1979 Saga gubernatorial election
# 1979 Saga gubernatorial election

A gubernatorial election was held on 8 April 1979 to elect the Governor of Saga Prefecture. Kumao Katsuki won the election.

## Candidates

* Kumao Katsuki [ja] - Deputy Governor of Saga Prefecture, age 63
* Hideaki Yamazaki (山崎英顕, Yamazaki Hideaki), age 63
* Yoshito Ushimaru [ja] - former Social Insurance Agency Commissioner, age 55
* Kōzō Eguchi (江口子午三, Eguchi Kōzō) - candidate in the 1971 Saga gubernational election and three-time House of Councillors candidate, age 70
* Tsumo Nakamura (中村都茂, Nakamura Tsumo) - also a House of Representatives candidate in the same year, age 30

## Results

Saga Gubernational Election 1979 :

| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| - | - | - |
| Independent | Kumao Katsuki | 186,245 |
| Independent | Hideaki Yamazaki | 126,321 |
| Communist | Kōzō Eguchi | 17,590 |
| Independent | Yoshito Ushimaru | 15,119 |
| Independent | Tsumo Nakamura | 12,765 |
