2018 Yamaguchi gubernatorial election

The 2018 Yamaguchi gubernatorial election was held on 4 February 2018 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

 * Tsugumasa Muraoka, incumbent, endorsed by LDP and Komeito.
 * Yuzuru Kumano, former head of the local teachers' union, JCP.