Chiba governor Toshihito Kumagai, former mayor of Chiba City, is sure to win his first election.
A record number of eight candidates ran for the Chiba prefectural governorship election, and for the first time in 12 years, the race was between newcomers.
Voting in the Chiba Prefecture gubernatorial election has just closed and the polls will soon open.
There has been no announcement from the Election Commission, but according to NHK’s preliminary coverage of the situation and exit polls of those who voted on March 21, Mr. Kumagai is far ahead of the LDP-endorsed candidates.
In addition, a survey of those who voted before the deadline by March 20 showed that Mr. Kumagai outperformed the other candidates and is expected to steadily increase his vote, thus ensuring his election for the first time.
Mr. Kumagai is 43 years old.
After working for a major telecommunications company and serving as a member of the Chiba City Council, he became mayor of Chiba City in 2009 at the age of 31, making him the youngest mayor in Japan at the time.
And this time, I resigned in the middle of my third term to run for office.
Without the endorsement of any particular political party, he campaigned under the banner of the ”Prefectural People’s Party” and received support from both the ruling and opposition parties.
As a result, in addition to the supporters of both the ruling and opposition parties, he garnered broad support from independents who do not have a specific party to support, and secured his first election.
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