2007 Rikuzentakata mayoral election

Rikuzentakata, Iwate, held a mayoral election on February 4, 2007. Nagato Nakasato beat incumbent mayor Akihiko Yoshida.

Candidates

Akihiko Yoshida, incumbent mayor and former city assembly member supported by the Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ)
Nagato Nakasato, former city assembly member and candidate for the Japanese Communist Party (JCP)

Results

Mayoral election 2007: Rikuzentakata City
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent, JCP	Nagato Nakasato	9,865
	Independent, DPJ	Akihiko Yoshida	7,341
Turnout			17,313	82.73 %

References

Results from JanJan (in Japanese)
Japan Press coverage

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