2008 Yamaguchi gubernatorial election

The 2008 Yamaguchi gubernatorial election was held on 3 August 2008 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
Source:
 * Sekinari Nii, elected in 1996, 2000 and 2004, endorsed by LDP, New Komeito and prefectural assembly lawmakers from DPJ.
 * Toshiki Fukue, former chairman of prefectoral Labour federation, backed by the JCP.