AKB48's 8th Annual Senbatsu General Election Results

The results of AKB48's 8th annual Senbatsu General Election have been revealed.

Coming out on top for the 2nd year in a row is Rino Sashihara. The idol received 243,011 votes out of the millions cast. She becomes the first person to win the Senbatsu General Election for 2 consecutive years.

The top 80 members will be participating in AKB48's upcoming 45th single. It will be released on August 31. Details will be released at a later date.

Check out the results of the Senbatsu General Election below:

Center

1. Rino Sashihara (HKT48 Team H) - 243,011 votes

Senbatsu

2. Mayu Watanabe (AKB48 Team B) - 175,613 votes
3. Jurina Matsui (SKE48 Team S) - 112,341 votes
4. Sayaka Yamamoto (NMB48 Team N) - 110,411 votes
5. Yui Kashiwagi (AKB48 Team B & NGT48 Team NIII) - 92,110 votes
6. Sakura Miyawaki (HKT48 Team KIV & AKB48 Team A) - 78,279 votes
7. Akari Suda (SKE48 Team E) - 69,159 votes
8. Haruka Shimazaki (AKB48 Team A) - 68,126 votes
9. Haruka Kodama (HKT48 Team H & AKB48 Team K) - 60,591 votes
10. Tomu Mutou (AKB48 Team K) - 58,624 votes
11. Yui Yokoyama (AKB48 Team A) - 58,610 votes
12. Rie Kitahara (NGT48 Team NIII) - 50,190 votes
13. Mion Mukaichi (AKB48 Team K) - 47,094 votes
14. Nana Okada (AKB48 Team 4) - 43,318 votes
15. Juri Takahashi (AKB48 Team 4) - 40,648 votes
16. Haruna Kojima as Nyannyan Kamen - 40,071 votes

Under Girls

17. Minami Minegishi (AKB48 Team K) - 40,011 votes
18. Anna Iriyama (AKB48 Team A) - 36,894 votes
19. Mako Kojima (AKB48 Team 4) - 33,524 votes
20. Akane Takayanagi (SKE48 Team KII) - 33,176 votes
21. Haruka Komiyama (AKB48 Team 4) - 32,886 votes
22. Mina Oba (SKE48 Team KII) - 32,118 votes
23. Mio Tomonaga (HKT48 Team KIV & AKB48 Team 4) - 31,314 votes
24. Miru Shiroma (NMB48 Team M & AKB48 Team A) - 29,983 votes
25. Ayake Okita (NMB48 Team N) - 29,517 votes
26. Rena Kato (AKB48 Team B) - 29,333 votes
27. Saya Kawamoto (AKB48 Team 4) - 29,213 votes
28. Nako Yabuki (HKT48 Team H & AKB48 Team B) - 28,706 votes
29. Nao Furuhata (SKE48 Team KII) - 28,553 votes
30. Sarina Soda (SKE48 Team KII) - 28,369 votes
31. Saki Takeuchi (SKE48 Team KII) - 28,282 votes
32. Ryoka Oshima (AKB48 Team B) - 28,260 votes

Next Girls

33. Fuuko Yagura (NMB48 Team N) - 27,487 votes
34. Narumi Kuranoo (AKB48 Team B) - 26,152 votes
35. Yuna Ego (SKE48 Team KII) - 25,963 votes
36. Aoi Motomura (HKT48 Team KIV) - 25,613 votes
37. Yuria Kizaki (AKB48 Team B) - 25,039 votes
38. Yukari Sasaki (AKB48 Team A) - 24,059 votes
39. Shuu Yabushita (NMB48 Team BII) - 23,251 votes
40. Mai Fuchigami (HKT48 Team KIV) - 22,995 votes
41. Reina Fujie (NMB48 Team M) - 22,429 votes
42. Asuka Tomiyoshi (HKT48 Team KIV) - 21,881 votes
43. Meru Tashima (HKT48 Team H) - 21,864 votes
44. Ririka Suto (NMB48 Team N) - 21,559 votes
45. Miku Tanaka (HKT48 Team H) - 21,009 votes
46. Natsumi Matsuoka (HKT48 Team H) - 20,980 votes
47. Shinobu Mogi (AKB48 Team K) - 20,913 votes
48. Yuriya Inoue (HKT48 Team H) - 20,643 votes

Future Girls

49. Haruka Futamura (SKE48 Team S) - 20,618 votes
50. Madoka Moriyasu (HKT48 Team KIV) - 20,228 votes
51. Saho Iwatate (AKB48 Team 4) - 20,021 votes
52. Yuuri Ota (NMB48 Team N) - 19,534 votes
53. Yui Koujina (HKT48 Team H) - 19,377 votes
54. Mai Takeuchi (SKE48 Team S) -19,326 votes
55. Marika Tani Marika (SKE48 Team E) - 19,274 votes
56. Nagisa Shibuya (NMB48 Team BII & AKB48 Team 4) - 19,140 votes
57. Ayaka Okada (AKB48 Team 4) - 18,524 votes
58. Nao Ueki (HKT48 Team KIV) - 17,898 votes
59. Riko Sakaguchi (HKT48 Team H) - 16,839 votes
60. Hiroka Komada (HKT48 Team H) - 16,691 votes
61. Miki Nishino (AKB48 Team 4) - 16,548 votes
62. Nana Owada (AKB48 Team A) - 16,246 votes
63. Mei Sakai (SKE48 Team E) - 15,994 votes
64. Ryoha Kitagawa (SKE48 Team S & AKB48 Team 4) - 15,793 votes

Upcoming Girls

65. Ami Miyamae (SKE48 Team S) - 15,716 votes
66. Rika Kishino (NMB48 Team N) - 15,697 votes
67. Haruka Kumazaki (SKE48 Team E) - 15,600 votes
68. Kanon Kimoto (SKE48 Team E) - 15,057 votes
69. Megu Taniguchi (AKB48 Team A) - 14,950 votes
70. Nagisa Sakaguchi (AKB48 Team 8 & AKB48 Team B) - 14,913 votes
71. Suzuran Yamauchi (SKE48 Team S) - 14,550 votes
72. Yuka Akiyoshi (HKT48 Team H) - 14,544 votes
73. Miyuu Omori (AKB48 Team 4) - 14,177 votes
74. Natsuki Kamata (SKE48 Team E) - 13,882 votes
75. Sumire Sato (SKE48 Team E) - 13,657 votes
76. Minami Kato (NGT48 Team NIII) - 13,571 votes
77. Akari Yoshida (NMB48 Team N) - 13,512 votes
78. Miho Miyazaki (AKB48 Team A) - 13,366 votes
79. Yuzuki Hidaka (SKE48 Team KII) - 13,204 votes
80. Anna Mirashige (HKT48 Team KIV) - 13,058 votes