2004 Yamaguchi gubernatorial election

The 2004 Yamaguchi gubernatorial election was held on 8 August 2004 to elect the next governor of Yamaguchi (山口県), a prefecture of Japan in the Chūgoku region of the main island of Honshu.

Candidates
The candidates were:
 * Sekinari Nii, 61, elected in 1996 and 2000, endorsed by LDP, DPJ and New Komeito.
 * Toshiki Fukue, 63, former chairman of the prefectural chapter of the Labour federation, for the JCP.