2018 Wakayama gubernatorial election
# 2018 Wakayama gubernatorial election

Wakayama Prefecture held a gubernatorial election in November 2018. Incumbent Yoshinobu Nisaka was reelected for a fourth term.

Gubernatorial election 2018: Wakayama :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Independent, supported by LDP and Komeito | Yoshinobu Nisaka (incumbent) | 246,303 | 80.00% | |
| | Independent, supported by the JCP | Masayoshi Hatanaka | 61,604 | 20.00% | |
