2006 Kyoto gubernatorial election

The 2006 Kyoto gubernatorial election was held on 9 April 2006 to elect the next governor of Kyoto (京都府), a prefecture of Japan located in the Kansai region of Honshu island. Governor Keiji Yamada was re-elected for a second term, defeating Kinugasa Yoko with 65.62% of the vote.

Candidates

 * Keiji Yamada, 52, incumbent (since 2002), former Home Affairs Ministry bureaucrat, former vice governor of the prefecture. He was supported by the LDP, Komeito party, as well as the opposition DPJ and SDP.
 * Kinugasa Yoko, endorsed by JCP.