Rikuzentakata mayoral election, 2007

Rikuzentakata, Iwate held a mayoral election on February 4, 2007. Nagato Nakasato beat incumbent mayor Akihiko Yoshida.

Candidates

• Akihiko Yoshida, incumbent mayor and former city assembly member supported by the Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ)
• Nagato Nakasato, former city assembly member and candidate for the Japanese Communist Party (JCP)

Results

Mayoral election 2007: Rikuzentakata City

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent, JCP	Nagato Nakasato	9,865
	Independent, DPJ	Akihiko Yoshida	7,341
Turnout			17,313	82.73 %

References

• Results from JanJan (Japanese)
• Japan Press coverage