AKB48 37th Single Senbatsu Election - Final Results

On June 7th, AKB48's 6th Senbatsu Election was held at Ajinomoto Station to determine the senbatsu members for AKB48's 37th single which will be released on August 27th. About 70,000 fans waited in the continuing rain to see AKB48 Team B's Watanabe Mayu taking the AKB48 Group crown for the first time. With 159,854 votes Mayuyu also beat Sashihara's record of 150,570 votes from last year.

Last year's winner Sashihara Rino came in 2nd and Kashiwagi Yuki 3rd. With the graduation of three AKB48 top girls, Oshima Yuko, Shinoda Mariko and Itano Tomomi and with Watanabe Miyuki dropping out of senbatsu ranks 4 senbatsu spots became open and were taken by girls who never made senbatsu in the elections before: AKB48's Kawaei Rina, SKE48's Shibata Aya, Nogizaka46 concurrent member Ikoma Rina and HKT48's Miyawaki Sakura. Ikoma Rina also had the biggest increase in ranks: from none to #14.

Kawaei Rina did not participate in the whole event due to her injuries but came by for a few minutes to receive her trophy and deliver her thank you speech. Iriyama Anna is still on rest and did not appear but she was called by phone after her rank was announced and delivered her thank you to the fans.

This year's coupling centers are Nagao Mariya, Iwasa Misaki, Fujie Reina and Matsumura Kaori. For Iwasa Misaki it is already the second time she gets a center position in the elections after already taking the Next Girls main spot in 2012.

This year's results show unexpected election newcomers, high rises, heavy falls and one member who could keep her rank, Yokoyama Yui at#13. Check out the full results to see what this year's election had to offer.


Full results:

Rank	Name	Team	Votes
-----Upcoming Girls line-----
80	Oshima Ryoka	AKB48 Team B	9,561
79	Komada Hiroka	HKT48 Team H	9,609
78	Miyazaki Miho	AKB48 Team K	9,674
77	Kobayashi Ami	SKE48 Team E	9,931
76	Ogasawara Mayu	AKB48 Team B	9,946
75	Saito Makiko	SKE48 Team E	10,089
74	Abiru Riho	SKE48 Team KII	10,092
73	Yakata Miki	SKE48 Team S	10,733
72	Yoshida Akari	NMB48 Team N	10,982
71	Tanabe Miku	AKB48 Team B	11,041
70	Maeda Ami	AKB48 Team A	11,117
69	Yamauchi Suzuran	SKE48 Team S	11,510
68	Umemoto Madoka	SKE48 Team E	11,538
67	Murashige Anna	HKT48 Team KIV/NMB48 Team N	11,586
66	Iwatate Saho	AKB48 Team 4	11,873
65	Nagao Mariya	AKB48 Team K	12,448
-----Future Girls line-----
64	Matsuoka Natsumi	HKT48 Team H	12,569
63	Uchiyama Natsuki	AKB48 Team B	12,749
62	Nishino Miki	AKB48 Team 4	12,824
61	Kotani Riho	NMB48 Team N/AKB48 Team 4	12,913
60	Sakaguchi Riko	HKT48 Team H	12,937
59	Yabushita Shu	NMB48 Team BII	14,119
58	Jonishi Kei	NMB48 Team N	14,194
57	Ishida Haruka	AKB48 Team K	14,358
56	Oba Mina	SKE48 Team KII	14,555
55	Furuhata Nao	SKE48 Team KII/AKB48 Team A	14,634
54	Yamada Mizuho	SKE48 Team KII	14,942
53	Ichikawa Miori	NMB48 Team BII	15,045
52	Kuramochi Asuka	AKB48 Team B	15,543
51	Okada Nana	AKB48 Team 4	15,873
50	Kimoto Kanon	SKE48 Team E/HKT48 Team KIV	16,002
49	Iwasa Misaki	AKB48 Team K	16,100
-----Next Girls line-----
48	Motomura Aoi	HKT48 Team KIV	16,449
47	Sasaki Yukari	AKB48 Team 4	16,726
46	Iwanaga Tsugumi	SKE48 Team E	17,479
45	Tano Yuka	AKB48 Team K	17,608
44	Isohara Kyoka	SKE48 Team E	17,616
43	Shiroma Miru	NMB48 Team M	17,616
42	Ota Aika	HKT48 Team KIV	18,143
41	Yagura Fuuko	NMB48 Team M/AKB48 Team A	18,596
40	Kinoshita Yukiko	SKE48 Team KII	18,822
39	Anai Chihiro	HKT48 Team H	18,825
38	Tashima Meru	HKT48 Team H	18,875
37	Furukawa Airi	SKE48 Team KII	19,315
36	Kojima Mako	AKB48 Team K	20,414
35	Umeda Ayaka	NMB48 Team BII	20,658
34	Futamura Haruka	SKE48 Team S	20,881
33	Fujie Reina	NMB48 Team M	20,956
-----Under Girls line-----
32	Kato Rena	AKB48 Team 4	21,877
31	Takayanagi Akane	SKE48 Team KII/NMB48 Team BII	21,972
30	Oya Masana	SKE48 Team S	21,984
29	Yamada Nana	NMB48 Team M/SKE48 Team KII	23,299
28	Takahashi Juri	AKB48 Team B	23,612
27	Tomonaga Mio	HKT48 Team KIV/AKB48 Team B	23,766
26	Takajo Aki	AKB48 Team B	24,415
25	Moriyasu Madoka	HKT48 Team KIV	27,054
24	Muto Tomu	AKB48 Team A	30,097
23	Kizaki Yuria	AKB48 Team 4	30,154
22	Minegishi Minami	AKB48 Team 4	33,162
21	Kodama Haruka	HKT48 Team H/AKB48 Team K	33,545
20	Iriyama Anna	AKB48 Team A	34,002
19	Kitahara Rie	AKB48 Team K	34,666
18	Watanabe Miyuki	NMB48 Team BII/SKE48 Team S	36,108
17	Matsumura Kaori	SKE48 Kenkyuusei	37,967
-----Senbatsu line-----
16	Kawaei Rina	AKB48 Team A	39,120
15	Shibata Aya	SKE48 Team E	39,264
14	Ikoma Rina	Nogizaka46/AKB48 Team B	40,089
13	Yokoyama Yui	AKB48 Team K	40,232
12	Miyazawa Sae	SNH48 Team SII/SKE48 Team S	45,538
11	Miyawaki Sakura	HKT48 Team KIV/AKB48 Team A	45,538
10	Suda Akari	SKE48 Team E	48,182
09	Takahashi Minami	AKB48 Team A	57,388
08	Kojima Haruna	AKB48 Team A	62,899
07	Shimazaki Haruka	AKB48 Team A	67,591
06	Yamamoto Sayaka	NMB48 Team N/AKB48 Team K	67,916
05	Matsui Rena	SKE48 Team E/Nogizaka46	69,790
04	Matsui Jurina	SKE48 Team S/AKB48 Team K	90,910
03	Kashiwagi Yuki	AKB48 Team B/NMB48 Team N	104,364
02	Sashihara Rino	HKT48 Team H	141,954
01	Watanabe Mayu	AKB48 Team B	159,854