2012 Kyoto mayoral election
held a mayoral election on February 5, 2012. The incumbent mayor Daisaku Kadokawa won over a candidate backed by the JCP with a margin of 31,794 votes. It was considered that his first term was generally appreciated by the voters.Candidates
Kita-ku
Kamigyō-ku
Sakyō-ku
Nakagyō-ku
Higashiyama-ku
Yamashina-ku
Shimogyō-ku
Minami-ku
Ukyō-ku
Nishikyō-ku
Fushimi-ku