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2026 Japanese local elections

In 2026, numerous local elections are scheduled to be held in Japan outside the unified local elections in 2023 and 2027, including 13 gubernatorial elections and other local elections, due to term expiry.

Background

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This section is an excerpt from Elections in Japan.[edit]

The Japanese political process has two types of elections.

  • National elections (国政選挙, kokusei senkyo)
  • Subnational/local elections (地方選挙, chihō senkyo)

While the national level features a parliamentary system of government where the head of government is elected indirectly by the legislature, prefectures and municipalities employ a presidential system where chief executives and legislative assemblies are directly elected, independently from each other. Many of the prefectural and municipal elections are held together in unified local elections (統一地方選挙, Tōitsu chihō senkyo) since 1947, held in years before leap years;[1] but since each election cycle of every chief executive or assembly of any prefecture or municipality is independent and not reset after resignations/deaths/recalls/no-confidence votes/dissolutions/municipal mergers, there are also many non-unified local elections today. Prefectural and municipal assemblies are unicameral, the National Diet is bicameral, with the two houses on independent election cycles.

Gubernatorial

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At least 13 gubernatorial elections are scheduled to be held in 2026.

Fukui Prefecture

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The 2026 Fukui gubernatorial election was held on 25 January 2026.[2]

Background

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Incumbent Tatsuji Sugimoto stepped down from office on 4 December 2025 following allegations of sexual harassing staff using texts.[3]

Date Before election After election
Governor Party Governor Party
25 January 2026 Vacant[A] None Takato Ishida Independent
Sources: [3]
2026 Fukui Gubernatorial Election[2][4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Takato Ishida 134,620 47.97 new
Independent Ken'ichi Yamada 130,290 46.43 new
JCP Kanemoto Yukie 15,735 5.61 Decrease 5.1
Registered electors 610,925 Decrease 4.79

Yamaguchi Prefecture

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The 2026 Yamaguchi gubernatorial election was held on 8 February 2026.[5]

Date Before election After election
Governor Party Governor Party
8 February 2026 Tsugumasa Muraoka Independent Tsugumasa Muraoka Independent
Sources:[6]
Candidates Party Votes %
Tsugumasa Muraoka (Incumbent) Independent 414,839 69.1
Machiko Arichika Independent 156,398 26.1
Masako Okubo Independent 28,997 4.8
Sources: [7]

Nagasaki Prefecture

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The 2026 Nagasaki gubernatorial election was held on 8 February 2026.[8]

Date Before election After election
Governor Party Governor Party
8 February 2026 Kengo Oishi Independent Ken Hirata Independent
Sources:
Candidates Party Votes %
Ken Hirata Independent 287,134 48.3
Kengo Oishi (Incumbent) Independent 280,346 47.2
Ryosuke Tsutsui Independent 26,390 4.4
Sources: [9]

Osaka Prefecture

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The 2026 Osaka gubernatorial election was held on 8 February 2026. Incumbent governor Hirofumi Yoshimura resigned on 22 January 2025.[10]

Date Before election After election
Governor Party Governor Party
8 February 2026 Hirofumi Yoshimura[B] Ishin Hirofumi Yoshimura Ishin
Sources: [11]
Candidates Party Votes %
Hirofumi Yoshimura Ishin (Incumbent) 3,024,106 83.2
Tsuneki Onishi Independent 452,807 12.5
Tamotsu Noto Independent 155,855 4.3
Sources: [12]

Ishikawa Prefecture

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The 2026 Ishikawa gubernatorial election was held on 8 March 2026.[13]

Date Before election After election
Governor Party Governor Party
8 March 2026 Hiroshi Hase Independent Yukiyoshi Yamano Independent
Sources:
Candidates[C] Party Votes %
Yukiyoshi Yamano Independent 245,674 49.65
Hiroshi Hase (Incumbent) Independent 239,564 48.42
Akira Kuroume Independent 9,540 1.93
Sources: [13]

Kyoto Prefecture

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The 2026 Kyoto gubernatorial election was held on 5 April 2026.[14]

Date Before election After election
Governor Party Governor Party
5 April 2026 Takatoshi Nishiwaki Independent Takatoshi Nishiwaki Independent
Sources:
Candidates[C] Party Votes %
Takatoshi Nishiwaki (Incumbent) Independent 412,583 55.46
Satoshi Hamada Japan Liberal Party (2025) 181,998 24.47
Nobuo Fujii Independent 149,330 20.07
Sources: [14]

Niigata Prefecture

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The 2026 Niigata gubernatorial election was held on 31 May 2026.[15]

Date Before election After election
Governor Party Governor Party
31 May 2026 Hideyo Hanazumi Independent Hideyo Hanazumi Independent
Sources: [15][16]
Candidates[C] Party Votes %
Hideyo Hanazumi (Incumbent) Independent 554,012 66.92
Ryugo Tsuchida Independent 230,721 27.87
Satoshi Annaka Independent 43,089 5.21
Sources: [16]

Shiga Prefecture

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The 2026 Shiga gubernatorial election is scheduled to be held on 5 July 2026.[17]

Date Before election After election
Governor Party Governor Party
July 2026 Taizō Mikazuki Independent TBA
Sources:
Candidates[C] Party Votes %
Motoshi Ōsumi Independent
Ikuo Tsubota Independent
Taizō Mikazuki (Incumbent) Independent
Masaaki Sakamoto Independent
Sources:

Nagano Prefecture

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The 2026 Nagano gubernatorial election is scheduled to be held on 9 August 2026.[18]

Date Before election After election
Governor Party Governor Party
August 2026 Shuichi Abe Independent TBA
Sources:
Candidates[C] Party Votes %
TBA
Sources:

Kagawa Prefecture

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The 2026 Kagawa gubernatorial election is scheduled to be held on 30 August 2026.[19]

Date Before election After election
Governor Party Governor Party
September 2026 Toyohito Ikeda Independent TBA
Sources:
Candidates[C] Party Votes %
TBA
Sources:

Okinawa Prefecture

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The 2026 Okinawa gubernatorial election is scheduled to be held on 13 September 2026.[20][21]

Date Before election After election
Governor Party Governor Party
September 2026 Denny Tamaki Independent TBA
Sources:
Candidates[C] Party Votes %
Kosha Genta Independent
Sources: [22]

Fukushima Prefecture

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If not set earlier, the 2026 Fukushima gubernatorial election is scheduled to be held on 11 November 2026.[21]

Date Before election After election
Governor Party Governor Party
November 2026 Masao Uchibori Independent TBA
Sources:
Candidates[C] Party Votes %
TBA
Sources:

Aichi Prefecture

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If not set earlier, the 2026 Aichi gubernatorial election is scheduled to be held on 30 November 2026.[21]

Date Before election After election
Governor Party Governor Party
November 2026 Hideaki Ōmura Independent TBA
Sources:
Candidates[C] Party Votes %
TBA
Sources:
  1. ↑ Tatsuji Sugimoto resigned on 4 December 2025, thus the gubernatorial seat is vacant.
  2. ↑ Yoshimura resigned on 22 January 2026[10]
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Listed here are candidates who formally announced their candidacy

Mayoral

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January

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Legend:

  • R - Re-elected
  • N - Newcomer
Date[23] City/Town/Village[23] Prefecture[23] Winner Ref
12 January Maebashi Ibaraki Prefecture Akira Ogawa (Indp) (R) [24][A]
17 January Wassamu Hokkaido Prefecture Koichiro Nakahara (Indp) N [25]
18 January Ninohe Iwate Prefecture Ichio Itsuka (Indp) (N) [26]
Iwaizumi Makoto Sasaki (Indp) (N) [27]
Minamisoma Fukushima Prefecture Kazuo Monma (Indp) (R) [28]
Azumino Nagano Prefecture Eiki Nakayama (Indp) (N) [29][B]
Tosashimizu Kochi Prefecture Tetsuya Okazaki (Indp) (N) [30]
Makurazaki Kagoshima Prefecture Yoshinari Maeda (Indp) (R) [31]
Kusatsu Gunma Prefecture Kimio Miyazaki (Indp) (N) [32]
Chonan Chiba Prefecture Sadao Hirano (Indp) (R) [B][33]
Otaki Noboru Hirabayashi (Indp) (R) [B][34]
Takamori Nagano Prefecture Teruhiro Mibu (Indp) (R) [35]
Takagi Fumihiko Sato (Indp) (N) [36]
Satosho Okayama Prefecture Isao Akagi (Indp) (N) [B][37]
Katsuura Tokushima Prefecture Takenori Nogami (Indp) (R) [B][38]
Kitajima Yasuhiro Furukawa (Indp) (R) [B][39]
25 January Hokuto Hokkaido Prefecture Tatsuo Ikeda (Indp) (R) [40]
Hanamaki Iwate Prefecture Masaru Ohara [41]
Shiwa Kamata Sen'ichi (Indp) (N) [42]
Hirono Masayoshi Okamoto (Indp) (R) [B][43]
Kitakata Fukushima Prefecture Chūichi Endo (Indp) (R) [44]
Date Hiroyuki Suda (Indp) (R) [B][45]
Honjo Saitama Prefecture Yoshida Nobuyoshi (Indp) (R) [B][46]
Fukaya Susumu Kojima (Indp) (R) [47]
Kamikawa Akira Sakurazawa (Indp) (R) [B][48]
Taki Mie Prefecture Hisayuki Tsutsui (Indp) (N) [B][49]
Kiho Mikiya Mukai (Indp) (N) [50]
Hadano Kanagawa Prefecture Masakazu Takahashi (Indp) (R) [51]
Gosen Niigata Prefecture Masayuki Tanabe (Indp) (R) [B][52]
Awara Fukui Prefecture Mori Noritsugu (Indp) (R) [53]
Minokamo Gifu Prefecture Hiroto Fujii (Indp) (R) [B][54]
Susono Shizuoka Prefecture Yū Murata (Indp) (R) [55]
Ayabe Kyoto Prefecture Gentaro Shikata (Indp) (N) [56]
Kaizuka Osaka Prefecture Jiro Ushio (One Osaka) (N) [57]
Mitoyo Kagawa Prefecture Akishi Yamashita (Indp) (R) [B][58]
Konan Kochi Prefecture Gota Hamada (Indp) (R) [B][59]
Nakatosa Hiromitsu Ikeda (Indp) (R) [B][60]
Kurume Fukuoka Prefecture Shingo Haraguchi (Indp) (R) [B][61]
Ureshino Saga Prefecture Takuya Yamaguchi (Indp) (N) [62]
Matsuura Nagasaki Prefecture Yoshiyasu Tomoda (Indp) (R) [63]
Miyazaki Miyazaki Prefecture Tomonori Kiyoyama (Indp) (R) [64]
Kanoya Kagoshima Prefecture Takuo Gohara (Indp) (N) [65]
Ibusuki Akiji Uchikoshi (Indp) (R) [B][66]
Nago Okinawa Prefecture Taketoyo Toguchi (Indp) (R) [67]
Yaese Yasuhiro Arakaki (Indp) (R) [68]
Nanbu Aomori Prefecture Kudo Sukenao (Indp) (R) [B][69]
Misato Miyagi Prefecture Seiichi Aizawa (Indp) (R) [70]
Tako Chiba Prefecture Tomiko Hirayama (Indp) (R) [71]
Tateyama Toyama Prefecture Takayuki Funahashi (Indp) (R) [72]
Anamizu Ishikawa Prefecture Mitsuteru Yoshimura (Indp) (R) [B][73]
Kamitonda Wakayama Prefecture Makoto Okuda (Indp) (N) [74]
Kotoura Tottori Prefecture Mariko Fukumoto (Indp) (R) [75]
Chikujo Fukuoka Prefecture Teruo Furuichi (Indp) (N) [76]
Kusu Oita Prefecture Masakazu Yadotori (Indp) (R) [77]
Soni Nara Prefecture Tadahiro Hosoya (Indp) (N) [B][78]
Kuma Kumamoto Prefecture Yoshikazu Oiwa (Indp) (N) [79]

February

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Legend:

  • R - Re-elected
  • N - Newcomer
Date[80] City/Town/Village[80] Prefecture[80] Result Ref
1 February Takahagi Ibaraki Prefecture Natsunori Obe (Indp) (R) [81]
Kawaguchi Saitama Prefecture Yuriko Okamura (Indp) (N) [82]
Gifu Gifu Prefecture Masanao Shibahashi (Indp) (R) [83]
Kinokawa Wakayama Prefecture Ken Kishimoto (Indp) (R) [B][84]
Aridagawa Sakato Tokuhiko (Indp) (N) [85]
Higashihiroshima Hiroshima Prefecture Hironori Takagaki (Indp) (R) [86]
Itoshima Fukuoka Prefecture Yuji Tsukigata (Indp) (R) [87]
Shibushi Kagoshima Prefecture Shimodaira Haruyuki (Indp) (R) [88]
Odai Mie Prefecture Hiromi Uese (Indp) (N) [89]
Misato Miyazaki Prefecture Nagao Taku (Indp) (N) [90]
Otaki Nagano Prefecture Michihiro Koshihara (Indp) (R) [B][91]
8 February Osaka Osaka Prefecture Hideyuki Yokoyama (One Osaka) (R)
Sosa Chiba Prefecture Yasuyuki Miyauchi (Indp) (R)
Namerikawa Toyama Prefecture Tatsuo Mizuno (Indp) (N) [B][92]
Echizen Fukui Prefecture Toru Hirabayashi (Indp) (N) [B][93]
Nagahama Shiga Prefecture Nobuyoshi Asami (Indp) (R)
Tsuyama Okayama Prefecture Satoshi Mitsui (Indp) (N)
Minamata Kumamoto Prefecture Toshiharu Kataoka (Indp) (R)
Rifu Miyagi Prefecture Yutaka Kumagai (Indp) (R)
Sakai Ibaraki Prefecture Masahiro Hashimoto (Indp) (R)
Tokigawa Saitama Prefecture Sakae Maeda (Indp) (N)
Ono Gifu Prefecture Kozo Usami (Indp) (R)
Wakasa Tottori Prefecture Motoharu Kamikawa (Indp) (R) [B]
Hino Hiromu Kondo (Indp) (N) [B]
Yomitan Okinawa Prefecture Atsushi Iha (Indp) (N)
15 February Rumoi Hokkaido Prefecture Katsumi Masuda (Indp) (N)
Yotsukaido Chiba Prefecture Yosuke Suzuki (Indp) (R) [B]
Machida Tokyo Metropolis Koji Inagaki (Indp) (N)
Rokkasho Aomori Prefecture Takaharu Hashimoto (Indp) (N)
Umi Fukuoka Prefecture Shigenobu Yasukawa (Indp) (R) [B]
22 February Yukuhashi Masahiro Kudo (Indp) (R)
Komaki Aichi Prefecture Masaki Amano (Indp) (N) [B]
Kamoenai Hokkaido Prefecture Masayuki Takahashi (Indp) (R)
Ami Ibaraki Prefecture Shigeru Chiba (Indp) (R)
Eiheiji Fukui Prefecture Hisamitsu Kawai (Indp) (R) [B]
Aisho Shiga Prefecture Kunitomo Arimura (Indp) (R)
Nankan Kumamoto Prefecture Yasuhiko Sato (Indp) (R)

March

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Legend:

  • R - Re-elected
  • N - Newcomer
Date[80] City/Town/Village[80] Prefecture[80] Result Ref
1 March Oirase Aomori Prefecture Mitsuhisa Narita (Indp) (N)
Kanegasaki Iwate Prefecture Fumihiro Takahashi (Indp) (N)
Nishigo Fukushima Prefecture Hiroshi Takahashi (Indp) (R)
Koumi Nagano Prefecture Hiroshi Kurosawa (Indp) (R) [B]
Shintomi Miyazaki Prefecture Soji Kojima (Indp) (R) [B]

See also

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Notes

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  1. ↑ She resigned as mayor of Maebashi in November 2025.[24]
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 Uncontested election

References

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  1. ↑ "総務省|選挙の種類". 総務省 (in Japanese). Retrieved 9 August 2021.
  2. 1 2 "Fukui kenchiji senkyo 2026 senkyo kekka (1 gatsu 25-nichi tōhyō)" 福井県知事選挙2026 選挙結果(1月25日投票) [Fukui Prefectural Gubernatorial Election]. NHK (in Japanese). Retrieved 25 January 2026.
  3. 1 2 ""Keep it secret": report reveals details of ex-Japan governor's sex scandal". South China Morning Post. 7 January 2026. Retrieved 9 January 2026.
  4. ↑ "Fukui kenchiji senkyo - 2026-nen 01 gatsu 25-nichi tōhyō" 福井県知事選挙 - 2026年01月25日投票 [Fukui Prefectural Governor Election - Voting on January 25, 2026]. Election.com [ja] (in Japanese). Retrieved 25 January 2026.
  5. ↑ "Yamaguchi kenchiji senkyo no kokuji made 1-kagetsu han, Jimintō-in dōshi no "bunretsu senkyo"-jiku ni ugoki kappatsu-ka... 3-ri ga mushozoku de rikkōho hyōmei" 山口県知事選挙の告示まで1か月半、自民党員同士の「分裂選挙」軸に動き活発化...3人が無所属で立候補表明 [With one and a half months until the Yamaguchi Prefectural Gubernatorial Election is set, LDP members are increasingly moving toward a "split election"... Three independent candidates have set their candidacy]. Yomiuri Shimbun (in Japanese). 11 December 2025. Retrieved 6 January 2026.
  6. ↑ "山口知事選、村岡氏4選". 日本経済新聞 (in Japanese). 9 February 2026. Retrieved 9 February 2026.
  7. ↑ 山口県知事選挙2026 立候補者紹介・選挙速報(2月8日投票) [Yamaguchi Prefectural Gubernatorial Election]. NHK (in Japanese). Retrieved 6 February 2026.
  8. ↑ "Nagasaki kenchiji-sen no rikkōho yotei-sha no yukutoshikurutoshi... nigiwai tobikomi, chimeido appu ni yakki jinja de hachiawase mo" 長崎県知事選の立候補予定者のゆく年くる年...にぎわい飛び込み、知名度アップに躍起 神社で鉢合わせも - 長崎新聞 2026/01/05 [10:30] 公開 [Nagasaki gubernatorial election candidates jump into the crowds to boost their profile, even bumping into each other at a shrine]. Nagasaki Shimbun (in Japanese). 5 January 2026. Retrieved 6 January 2026.
  9. ↑ 長崎県知事選挙 [Nagasaki Prefectural Gubernatorial Election]. NHK (in Japanese). Retrieved 6 February 2026.
  10. 1 2 "Denaoshi Ōsakafu chiji-sen ga kokuji, Yoshimura-shi-ra 3-ri ga rikkōho shuyō seitō wa miokuri" 出直し大阪府知事選が告示、吉村氏ら3人が立候補 主要政党は見送り [Re-election of Osaka gubernatorial election announced, Yoshimura and three others running; major parties refrain from running]. The Asahi Shimbun (in Japanese). 22 January 2026. Retrieved 25 January 2026.
  11. ↑ Johnston, Eric (8 February 2026). "Reelected governor, Osaka's Yoshimura eyes referendum on merging city's wards". The Japan Times. Retrieved 9 February 2026.
  12. ↑ 大阪府知事選挙 [Osaka gubernatorial election]. NHK. Retrieved 6 February 2026.
  13. 1 2 "Ishikawa kenchiji senkyo, 2026-nen 2 tsuki 19-nichi kokuji 3 gatsu 8-nichi tōkaihyō" 石川県知事選挙、2026年2月19日告示・3月8日投開票 [Ishikawa Prefectural Gubernatorial Election: Announcement on February 19, 2026, Voting on March 8]. The Nikkei (in Japanese). 18 December 2025. Retrieved 6 January 2026.
  14. 1 2 "Genshoku Nishiwaki-shi ga 3 senshutsu-ba e Kyōto chiji-sen" 現職西脇氏が3選出馬へ 京都知事選 [Incumbent Nishiwaki to run for third term in Kyoto gubernatorial election]. Jiji Press (in Japanese). 5 January 2026. Retrieved 6 January 2026.
  15. 1 2 "(# Seikan-kai fairu) Nīgata chiji-sen wa 5-gatsu 31-nichi" (#政官界ファイル)新潟知事選は5月31日 [(#Politics-Bureau File) Niigata gubernatorial election on May 31st]. The Asahi Shimbun (in Japanese). 23 January 2026. Retrieved 25 January 2026.
  16. 1 2 "Hanazumi wins third term as Niigata governor". Niigata: The Japan Times. Jiji Press. 1 June 2026. Retrieved 1 June 2026.
  17. ↑ 滋賀県知事選は7月5日投開票 「交通税」導入の是非など争点 [The Shiga Prefecture gubernatorial election will be cast on July 5th. The pros and cons of introducing "transportation tax" are points of dispute.]. The Nikkei (in Japanese). 18 February 2026. Retrieved 30 March 2026.
  18. ↑ Takagi, Fumiko (20 March 2026). 長野県知事選の日程決まる 7月23日告示、8月9日投開票 [The date of the Nagano Prefecture gubernatorial election will be announced on July 23, and the vote will be cast on August 9]. The Asahi Shimbun (in Japanese). Retrieved 30 March 2026.
  19. ↑ 香川県知事選挙、8月30日に投開票 [Kagawa Prefecture gubernatorial election, voting on August 30]. The Nikkei (in Japanese). 16 April 2026. Retrieved 17 April 2026.
  20. ↑ 沖縄県知事選、投開票は9月13日 告示は8月27日に決定 [Okinawa Prefecture gubernatorial election, voting will be held on September 13, announcement will be decided on August 27]. Ryūkyū Shimpō (in Japanese). 23 March 2026. Retrieved 30 March 2026.
  21. 1 2 3 "2026-Nen no chūmoku senkyo" 2026年の注目選挙 [Notable elections in 2026]. NHK (in Japanese). Retrieved 6 January 2026.
  22. ↑ "[Sokuhō] Okinawa kenchiji-sen ni Koja Genta-shi no yōritsu kettei hoshu-kei senkō-i, jijitsujō no Jimintō shien kōho ni Tamaki denī chiji to ikkiuchi e" 【速報】沖縄県知事選に古謝玄太氏の擁立決定 保守系選考委、事実上の自民党支援候補に 玉城デニー知事と一騎打ちへ [[Breaking News] Conservative selection committee nominates Genta Kosha for Okinawa gubernatorial election. He effectively becomes the LDP-backed candidate, and faces off against Governor Denny Tamaki.]. Okinawa Times (in Japanese). 11 January 2026. Retrieved 12 January 2026.
  23. 1 2 3 "2026-Nen 1 tsuki no senkyo ichiran" 2026年1月の選挙一覧 [January 2026 Election List]. NHK (in Japanese). Retrieved 2 February 2026.
  24. 1 2 "Hoteru mondai ni tomonau Maebashi shichō-sen, Ogawa-shi ga saisen hatasu..."hansei shite shikkari hatarake to takusa reta"" ホテル問題に伴う前橋市長選、小川氏が再選果たす...「反省してしっかり働けと託された」 [Mayor Ogawa re-elected in Maebashi mayoral election following hotel scandal... "I was told to reflect on my actions and work hard"]. Yomiuri Shimbun (in Japanese). 12 January 2026. Retrieved 12 January 2026.
  25. ↑ "Wassamumachi-chō-sen shinjin Nakahara-shi ga hatsu tōsen" 和寒町長選 新人・中原氏が初当選 [Newcomer Nakahara wins first election as mayor of Wassamu]. Hokkaido Shimbun (in Japanese). 17 January 2026. Retrieved 21 January 2026.
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  30. ↑ "Kōchi kengi hosen Tosashimizu shiku de okazaki shi ga hatsu tōsen Taniguchi-shi ni 350 hyōsa" 高知県議補選土佐清水市区で岡崎氏が初当選 谷口氏に350票差 [Okazaki wins first election in Kochi Prefectural Assembly by-election in Tosashimizu City district, beating Taniguchi by 350 votes]. Kochi Shimbun (in Japanese). 19 January 2026. Retrieved 21 January 2026.
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  33. ↑ "Chōnan chōchō senkyo - 2026-nen 01 tsuki 18-nichi tōhyō" 長南町長選挙 - 2026年01月18日投票 [Chonan Town Mayoral Election - Vote on January 18, 2026]. go2senkyo.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 21 January 2026.
  34. ↑ "Ōtaki chōchō senkyo - 2026-nen 01 tsuki 18-nichi tōhyō" 大多喜町長選挙 - 2026年01月18日投票 [Town Mayoral Election - Vote on January 18, 2026]. go2senkyo.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 21 January 2026.
  35. ↑ "Nagano ken takamorichō-chō-sen 3-sen no Mibu Teru Gen-san "ōen ni ongaeshi o" ichi yoake ketsui" 長野県高森町長選3選の壬生照玄さん「応援に恩返しを」 一夜明け決意 [Teruhiro Mibu, Mayor of Takamori Town, Nagano Prefecture, for the third time, resolves to "repay the support"]. Chunichi Shimbun (in Japanese). 19 January 2026. Retrieved 21 January 2026.
  36. ↑ "[Takagi songi hosen] shinjin Yuzawa-shi ga tōsen" 【喬木村議補選】新人湯澤氏が当選 [[Takagi Village Council By-election] Newcomer Yuzawa wins]. Shinmai Mainichi Shimbun (in Japanese). 19 January 2026. Retrieved 21 January 2026.
  37. ↑ "Okayama ken Satoshō-chō-sen de hatsu tōsen shita shinjin no Akagi Isao-shi ni kiku mutōhyōtōsen no uketome, yūsen shisaku wa?" 岡山県里庄町選で初当選した新人の赤木功氏に聞く 無投票当選の受け止め、優先施策は? [We asked Akagi Isao, a new candidate who was elected for the first time in the Satosho Town election in Okayama Prefecture, how he feels about being elected without a vote and what his priorities are.]. Chugoku Shimbun (in Japanese). 14 January 2026. Retrieved 21 January 2026.
  38. ↑ "Katsuura chōchō 3-sen Nogami-shi ni tōsen shōsho" 勝浦町長3選 野上氏に当選証書 [Katsuura Mayor Nogami receives certificate of election for third term]. Tokushima Shimbun (in Japanese). 21 January 2026. Retrieved 21 January 2026.
  39. ↑ "Kitajima chōchō 5-sen Furukawa-shi ni tōsen shōsho" 北島町長5選 古川氏に当選証書 [Mayor Furukawa receives certificate of election for fifth term in Kitajima]. Tokushima Shimbun (in Japanese). 21 January 2026. Retrieved 21 January 2026.
  40. ↑ "ja:北斗市長選挙 現職の池田達雄氏が元市議を抑えて3回目の当選" [Incumbent Tatsuo Ikeda wins third term in Hokuto mayoral election, beating out former city council member]. 25 January 2026. Retrieved 27 January 2026.
  41. ↑ 花巻市長に小原氏 初当選 [Obara elected as Mayor of Hanamaki for the first time]. Yomiuri Shimbun (in Japanese). 27 January 2026. Retrieved 27 January 2026.
  42. ↑ 紫波町長選、鎌田千市氏が無投票で初当選 [Sen'ichi Kamata wins first uncontested election as mayor of Shiwa Town]. Yomiuri Shimbun (in Japanese). 21 January 2026. Retrieved 27 January 2026.
  43. ↑ 洋野町長選、岡本正善氏が届け出 [Masayoshi Okamoto files for Hirono town mayoral election]. Iwate Nippo (in Japanese). 20 January 2026. Retrieved 27 January 2026.
  44. ↑ 喜多方市長選、現職・遠藤忠一氏が3選 元市議ら2新人を破る [Incumbent Kitakata Mayor Tadakazu Endo wins third term, defeating two newcomers, including a former city council member]. Fukushima Min'yu Shimbun (in Japanese). 25 January 2026. Retrieved 27 January 2026.
  45. ↑ "Date shichō-sen, genshoku Suda Hiroyuki-shi ga 3-sen, 20-nen-buri mutōhyō de" 伊達市長選、現職・須田博行氏が3選、20年ぶり無投票で [Incumbent Hiroyuki Suda wins third term in Date City mayoral election, first time in 20 years without a vote]. Fukushima Mi'nyu Shimbun (in Japanese). 19 January 2026. Retrieved 21 January 2026.
  46. ↑ "Honjō shichō senkyo, yoshida shinge-san ga mu tōhyō de 6-sen kimeru "zeishū o fuyashite shimin ni kangen, anshin shite kuraseru machi ni"" 本庄市長選挙、吉田信解さんが無投票で6選決める 「税収を増やして市民に還元、安心して暮らせるまちに」 [Honjo mayoral election: Yoshida Nobuyoshi wins sixth term unopposed. "Increase tax revenue and return it to citizens, making this a town where people can live in peace."]. The Tokyo Shimbun (in Japanese). 19 January 2026. Retrieved 21 January 2026.
  47. ↑ 深谷市長選挙、小島進さんが5選果たす「市民の意見を聞きながら、柔軟に対応する市政にしたい」: [Fukaya mayoral election: Susumu Kojima wins fifth term: "I want to create a city government that responds flexibly while listening to the opinions of citizens"]. Tokyo Shimbun (in Japanese). 25 January 2026. Retrieved 27 January 2026.
  48. ↑ 神川町長選挙、桜沢晃さんが無投票で再選決める 神川町議会議員補欠選挙は新人4人が立候補 [Akira Sakurazawa is re-elected unopposed in the Kamikawa Town Mayoral Election. Four new candidates are running in the Kamikawa Town Council by-election.]. Tokyo Shimbun. 20 January 2026. Retrieved 27 January 2026.
  49. ↑ 三重県多気町長選 新人の筒井氏が無投票で当選 [Newcomer Tsutsui wins mayoral election in Taki Town, Mie Prefecture, unopposed]. NHK (in Japanese). 20 January 2026. Retrieved 27 January 2026.
  50. ↑ 三重県紀宝町長選挙、新人の向井美樹也さんが初当選 投票率、前回を上回る [Newcomer Mukai Mikiya wins first election as mayor of Kiho Town in Mie Prefecture, with higher voter turnout than in previous elections]. Chunichi Shimbun. 25 January 2026. Retrieved 27 January 2026.
  51. ↑ 秦野市長選挙、高橋昌和さんが3選「物価高騰対策をまず行い、女性を生涯サポートするシステムをつくる」 [Mayoral election in Hadano: Masakazu Takahashi re-elected for third term: "First, we will take measures to combat rising prices, and then create a system to support women throughout their lives"]. Tokyo Shimbun. 20 January 2026. Retrieved 27 January 2026.
  52. ↑ Inoe, Sen (19 January 2026). "Gosen shichō-sen de genshoku no Tanabe Masayuki-shi ga mu tōhyō de saisen, teijū jinkō-zō e torikumi" 五泉市長選で現職の田辺正幸氏が無投票で再選、定住人口増へ取り組み [Incumbent Gosen mayor Masayuki Tanabe re-elected unopposed, working to increase the permanent population]. The Asahi Shimbun (in Japanese). Retrieved 21 January 2026.
  53. ↑ あわら市長選挙2026、現職の森之嗣氏が再選 元職の佐々木康男氏に2648票差 福井県 [In the 2026 Awara mayoral election, incumbent Mori Noritsugu was re-elected by 2,648 votes over former mayor Yasuo Sasaki in Fukui Prefecture.]. Fukui Shimbun. 25 January 2026. Retrieved 27 January 2026.
  54. ↑ Teranishi, Tetsuo (19 January 2026). "Minokamo shichō-sen, Fujii-shi ga mu tōhyō de 5-sen shigi hosen ni wa 3-shi" 美濃加茂市長選、藤井氏が無投票で5選 市議補選には3氏 [Fujii re-elected unopposed for the fifth time in Minokamo mayoral election; three candidates in city council by-election]. The Asahi Shimbun (in Japanese). Retrieved 21 January 2026.
  55. ↑ 裾野市長選挙、村田悠さんが再選を果たす 投票率は59.68%、前回の選挙を9.68ポイント上回る [Mayor of Susono City, Yu Murata re-elected with a voter turnout of 59.68%, 9.68 points higher than the previous election.]. Tokyo Shimbun. 25 January 2026. Retrieved 27 January 2026.
  56. ↑ 京都府綾部市長選、新人で元京都府議の四方源太郎氏が初当選【得票数あり】 [Newcomer and former Kyoto Prefectural Assembly member Gentaro Shikata wins first mayoral election in Ayabe, Kyoto Prefecture [Vote counts available]]. Kyoto Shimbun. 20 January 2026. Retrieved 27 January 2026.
  57. ↑ 4人が争った大阪府貝塚市長選で大阪維新の会の新人が初当選...再選を目指した現職、自民党推薦の新人らを破る [A newcomer from the Osaka Restoration Party won the mayoral election in Kaizuka City, Osaka Prefecture, where four candidates competed. He defeated the incumbent who was seeking reelection and a newcomer endorsed by the Liberal Democratic Party.]. Yomiuri Shimbun. 25 January 2026. Retrieved 27 January 2026.
  58. ↑ "Mitoyo shichō senkyo genshoku Yamashita Akifumi-shi ga mu tōhyō de 3-kai-me no tōsen" 三豊市長選挙 現職 山下昭史氏が無投票で3回目の当選 [Incumbent Akifumi Yamashita wins Mitoyo mayoral election for third time without a vote]. NHK (in Japanese). 18 January 2026. Retrieved 21 January 2026.
  59. ↑ "Mayor Gota Hamada re-elected unopposed in Konan City, Kochi Prefecture" 浜田豪太市長が無投票で再選 高知県香南市 [Mayor Gota Hamada re-elected unopposed in Konan City, Kochi Prefecture]. Kochi Shimbun (in Japanese). 19 January 2026. Retrieved 21 January 2026.
  60. ↑ 中土佐町長選 現職・池田氏無投票6選 [Nakatosa Town Mayoral Election: Incumbent Ikeda Re-elected for Sixth Term Without a Vote]. Kochi Shimbun. 21 January 2026. Retrieved 27 January 2026.
  61. ↑ Nishida, Shinsuke (18 January 2026). "Fukuoka Kuru kome shichō-sen, Haraguchi Shingo-shi ga saisen 19-nen-buri ni mu tōhyō" 福岡・久留米市長選、原口新五氏が再選 19年ぶりに無投票 [Shingo Haraguchi re-elected as mayor of Kurume, Fukuoka, for the first time in 19 years without a vote]. The Asahi Shimbun (in Japanese). Retrieved 21 January 2026.
  62. ↑ 佐賀・嬉野市長選、山口氏が初当選【最終得票、当選者略歴】 [Saga Prefecture Ureshino City Mayoral Election: Mr. Yamaguchi Wins for the First Time [Final Vote Count, Winner's Profile]]. Nishinippon Shimbun. 25 January 2026. Retrieved 27 January 2026.
  63. ↑ 長崎・松浦市議選、15人の顔触れ決まる 市長選は友田氏3選【最終得票】 [Nagasaki Matsuura City Council Election: 15 candidates decided. Mayor Tomoda wins third term [final vote count]]. Nishinippon Shimbun. 25 January 2026. Retrieved 27 January 2026.
  64. ↑ Goto, Tazuko; Oku, Masamitsu (25 January 2026). 宮崎市長選、清山氏が再選 市役所改革など実績訴え、新顔破る [Kiyoyama re-elected in Miyazaki mayoral election, beating out newcomers by highlighting achievements in city hall reforms]. The Asahi Shimbun (in Japanese). Retrieved 27 January 2026.
  65. ↑ 鹿屋市長選挙、前県議の郷原拓男氏が初当選「薄氷の勝利.他陣営とも連携してオール鹿屋で市政進めたい」 [Former prefectural assembly member Takuo Gohara wins first election in Kanoya mayoral election: "It was a narrow victory. I want to work with other camps to advance city government with the support of all Kanoya."]. Yomiuri Shimbun. 25 January 2026. Retrieved 27 January 2026.
  66. ↑ "Ibusuki shichō-sen Uchikoshi-shi ga mu tōhyō de saisen" 指宿市長選 打越氏が無投票で再選 [Uchikoshi re-elected unopposed in Ibusuki mayoral election]. NHK (in Japanese). 19 January 2026. Retrieved 21 January 2026.
  67. ↑ 名護市長選で当選した渡具知武豊さん「与えられた使命を果たす」 3期目で最優先の取り組みは [Nago City Mayor Taketoyo Toguchi: "I will fulfill the mission I've been given" - what is his top priority in his third term?]. Okinawa Times. 27 January 2026. Retrieved 27 January 2026.
  68. ↑ 【速報】現職の新垣安弘氏が当選確実 沖縄・八重瀬町長選、自民・国民推薦 [[Breaking News] Incumbent Yasuhiro Arakaki certain to win Yaese Town Mayoral Election in Okinawa, endorsed by the Liberal Democratic Party and the People's Party]. Okinawa Times. 25 January 2026. Retrieved 27 January 2026.
  69. ↑ 南部町長選 現職の工藤祐直氏が無投票で6選 [Nanbu Town Mayoral Election: Incumbent Yusuke Kudo re-elected for the sixth time without a vote]. NHK. 20 January 2026. Retrieved 27 January 2026.
  70. ↑ 宮城・美里町長に相沢氏4選 [Aizawa elected for the fourth time as mayor of Misato Town, Miyagi]. Kahoku Shimpo. 25 January 2026. Retrieved 27 January 2026.
  71. ↑ 多古町長選挙、平山富子さんが再選を果たす 投票率は67.02%で前回を上回る [Tomiko Hirayama re-elected as mayor of Tako Town with a voter turnout of 67.02%, exceeding the previous election.]. Tokyo Shimbun. 27 January 2026. Retrieved 27 January 2026.
  72. ↑ 舟橋、渡辺氏に審判 立山町長選25日投開票 [Funahashi to judge Watanabe in Tateyama mayoral election to be held on the 25th]. Toyama Shimbun. Hokkoku Shimbun. 25 January 2026. Retrieved 27 January 2026.
  73. ↑ 吉村氏「期待に応える」 穴水町長選、再選から一夜明け [Yoshimura "meets expectations" one day after re-election in Anamizu mayoral election]. Hokkoku Shimbun. 20 January 2026. Retrieved 27 January 2026.
  74. ↑ 上富田町長選 現職の奥田誠氏が3回目の当選 [Kamitonda Town Mayor Election: Incumbent Makoto Okuda wins third term]. NHK. 25 January 2026. Retrieved 27 January 2026.
  75. ↑ 琴浦町長選 現職の福本まり子氏が2回目当選 [Kotoura Town Mayoral Election: Incumbent Mariko Fukumoto wins second term]. NHK. 25 January 2026. Retrieved 27 January 2026.
  76. ↑ 福岡・築上町長選で初当選の古市氏が抱負 「職員と共に町づくりを」 [First-time winner Furuichi of Fukuoka's Chikujo town mayoral election: "Building the town together with staff"]. Nishinippon Shimbun (in Japanese). 27 January 2026. Retrieved 27 January 2026.
  77. ↑ 大分・玖珠町長選で3選、宿利氏に当選証書 [Oita Prefecture Kusu Town Mayor Shukuri receives certificate of election for third term]. Nishinippon Shimbun. 27 January 2026. Retrieved 27 January 2026.
  78. ↑ 奈良県曽爾村長選 新人細谷氏が無投票で初当選 村議補選は元職宇山氏当選 [Newcomer Hosoya wins first uncontested election as mayor of Soni Village in Nara Prefecture; former village council member Uyama wins by-election]. Nara Shimbun. 20 January 2026. Retrieved 27 January 2026.
  79. ↑ 熊本・球磨村長選に初当選、大岩氏が初登庁で抱負【最終得票】 [First-time winner of Kumamoto's Kuma Village Mayoral Election, Oiwa shares his aspirations on his first day at work [Final vote totals]]. Nishinippon Shimbun. 27 January 2026. Retrieved 27 January 2026.
  80. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "2026-Nen 2-gatsu no senkyo ichiran" 2026年2月の選挙一覧 [February 2026 Election List]. NHK (in Japanese). Retrieved 2 February 2026.
  81. ↑ 高萩市長選 大部氏3選 大高氏退け 投票率は48. 60% /茨城 [Takahagi mayoral election: Obe wins third term, defeats Otaka; voter turnout 48.60%]. Mainichi Shimbun. 2 February 2026. Retrieved 2 February 2026.
  82. ↑ 埼玉・川口市長選で投票率倍増 新人争い、外国人政策巡り論戦 [Voter turnout doubles in Saitama's Kawaguchi mayoral election as newcomer contests over foreigner policy]. Mainichi Shimbun. 2 February 2026. Retrieved 2 February 2026.
  83. ↑ 「名鉄名古屋本線の高架化事業を一丁目一番地に取り組む」 岐阜市長選3選の柴橋正直さんが抱負 ["We will make the Meitetsu Nagoya Main Line elevated railway project our number one priority" - Masanao Shibahashi, who is running for third term as mayor of Gifu, has expressed his ambitions]. Chunichi Shimbun. 2 February 2026. Retrieved 2 February 2026.
  84. ↑ 和歌山 紀の川市長選挙 現職の岸本氏が無投票で2回目の当選 [Incumbent Mayor Kishimoto wins second term unopposed in Wakayama's Kinokawa mayoral election]. NHK. 25 January 2026. Retrieved 27 January 2026.
  85. ↑ 有田川町長選 新人の坂頭徳彦氏が初当選 [Newcomer Sakato Tokuhiko wins first election as mayor of Aridagawa Town]. NHK. 1 February 2026. Retrieved 2 February 2026.
  86. ↑ 東広島市長選、高垣広徳氏が3選 [Hironori Takagaki wins third term in Higashihiroshima mayoral election]. Chunichi Shimbun. 1 February 2026. Retrieved 2 February 2026.
  87. ↑ 福岡・糸島市長選で4選の月形氏「次の世代が誇れるまちを」 [Tsukigata, elected for the fourth time as mayor of Itoshima, Fukuoka, calls for a "city the next generation can be proud of"]. Nishinippon Shimbun. 2 February 2026. Retrieved 2 February 2026.
  88. ↑ 〈志布志市長選を顧みて〉現職・下平氏が3選したが...投票の6割超は新人3氏へ流れる 投票率も過去最低、市政変化への声をどう受け止める? [<Looking back at the Shibushi mayoral election> Incumbent Shimodaira was re-elected for a third term, but over 60% of the votes went to the three newcomers. Voter turnout was also the lowest on record, so how will the city respond to calls for change in government?]. Minaminihon Shimbun. 2 February 2026. Retrieved 2 February 2026.
  89. ↑ 公共交通の整備進め自由に移動できる町に 三重県大台町長選で初当選した上瀬裕美さんインタビュー [Improving public transportation to create a town where people can move freely Interview with Hiromi Uese, first elected mayor of Odai Town, Mie Prefecture]. Chunichi Shimbun. 2 February 2026. Retrieved 2 February 2026.
  90. ↑ 【速報】美郷町長選挙 新人の長尾拓氏(43)が初当選 [[Breaking News] Newcomer Taku Nagao (43) wins first election in Misato town mayoral election]. TBS News. 1 February 2026. Retrieved 2 February 2026.
  91. ↑ 長野 王滝村長選 現職が無投票で再選 [Nagano Otaki Village Mayor Election: Incumbent re-elected without a vote]. NHK. 27 January 2026. Retrieved 27 January 2026.
  92. ↑ 水野氏、無投票再選 滑川市長選、20年ぶり [Mizuno re-elected unopposed in Namekawa mayoral election for the first time in 20 years]. Toyama Shimbun. Hokkoku Shimbun. 2 February 2026. Retrieved 2 February 2026.
  93. ↑ Yoshikazu, Hirai (1 February 2026). 越前市長選、新顔が無投票当選 再選直後の前職が福井知事選出て落選 [Newcomer wins Echizen mayoral election without a vote; former mayor loses Fukui governor election immediately after reelection]. The Asahi Shimbun. Retrieved 2 February 2026.
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