title: 1979 Saga gubernatorial election
text: # 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 |
  