2007 Tokyo gubernatorial election

2007 Tokyo gubernatorial election

April 8, 2007
Turnout54.35%
 
Candidate Shintarō Ishihara Shirō Asano
Party Independent Independent
Popular vote 2,811,486 1,693,323
Percentage 50.52% 30.43%

Governor before election

Shintarō Ishihara
Independent

Elected Governor

Shintarō Ishihara
Independent

The 2007 Tokyo Gubernatorial elections were held on April 8, 2007, as part of the 16th unified local elections. There were fourteen candidates, among them the incumbent governor Shintaro Ishihara. Most candidates, with the exception of Kurokawa and Yamaguchi, ran as independents, but some were supported by various parties.