2015 Saga gubernatorial election

The  2015 Saga gubernatorial election was held on 11 January 2015 to elect the Governor of Saga Prefecture. Newcomer Yoshinori Yamaguchi won the election.

Candidates
Former Director of the Finance Bureau Toyonari Sasaki was requested to run at the request of the LDP's Saga Prefecture branch, but declined.
 * Yoshinori Yamaguchi – former Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications civil servant, age 49
 * Keisuke Hiwatashi – former mayor of Takeo, Saga, age 45
 * Yukihiro Shimatani – professor at Kyushu University, age 59
 * Yoshitaka Isagai (飯盛良隆) – farmer, age 44