefecture of Japan located in the Kansai region of Honshu island.

Timeline

2026

  • On 10 January 2026, Incumbent governor Takatoshi Nishiwaki announced his candidacy for the governor.[1]
  • On 16 January 2026, Nobuo Fujii, a professor of Kyoto Kacho University, announced his candidacy for the governor.[2]
  • On 9 March 2026, Satoshi Hamada announced his candidacy for the governor.[3]

Grok hoax

On April 3, 2026, Kyoto-based The Kyoto Shimbun requested that the AI summary tweet of the publication's polling article about the gubernatorial election become viral on X. Grok erroneously tweeted that the Satoshi Hamada and incumbent governor Takatoshi Nishiwaki were tied in a poll conducted by the publication, despite the article stating that Nishiwaki was in the lead.[4][5] According to an election watcher, the information that the chatbot gather the information was from a right-wing X account supporting Hamada.[6]

Candidates

A total of 3 candidates registered candidacies for the election.[7]

Name Age Party Title
Nobuo Fujii
（藤井 伸生）		 69 Independent[a] Professor of Kyoto Kacho University
Takatoshi Nishiwaki
（西脇 隆俊）		 70 Independent[b] Incumbent Governor of Kyoto Prefecture
Satoshi Hamada
（浜田 聡）		 48 Liberal Former member of the House of Councillors

Results

Percentage of each candidate votes
  1. Takatoshi Nishiwaki (55.5%)
  2. Satoshi Hamada (24.5%)
  3. Nobuo Fujii (20.1%)

Incumbent Nishiwaki defeated Hamada and Fujii.[8][9][10]

Kyoto gubernatorial 2026
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Takatoshi Nishiwaki 412,583 55.46 -11.35
Liberal Satoshi Hamada 181,998 24.47 n/a
Independent Nobuo Fujii 149,330 20.07 n/a
Turnout 743,911 37.58 Decrease 0.15
Registered electors 2,012,100
Independent hold
Results by municipality
Municipalities Takatoshi Nishiwaki Satoshi Hamada Nobuo Fujii
Votes % Votes % Votes %
Total 412,583 55.46% 181,998 24.47% 149,330 20.07%
Kyoto Kita-ku 16,258 49.06% 8,730 26.34% 8,153 24.60%
Kamigyō-ku 11,882 49.90% 6,266 26.31% 5,666 23.79%
Sakyō-ku 21,744 45.87% 11,193 23.61% 14,464 30.51%
Nakagyō-ku 16,515 49.58% 9,618 28.88% 7,174 21.54%
Higashiyama-ku 4,551 49.12% 2,598 28.04% 2,117 22.85%
Shimogyō-ku 11,344 49.89% 7,078 31.13% 4,317 18.99%
Minami-ku 12,190 49.39% 7,476 30.29% 5,017 20.33%
Ukyō-ku 28,997 50.44% 14,931 25.97% 13,565 23.59%
Fushimi-ku 35,305 52.46% 17,736 26.36% 14,254 21.18%
Yamashina-ku 17,283 52.24% 9,250 27.96% 6,549 19.80%
Nishikyō-ku 21,628 52.63% 10,647 25.91% 8,823 21.47%
Fukuchiyama 14,858 64.52% 4,761 20.67% 3,410 14.81%
Maizuru 15,065 61.94% 6,171 25.37% 3,086 12.69%
Ayabe 7,033 65.87% 1,843 17.26% 1,801 16.87%
Uji 28,925 56.37% 12,094 23.57% 10,298 20.07%
Miyazu 4,559 70.01% 1,015 15.59% 938 14.40%
Kameoka 16,575 63.26% 5,453 20.81% 4,175 15.93%
Jōyō 12,730 59.92% 4,564 21.48% 3,950 18.59%
Mukō 9,278 55.05% 4,120 24.44% 3,457 20.51%
Nagaokakyō 14,548 55.99% 6,404 24.65% 5,032 19.37%
Yawata 11,434 58.44% 4,562 23.32% 3,569 18.24%
Kyōtanabe 12,063 58.04% 5,388 25.92% 3,334 16.04%
Kyōtango 13,035 66.88% 3,448 17.69% 3,006 15.42%
Nantan 7,311 63.34% 2,058 17.83% 2,173 18.83%
Kizugawa 14,512 60.84% 5,505 23.08% 3,836 16.08%
Otokuni District Ōyamazaki 2,931 53.22% 1,321 23.99% 1,255 22.79%
Kuse District Kumiyama 2,703 63.66% 935 22.02% 608 14.32%
Tsuzuki District Ide 2,562 72.64% 598 16.95% 367 10.41%
Ujitawara 2,233 70.69% 576 18.23% 350 11.08%
Sōraku District Kasagi 402 74.58% 69 12.80% 68 12.62%
Wazuka 1,389 79.69% 192 11.02% 162 9.29%
Seika 7,523 62.28% 2,686 22.24% 1,870 15.48%
Minamiyamashiro 838 72.24% 141 12.16% 181 15.60%
Funai District Kyōtamba 3,980 70.84% 838 14.92% 800 14.24%
Yosa District Ine 777 75.80% 109 10.63% 139 13.56%
Yosano 7,622 71.82% 1,624 15.30% 1,366 12.87%

Notes

  1. ↑ endorsed by JCP.
  2. ↑ endorsed by LDP, DPP, CRA, CDP, Komeito.

References

  1. ↑ "京都府知事選挙、現職の西脇隆俊氏が３選を目指して立候補表明「わくわくする京都を作り上げる」…３月１９日告示・４月５日投開票". The Yomiuri Shimbun (in Japanese). 10 January 2026. Retrieved 7 April 2026.
  2. ↑ "京都知事選、藤井伸生・京都華頂大名誉教授が出馬表明…現職の西脇隆俊氏も表明済み". The Yomiuri Shimbun (in Japanese). 16 January 2026. Retrieved 7 April 2026.
  3. ↑ "京都府知事選に元参院議員の浜田聡氏が出馬表明、三つどもえに　「減税と規制廃止進める」". NHK (in Japanese). 9 March 2026. Retrieved 7 April 2026.
  4. ↑ Kōyō, Mizuki (2 April 2026). 京都新聞がXに誤情報の削除を要請 知事選の情勢報道めぐり [Kyoto Shimbun requests X to remove misinformation regarding its coverage of the gubernatorial election.]. The Asahi Shimbun (in Japanese). Retrieved 5 June 2026.
  5. ↑ 京都新聞社、Ｘに削除要請　知事選情勢報道巡り誤情報 [Kyoto Shimbun requests removal of misinformation regarding gubernatorial election coverage from X.]. Shizuoka Shimbun. April 3, 2026. Retrieved 5 June 2026.
  6. ↑ Morimoto, Tomoyuki (April 7, 2026). 応援候補が「現職と並んだ！」とウソ発信 知事選の情勢記事をネタに、身びいきなSNS投稿のやったもん勝ち：東京新聞デジタル [Supporting candidate falsely claims "I'm on par with the incumbent!" Using news articles about the gubernatorial election situation as material for biased social media posts, it's a case of whoever does it first wins.]. The Tokyo Shimbun (in Japanese). Retrieved 5 June 2026.
  7. ↑ "京都府知事選挙、3氏が立候補　現職の府政運営が争点に". The Nikkei (in Japanese). 19 March 2026. Retrieved 7 April 2026.
  8. ↑ "京都府知事選 現職の西脇隆俊氏 3回目の当選". NHK (in Japanese). 5 April 2026. Retrieved 7 April 2026.
  9. ↑ "京都府知事選で現職西脇氏が3選　諸派と共産推薦の新顔2氏破る". The Asahi Shimbun (in Japanese). 5 April 2026. Retrieved 7 April 2026.
  10. ↑ "京都府知事選挙、現職の西脇隆俊氏が3選　新人2氏破る". The Nikkei (in Japanese). 5 April 2026. Retrieved 7 April 2026.
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