Rikuzentakata, Iwate, held a mayoral election on February 4, 2007. Nagato Nakasato beat incumbent mayor Akihiko Yoshida.

Candidates

Akihiko Yoshida, incumbent mayor and former city assembly member supported by the Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) Nagato Nakasato, former city assembly member and candidate for the Japanese Communist Party (JCP)

Results

References Results from JanJan Japan Press coverage