The AKB48 8th Senbatsu Sousenkyo General Election 2016 is done. Were you satisfied with the results?

First, here are the final results:

Senbatsu Members (選抜メンバー)

• 1位 → Sashihara Rino (243,011)
• 2位 → Watanabe Mayu (175,613)
• 3位 → Matsui Jurina (112,341)
• 4位 → Yamamoto Sayaka (110,411)
• 5位 → Kashiwagi Yuki (92,110)
• 6位 → Miyawaki Sakura (78,279)
• 7位 → Suda Akari (69,159)
• 8位 → Shimazaki Haruka (68,126)
• 9位 → Kodama Haruka (60,591)
• 10位 → Muto Tomu (58,624)
• 11位 → Yokoyama Yui (58,610)
• 12位 → Kitahara Rie (50,190)
• 13位 → Mukaichi Mion (47,094)
• 14位 → Okada Nana (43,318)
• 15位 → Takahashi Juri (40,648)
• 16位 → Nyan Nyan Kamen / Kojima Haruna (40,071)

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Undergirls (アンダーガールズ)

• 17位 → Minegishi Minami
• 18位 → Iriyama Anna
• 19位 → Kojima Mako
• 20位 → Takayanagi Akane
• 21位 → Komiyama Haruka
• 22位 → Oba Mina
• 23位 → Tomonaga Mio
• 24位 → Shiroma Miru
• 25位 → 沖田 彩華
• 26位 → Kato Rena
• 27位 → 川本 紗矢
• 28位 → Yabuki Nako
• 29位 → Furuhata Nao
• 30位 → Souda Sarina
• 31位 → 竹内 彩姫
• 32位 → Oshima Ryoka

Next Girls (ネクストガールズ)

• 33位 → Yagura Fuuko
• 34位 → Kuranoo Narumi
• 35位 → Ego Yuna
• 36位 → Motomura Aoi
• 37位 → Kizaki Yuria
• 38位 → Sasaki Yukari
• 39位 → Yabushita Shu
• 40位 → Fuchigami Mai
• 41位 → Fujie Reina
• 42位 → Tomiyoshi Asuka
• 43位 → Tashima Meru
• 44位 → Suto Ririka
• 45位 → Tanaka Miku
• 46位 → Matsuoka Haruna
• 47位 → Mogi Shinobu
• 48位 → Inoue Yuriya

Future Girls (フューチャーガールズ)

• 49位 → Futamura Haruka
• 50位 → Moriyasu Madoka
• 51位 → Iwatate Saho
• 52位 → Ota Yuri
• 53位 → Kojina Yui
• 54位 → Takeuchi Mai
• 55位 → Tani Marika
• 56位 → Shibuya Nagisa
• 57位 → Okada Ayaka
• 58位 → Ueki Nao
• 59位 → Sakaguchi Riko
• 60位 → Komada Hiroka
• 61位 → Nishino Miki
• 62位 → Owada Nana
• 63位 → Sakai Mei
• 64位 → Kitagawa Ryouha

Upcoming Girls (アップカミングガールズ)

• 65位 → Miyamae Ami
• 66位 → Kishino Rika
• 67位 → Kumazaki Haruka
• 68位 → Kimoto Kanon
• 69位 → Taniguchi Megu
• 70位 → Sakaguchi Nagisa
• 71位 → Yamauchi Suzuran
• 72位 → Akiyoshi Yuka
• 73位 → Omori Miyu
• 74位 → Kamata Natsuki
• 75位 → Sato Sumire
• 76位 → Kato Minami
• 77位 → Yoshida Akari
• 78位 → Miyazaki Miho
• 79位 → Hidaka Yuzuki
• 80位 → Murashige Anna

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As was noted last year, the number of votes just keeps getting higher and higher. Last year, the number of votes for the number 80 position was a little over 10,000 votes. Murashige Anna’s #80 position was a little over 13,000 votes.

We’re still processing everything that just happened, but here are some random thoughts.

• If you’re a Kodama Haruka fan, I feel sorry for you! Her speech was cut off by commercials exactly in the middle.
• Very happy about the Yabuki Nako and Komiyama Haruka, for making the insane jump from being unranked to being placed in the Under Girls bracket.
• Speaking of which, Minegishi becomes center of under girls. Congrats!
• Suda Akari. Takayanai Akane. We had expected both of them to drop out of the top 16, but Suda Akari makes a big come back, and right into the top 7.
• And though she didn’t announce her graduation, finally Shimazaki Haruka was able to have a friendly exchange with Tokumitsu-san, instead of always completely ignoring him!

Congrats on Sashihara Rino making history for becoming the first to take two consecutive #1 wins. What’s even more amazing is the gap between Sashihara and Mayuyu. At 243,011 vs 175,613 votes, it’s safe to say that Mayuyu was not even close.

Personal favorite moments / observations:

• Nyan Nyan Kamen. Well, mostly Wan-Wan Keisatsu and her awkward running. The other members who were observing looked so confused.
• Kojina Yui, and her mirror checking antics 😉
• The top 4 is one of each group.

All in all, another fun election year, with the usual ups and downs, and surprises here and there. Were you happy with this year’s results?