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Turnout | 76.54 14.00 | ||
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A gubernatorial election was held on 15 November 1998 to elect the Governor of Okinawa (山口県, Okinawa-ken), who is the southernmost and westernmost prefecture of Japan.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democratic | Keiichi Inamine | 374,833 | 52.43 | 12.72 | |
Social Democratic | Masahide Ōta * | 337,369 | 47.19 | 13.10 | |
World Economic Community Party | Mitsuo Matayoshi | 2,649 | 0.37 | n/a | |
Total valid votes | 714,851 | 99.40 | |||
Turnout | 719.159 | 76.54 | 14.00 | ||
Registered electors | 939.545 | ||||
Swing to Liberal Democratic from Social Democratic | Swing | 5.24 |