2025 Saitama mayoral election

Saitama, capital of Saitama Prefecture, held a mayoral election on May 25, 2025.

Candidates

• Hayato Shimizu, incumbent independent mayor since 2009.
• Satoshi Nishiuchi, supported by the Conservative Party of Japan.
• Ryo Sawada, independent (former member of Japan Restoration Party).
• Yoshimitsu Kagawa, supported by the Japanese Communist Party (JCP).
• Nariaki Obukuro, independent musician.

Results

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