1979 Saga gubernatorial election

A gubernatorial election was held on 8 April 1979 to elect the Governor of Saga Prefecture. Kumao Katsuki won the election.

Candidates

 * Kumao Katsuki - Deputy Governor of Saga Prefecture, age 63
 * Hideaki Yamazaki (山崎英顕), age 63
 * Yoshito Ushimaru - former Social Insurance Agency Commissioner, age 55
 * Kōzō Eguchi (江口子午三) - candidate in the 1971 Saga gubernational election and three-time House of Councillors candidate, age 70
 * Tsumo Nakamura (中村都茂) - also a House of Representatives candidate in the same year, age 30