A gubernatorial election was held on 22 October 2000 to elect the next governor of , a prefecture of Japan in the Chūbu region of the main island of Honshu.
Candidates Yukio Hirayama, 56, incumbent since 1992, endorsed by LDP, DPJ, NK, LP and SDP. Ichizo Kobayashi, 64, former chief of the Urban Development Bureau of the Niigata prefecture. Shouji Tagashi, backed by the JCP.
Results
See also 新潟県知事一覧|新潟県知事一覧|新潟県知事一覧 (Japanese Wikipedia)
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