2010 Nagasaki gubernatorial election

A gubernatorial election was held on 21 february 2010 to elect the next governor of Nagasaki (山口県), a prefecture of Japan in northwestern area of the island of Kyushu.

Candidates
Genjiro Kaneko was the 65-year-old incumbent. He was first elected in 1998, but decided to retire and supported his vice-governor Hōdō Nakamura.

The candidates were:
 * Hōdō Nakamura, vice-governor, endorsed by LDP and Komeito.
 * Tsuyoshi Hashimoto, endorsed by DPJ, PNP and SDP.
 * Atsushi Ōnita, 52, professional wrestler, former member of the House of Councillors for the LDP.
 * Reiko Oshibuchi.
 * Takao Fukamachi, supported by the JCP.
 * Masahiko Yamada, dissident of DPJ.
 * Mitsuyuki Matsushita.