The claim
宮城県知事選、期日前投票数が前回の31倍なのに投票率が低いのは不正?
Original review summary
The review says the 31-fold comparison covers only the first three days of early voting, when the previous governor’s election coincided with a Lower House election and had different voting-period conditions. Across the full early-voting period, the total was about 11.5% higher than in the previous election, so the figures do not indicate election fraud.[S1]
Additional context
The review notes that turnout was 46.50% in 2025, compared with 56.29% in 2021 and 53.29% in 2017; both earlier elections coincided with a Lower House election. The 2013 standalone governor’s election had 36.58% turnout. [S1]
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Sources and attribution
- [S1] 日本ファクトチェックセンター original review
Original review · Retrieved October 16, 2026