1947 Saga gubernatorial election

A gubernatorial election was held on 5 April 1947 to elect the Governor of Saga Prefecture. Former governor Gen'ichi Okimori defeated six other candidates to become the prefecture's first democratically elected governor.

Candidates

 * Gen'ichi Okimori - former Governor of Saga Prefecture (1945–1946), age 49
 * Baron Ryūzaburō Taku of the Go-Taku clan - Member of the House of Peers, age 47
 * Junji Yanai - former Governor of Taipei (later Member of the House of Representatives), age 51
 * Morio Tozawa - former Governor of Saga Prefecture (1946–1947), age 47
 * Hironobu Honjō (本城広信) - author with two works catalogued in the National Diet Library, age 40
 * Takuta Ikeda (池田沢太), age 53
 * Haruo Shinohara (篠原 春雄), age 42