Atsumi Harasawa leads the Yokohama mayoral race with the strongest trader consensus due to endorsements from the Liberal Democratic Party municipal chapter, Komeito city assembly members, and other groups emphasizing compliance and administrative stability after the prior mayor’s resignation. The October 18 election features seven candidates, including scandal-tainted former mayor Takeharu Yamanaka seeking a comeback, former lawmaker Kazuma Nakatani backed by the Constitutional Democratic Party, and smaller-party or independent contenders such as Atsushi Fukuyama and Yuka Asaka. Recent campaign activity centers on policy debates over welfare, infrastructure, and governance integrity, with Harasawa positioned as the frontrunner in a field split by the harassment controversy that prompted the snap contest.