title: 2018 Wakayama gubernatorial election
text: # 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% | |
  