The Mayor of Yokohama election, which was a mixed battle with eight people, the largest number ever, was voted on the 22nd, and the voter turnout as of 11:00 am was 8.85%, which is more than 3 points higher than the previous election four years ago. increase.

The candidates for the Yokohama Mayoral Election were in the order of notification, and they were all independent.



▽ Mr. Masataka Ota (75)

, a

newcomer and former member of the Yokohama City Council.



▽ Newcomer and former governor of Nagano Prefecture, Yasuo Tanaka (65).



▽ Mr. Hachiro Okonogi (56), a newcomer and former chairman of the National Public Safety Commission.



▽ Mr. Yoshikazu Tsubokura (70), a newcomer and president of a fisheries wholesale company.



▽ Mr. Mineyuki Fukuda (57), a newcomer and former member of the House of Representatives.



▽ Mr. Takeharu Yamanaka (48), a newcomer recommended by the Constitutional Democratic Party and a former professor at Yokohama City University.



▽ Incumbent Fumiko Hayashi (75) aiming for the 4th term.



▽ Mr. Shigefumi Matsuzawa (63), a newcomer and former governor of Kanagawa prefecture.



With the above eight people, we have become the largest number of candidates ever.



Voting is held at 630 polling stations in Yokohama City, and according to the Election Commission, the turnout as of 11:00 am is 8.85%, which is 3.34 points higher than the previous election four years ago. increase.



In this election, locally elected Prime Minister Suga, many LDP city council members who voted voluntarily, and the Komeito, who also voted voluntarily, also substantially supported Mr. Okonogi.



Some LDP city council members went to help Mr. Hayashi.



The Communist Party and the Social Democratic Party also supported Mr. Yamanaka, who was supported by the Constitutional Democratic Party.



In the election campaign, there was a debate over ▽ plans to attract IR = integrated resort facilities including casinos, ▽ countermeasures against the new coronavirus whose infection is rapidly spreading, and ▽ evaluation of Hayashi Municipal Administration in the 3rd term and 12 years. I did.



Voting will continue until 8 pm and will be counted the same day.