2010 Shiga gubernatorial election

A gubernatorial election was held on 11 July 2010 to elect the next governor of , a prefecture of Japan located in the Kansai region of Honshu Island.

Candidates

• Yukiko Kada, incumbent since 2002, 60, former Kyoto Seika University Professor. She was backed by the SDP and DPJ.
• Ken'ichirō Ueno, 44, former representative, bureaucrat in the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications. He was supported by the LDP and Komeito.
• Hideaki Maruoka, endorsed by JCP.

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Results

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