Denny Tamaki Independent Denny Tamaki Independent The 2022 Okinawa gubernatorial election was held on 11 September 2022 to elect the next governor of Okinawa.

In the election, incumbent Governor Denny Tamaki who was backed by the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan and some smaller parties ran against Atsushi Sakima who was supported by the Liberal Democratic Party and Komeito.

The potential relocation of the Naval Base Okinawa was, again, an important topic in the debate.

Over 70% of voters in Okinawa opposed the relocation in the 2019 Okinawan referendum.

[2] Denny Tamaki won with 51.7% of the vote against Sakima and Mikio Shimoji.