2022 Nagano gubernatorial election

The 2022 Nagano gubernatorial election was held on 7 August 2022 to elect the next governor of Nagano (長野県), a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region of Honshu island. Incumbent Governor Shuichi Abe was re-elected for a fourth term, defeating Chuichi Kanai with 88.84% of the vote.

Candidates

 * Shuichi Abe, 61, incumbent since 2010, bureaucrat. Backed by DPFP, LDP, Komeito, CDP and SDP.
 * Chuichi Kanai, 72, farmer, former member of the Ueda Municipal Assembly. Candidate of the JCP.
 * Shigeo Kusama, 72, former school staff.