2010 Ishikawa gubernatorial election

A gubernatorial election was held on 3 April 2010 to elect the next governor of Ishikawa (山口県), a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region of Honshu island..

Candidates

 * Masanori Tanimoto, 64, incumbent since 1994, endorsed by SDP, Komeito, LDP, DPJ.
 * Yutaka Kuwabara, 64, former DPJ lawmaker.
 * Yoshinobu Kimura, 58, endorsed by JCP.
 * Teruo Yonemura, 70.

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