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1972 Okinawa gubernatorial election Turnout 76.32 12.79[1]
A gubernatorial election was held on 25 June 1972 to elect the Governor of Okinawa (沖縄県 , Okinawa-ken ) , the prefecture is the southernmost and westernmost prefecture of Japan .
This is the first election since the return of the prefecture to Japanese control. Previously the island was administered by the United States Civil Administration of the Ryukyu Islands .
Candidates [ edit ]
Chōbyō Yara , 69, incumbent since 1968, endorsed by the union of the left (Progress and Unity), including the OSMP , JSP and JCP .
Seisaku Ota, 68, backed by LDP .
Results [ edit ]
References [ edit ]
Gubernatorial elections Prefectural elections Referendums