The 2026 Ishikawa gubernatorial election was held on 8 March 2026 to elect the next governor of , a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region of Honshu island.

Timeline 2025 On 11 September 2025, Incumbent governor Hiroshi Hase announced his candidacy for the governor. On 16 October 2025, Yukiyoshi Yamano, former mayor of Kanazawa, announced his candidacy for the governor.

2026 On 19 January 2026, Akira Kuroume announced his candidacy for the governor.

Candidates A total of 3 candidates registered candidacies for the election. NameAgePartyTitleYukiyoshi Yamano63IndependentFormer Mayor of KanazawaFormer member of the Kanazawa City Council Hiroshi Hase64IndependentIncumbent Governor of Ishikawa PrefectureFormer member of the House of RepresentativesAkira Kuroume78IndependentFormer Social worker

Party's reaction LDP, Ishin endorsed Incumbent Hase. CDP and SDP Ishikawa Prefecture federation did not announce endorsement officially but supported Hase. PM Sanae Takaichi came to Kanazawa to attend the rally of Hase. DPP Ishikawa Prefecture federation supported Yamano officially. JCP endorsed Kuroume. Komeito and Sanseito did not endorse any candidates and decided to vote independently. However, a part of Komeito supported Hase. In Sanseito, Yuichiro Kawa, a member of the House of Representatives, supported Yamano, but Hirobumi Araki, a member of the Ishikawa Prfectural Assembly and former secretary to Hase, supported Hase.

Results

Yamano defeated Incumbent Hase after a close race.

+Results by MunicipalityMunicipalitiesYukiyoshi YamanoHiroshi HaseAkira KuroumeVotes%Votes%Votes%Total245,67449.65%239,56448.42%9,5401.93%Kanazawa109,85457.80%75,87639.92%4,3192.27%Nanao8,40038.78%12,98359.94%2781.28%Komatsu18,84941.80%25,39556.31%8511.89%Wajima3,72234.17%6,95163.82%2192.01%Suzu2,18433.26%4,30365.53%791.20%Kaga12,08345.28%14,02852.57%5722.14%Hakui4,75844.23%5,82354.14%1751.63%Kahoku7,80345.52%9,13053.26%2091.22%Hakusan26,34550.95%24,39547.18%9651.87%Nomi10,80645.63%12,34652.14%5292.23%Nonoichi11,10552.83%9,52845.32%3891.85%Kawakita1,65345.66%1,90452.60%631.74%Tsubata8,01946.66%8,94152.02%2271.32%Uchinada5,47746.61%6,05451.52%2201.87%Shika3,51135.80%6,20463.25%930.95%Hōdatsushimizu2,92745.37%3,44653.41%791.22%Nakanoto3,64443.88%4,55054.79%1101.33%Anamizu1,53937.90%2,47460.94%471.16%Noto2,99535.89%5,23362.72%1161.39%

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