1976 Okinawa gubernatorial election

1976 Okinawa gubernatorial election

13 June 1976
Turnout	82.07 5.75
Nominee Kōichi Taira Asato Tsumichiyo Popular vote 270,880 238,283 Percentage 53.20% 46.80%
Governor before election Chōbyō Yara OSMP Elected Governor Kōichi Taira OSMP

A gubernatorial election was held on 13 June 1976 to elect the Governor of Okinawa (沖縄県, Okinawa-ken), the prefecture is the southernmost and westernmost prefecture of Japan.

Chōbyō Yara, governor since 1968 is not seeking reelection.

Candidates

• Kōichi Taira, 64, endorsed by the union of the left (Progress and Unity), including the OSMP, JSP and JCP.
• Asato Tsumichiyo, 72, member of the DSP, backed by LDP.

Results

Okinawa gubernatorial 1976

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Okinawa Social Mass	Kōichi Taira	270,880	53.20	5.36
	Democratic Socialist	Asato Tsumichiyo	238,283	46.80	5.36
Total valid votes			509,163
Turnout				82.07	5.75
Registered electors
	Okinawa Social Mass hold		Swing	6.40