In the Sendai Mayoral election, which was a battle between the incumbent and two new women, Kazuko Kori, who is incumbent, ensured her second election.
The Sendai Mayoral election will start counting at 9:40 pm.
In NHK's preliminary situation coverage and exit polls targeting voters who voted on the 1st, independent and incumbent Kazuko Kori is extremely superior, far ahead of new candidates.
Also, in a survey conducted on people who voted before the deadline by the 31st of last month, Mr. Gun exceeded the number, and it is expected that the number of votes will increase steadily in the future, so Mr. Gun's second election is certain. rice field.
Mr. Gun is 64 years old from Sendai city.
After working as a commercial broadcaster, he became a member of the House of Representatives, and in the middle of the fourth term, he ran for the previous mayoral election and was elected for the first time.
In this election campaign, unlike the previous election, which was the composition of the confrontation between the ruling and opposition parties, both the ruling and opposition parties supported Mr. Gun, who advocated the "citizen party."
Mr. Gun appealed for the promotion of measures against the new coronavirus, and gained widespread support from non-partisan groups in addition to the supporters of each party, ensuring the second election.