和歌山知事に岸本氏初当選　与野党推薦、新人２氏破る

　任期満了に伴う和歌山県知事選は２７日投開票され、無所属新人で元衆院議員の岸本周平氏（６６）＝自民、立憲民主、国民民主推薦＝が、無所属新人で元総務省職員の本間奈々氏（５３）と共産党公認の新人で同党県常任委員の松坂美知子氏（６６）を破り、初当選を果たした。（2022/11/28-07:33）

Former member of Japan's House of Representatives Shuhei Kishimoto was elected governor of Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, for the first time on Sunday.
   The 66-year-old independent defeated two other contenders by obtaining support from both the ruling and opposition forces in national politics.
   Supported by the Liberal Democratic Party, the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan, the Democratic Party for the People and the local chapter of the Social Democratic Party, Kishimoto capitalized on organizational power to collect votes.
   During his election campaign, Kishimoto, who was a lawmaker of the Diet's lower chamber from the DPFP, pledged to focus on the promotion of agricultural and tourism industries and measures to help child-rearing.
   His two contenders were Nana Honma, a 53-year-old independent rookie who used to work as a staff member of the internal affairs ministry, and Michiko Matsuzaka, a 66-year-old newcomer officially endorsed by the Japanese Communist Party.