茨城知事に大井川氏再選　共産系新人破る

　任期満了に伴う茨城県知事選は５日投開票され、無所属現職の大井川和彦氏（５７）＝自民、公明、国民民主推薦＝が、無所属新人で茨城大名誉教授の田中重博氏（７４）＝共産推薦＝を破り、再選を果たした。投票率は３５．０２％（前回４３．４８％）。
　大井川氏は、新型コロナウイルス対策としてワクチン接種の推進や医療提供体制の強化を主張。１期４年で進めた企業誘致の成果も強調し、幅広い層から支持を集めた。
　田中氏は首都圏唯一の原発、日本原子力発電東海第２原発（茨城県東海村）の再稼働反対などを打ち出したが、及ばなかった。（2021/09/05-23:45）

Incumbent Ibaraki Governor Kazuhiko Oigawa, 57, won his second term in office in a gubernatorial election in the eastern Japan prefecture on Sunday.
   Oigawa, an independent backed by the ruling coalition of the Liberal Democratic Party and Komeito and also by the opposition Democratic Party for the People, beat Ibaraki University professor emeritus Shigehiro Tanaka, 74, an independent rookie backed by the Japanese Communist Party.
   Voter turnout stood at 35.02 pct, down from 43.48 pct in the previous gubernatorial election.
   Oigawa drew support from a wide spectrum of voters during his campaign by highlighting achievements he made during the first term as governor, including successful efforts to attract companies to Ibaraki.
   The number of votes won by Oigawa stood at 659,459 and by Tanaka at 168,876.