In the mayoral election held on 28 June 2009, Yoshida beat Ryōichi Kabaya, a former government official and the incumbent mayor backed by former Prime Minister Junichirō Koizumi and three major political parties.
Yoshida | Tatsuya Yoshida | Shigeru Yoshida | Miwa Yoshida | Akihiko Yoshida | Yoshida Shōin | Takeshi Yoshida | Naoki Yoshida | Yuto Nakajima | Yoshida Kanetomo | Yoshida Brothers | Sunao Yoshida | Reiko Yoshida | Mariko Yoshida | Kōtarō Yoshida | Chizuko Yoshida | Ayomi Yoshida |