In the Hiroshima prefectural governor's election, where two newcomers challenged the incumbent, the incumbent Hidehiko Yuzaki was sure to win the fourth election.
Voting for the Hiroshima prefectural governor's election was closed at 8 pm earlier.
In NHK's preliminary situation coverage and exit polls targeting voters who voted on the 14th, incumbent Hidehiko Yuzaki is extremely superior, far ahead of the newcomer Takae Nakamura of the Communist Party.
In addition, Mr. Yuzaki also exceeded the exit poll conducted for those who voted before the deadline by the 13th, and it is expected that the number of votes will increase steadily in the future, so Mr. Yuzaki's fourth election is certain. became.
Yuzaki is 56 years old from Saeki Ward, Hiroshima City.
After working as an assistant chief of the former Ministry of International Trade and Industry and a vice president of a telecommunications company, he was elected for the first time in the 2009 governor's election.
In this election campaign, Mr. Yuzaki emphasized the achievements of the 3rd term and 12 years, such as the improvement of the income of the citizens of the prefecture, and continued the prefectural government by saying that he will continue to work on rebuilding the regional economy that has cooled due to the measures against the new coronavirus and the spread of infection. I appealed.
In addition to the supporters of the Liberal Democratic Party, the Constitutional Democratic Party, and the Komeito Party, which received de facto support, they also received widespread support from so-called independents who do not have a supporting party.