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{{Short description|Gubernatorial election in Tokyo, Japan}}
{{Infobox election
| election_name = 2007 Tokyo gubernatorial election
| country = Tokyo
| type = presidential
| ongoing = no
| previous_election = 2003 Tokyo gubernatorial election
| previous_year = 2003
| next_election = 2011 Tokyo gubernatorial election
| next_year = 2011
| election_date = April 8, 2007
| turnout =  54.35% 
| image_size = x150px
| image1 = {{CSS image crop|Image =Shintarō Ishihara 2003.jpg|bSize = 120|cWidth = 120|cHeight = 150|oTop = 0|oLeft = 0}}
| candidate1 = [[Shintarō Ishihara]]
| party1 = [[Independent politician|Independent]]
| popular_vote1 = '''2,811,486'''
| percentage1 = '''50.52%'''
| image2 = 3x4.svg
| candidate2 = [[Shirō Asano (politician)|Shirō Asano]]
| party2 = [[Independent politician|Independent]]
| popular_vote2 = 1,693,323
| percentage2 = 30.43%
| title           = Governor
| before_election = [[Shintarō Ishihara]]
| before_party = [[Independent politician|Independent]]
| after_election = [[Shintarō Ishihara]]
| after_party = [[Independent politician|Independent]]
}}

The '''2007 Tokyo Gubernatorial elections''' were held on April 8, 2007 as part of the [[2007 Japanese unified local elections|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,<ref>Results from [http://www.senkyo.metro.tokyo.jp/h19tijisen/tiji_kekka/h19chi_kai.html Tokyo Metropolitan Election Commission] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140115143338/http://www.senkyo.metro.tokyo.jp/h19tijisen/tiji_kekka/h19chi_kai.html |date=2014-01-15 }} {{in lang|ja}}</ref> but some were supported by various parties.

== Results ==
 {{Election box begin | title=Gubernatorial election 2007: Tokyo}}
 {{Election box candidate|
   |party      = [[Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)|LDP]]
   |candidate  = '''[[Shintarō Ishihara]]'''
   |votes      = 2,811,486
   |percentage = 50.52
   |change     =
 }}
 {{Election box candidate|
   |party      = [[Democratic Party of Japan|DPJ]], [[Social Democratic Party (Japan)|SDP]]
   |candidate  = [[Shirō Asano (politician)|Shirō Asano]]
   |votes      = 1,693,323
   |percentage = 30.43
   |change     =
 }}
 {{Election box candidate|
   |party      = [[Japanese Communist Party|JCP]]
   |candidate  = [[Manzō Yoshida]]
   |votes      = 629,549
   |percentage = 11.31
   |change     =
 }}
 {{Election box candidate|
   |party      = [[Symbiosis New Party]]
   |candidate  = [[Kisho Kurokawa]]
   |votes      = 159,126
   |percentage = 2.86
   |change     =
 }}
 {{Election box candidate|
   |party      = [[Independent politician|Independent]]
   |candidate  = [[Yoshiro Nakamatsu]]
   |votes      = 85,946
   |percentage = 1.54
   |change     =
 }}
 {{Election box candidate|
   |party      = [[Independent politician|Independent]]
   |candidate  = Shigeki Satō
   |votes      = 69,526
   |percentage = 1.25
   |change     =
 }}
 {{Election box candidate|
   |party      = [[Independent politician|Independent]]
   |candidate  = Kumiko Uchikawa
   |votes      = 21,626
   |percentage = 0.39
   |change     =
 }}
 {{Election box candidate|
   |party      = [[Independent politician|Independent]]
   |candidate  = [[Kōichi Toyama]]
   |votes      = 15,059
   |percentage = 0.27
   |change     =
 }}
 {{Election box candidate|
   |party      = [[Independent politician|Independent]]
   |candidate  = Mitsuru Takahashi
   |votes      = 5558
   |percentage = 0.10
   |change     =
 }}
 {{Election box candidate|
   |party      = [[Independent politician|Independent]]
   |candidate  = Osamu Ogami
   |votes      = 4020
   |percentage = 0.07
   |change     =
 }}
 {{Election box candidate|
   |party      = [[Independent politician|Independent]]
   |candidate  = Setsuo Yamaguchi
   |votes      = 3589
   |percentage = 0.06
   |change     =
 }}
 {{Election box candidate|
   |party      = [[Independent politician|Independent]]
   |candidate  = Ryūhō Takashima
   |votes      = 3240
   |percentage = 0.06
   |change     =
 }}
 {{Election box candidate|
   |party      = [[Independent politician|Independent]]
   |candidate  = Sutoku Sasaki
   |votes      = 2845
   |percentage = 0.05
   |change     =
 }}
 {{Election box candidate|
   |party      = [[Independent politician|Independent]]
   |candidate  = Kōichirō Mariko
   |votes      = 1373
   |percentage = 0.02
   |change     =
 }}
 {{Election box turnout|
   |votes      = 5565127
   |percentage = 54.35
   |change     =
 }}
 {{Election box end}}

== See also ==
{{Portal|Tokyo}}

== References ==
{{Reflist}}
* [http://www.asahi.com/english/Herald-asahi/TKY200703080036.html Asahi News Editorial]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070315234647/http://www.transpacificradio.com/category/tpr-news/ Trans-Pacific Radio coverage]

== External links ==
* [http://www.citymayors.com/politics/japan-elections-07.html CityMayors coverage]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070403074917/http://www.transpacificradio.com/2007/03/27/kouichi-toyama-candidate-governor-tokyo-youtube/ Video of candidate Koichi Toyama]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070403075122/http://www.transpacificradio.com/2007/03/23/japan-april-elections-campaigns-abe-comfort-women/ Discussion of 2007 Gubernatorial campaign]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070315234647/http://www.transpacificradio.com/category/tpr-news/ Regular updates on 2007 Gubernatorial campaign and Japanese politics]

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[[Category:Shintaro Ishihara]]
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