2000 Niigata gubernatorial election

A gubernatorial election was held on 22 October 2000 to elect the next governor of Niigata (山口県), a prefecture of Japan in the Chūbu region of the main island of Honshu.

Candidates

 * Yukio Hirayama, 56, incumbent since 1992, endorsed by LDP, DPJ, NK, LP and SDP.
 * Ichizo Kobayashi, 64, former chief of the Urban Development Bureau of the Niigata prefecture.
 * Shouji Tagashi, backed by the JCP.