The 2022 Nagano gubernatorial election was held on 7 August 2022 to elect the next governor of
Nagano (長野県, Nagano-ken), a
prefecture of
Japan located in the
Chūbu region of
Honshu island. Incumbent Governor Shuichi Abe was re-elected for a fourth term, defeating Chuichi Kanai with 88.84% of the vote.