1947 Saga gubernatorial election
# 1947 Saga gubernatorial election

A gubernatorial election was held on 5 April 1947 to elect the Governor of Saga Prefecture. Former governor Gen'ichi Okimori defeated six other candidates to become the prefecture's first democratically elected governor.

## Candidates

* Gen'ichi Okimori [ja] - former Governor of Saga Prefecture (1945–1946), age 49
* Baron Ryūzaburō Taku [ja] of the Go-Taku clan [ja] - Member of the House of Peers, age 47
* Junji Yanai [ja] - former Governor of Taipei (later Member of the House of Representatives), age 51
* Morio Tozawa [ja] - former Governor of Saga Prefecture (1946–1947), age 47
* Hironobu Honjō (本城広信, Honjō Hironobu) - author with two works catalogued in the National Diet Library, age 40
* Takuta Ikeda (池田沢太, Ikeda Takuta), age 53
* Haruo Shinohara (篠原 春雄, Shinohara Haruo), age 42

## Results

1947 Saga gubernationl election :

| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| - | - | - |
| Independent | Gen'ichi Okimori | 175,095 |
| Independent | Ryūzaburō Taku | 51,293 |
| Independent | Junji Yanai | 48,590 |
| Independent | Morio Tozawa | 45,276 |
| Socialist | Hironobu Honjō | 23,322 |
| Independent | Takuta Ikeda | 11,794 |
| Independent | Haruo Shinohara | 4,848 |
