Niigata Keizai Shimbun reported on October 25 that incumbent Yaichi Nakahara was certain to win a third term as mayor of Niigata after voting that day. The report described the 67-year-old independent incumbent as facing two newcomers.
Nakahara first won the mayoralty in 2018 and was re-elected in 2022. The newspaper said the campaign tested the record of his first two terms, while population decline, recovery from the Noto Peninsula earthquake and local revitalisation were among the issues.
His proposals included extending the city-centre development axis from the area around Niigata Station towards southern Toyanogata, a new arena in the Hakusan area and stronger support for raising children, according to the report. These were campaign proposals. The newspaper’s election-night projection is not a certified vote tally, and the article did not provide final vote totals.
新潟市長選、中原氏の3選確実と地域紙が報道
にいがた経済新聞は10月25日、同日投開票の新潟市長選で無所属現職の中原八一氏（67）の3選が確実になったと報じた。新人2人との選挙戦だったという。中原氏は2018年に初当選し、2022年に再選。同紙は2期8年の市政への評価、人口減少、能登半島地震からの復旧・復興、地域活性化などを争点として挙げた。駅周辺から鳥屋野潟南部への都心軸拡大、白山エリアのアリーナ新設、子育て支援充実は選挙で掲げた構想として伝えている。当選確実との選挙夜の報道であり、確定した得票数の発表とは区別する。記事に最終得票数はない。