2019 Hokkaido gubernatorial election

The 2019 Hokkaido gubernatorial election was held on 7 April 2019 to elect the next governor of Hokkaido Prefecture. After serving four terms, incumbent Governor Harumi Takahashi decided not to seek re-election. The election resulted in a landslide victory for Naomichi Suzuki, the former mayor of Yūbari, who won 62% of the popular vote. His opponent, Tomohiro Ishikawa, had the support of CDP, JCP, SDP and DPFP, but only managed to secure 37% of the vote.

2019 Hokkaido gubernatorial election

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Turnout58.34
 
Candidate Naomichi Suzuki Tomohiro Ishikawa
Party Independent Independent
Popular vote 1,621,171 963,942
Percentage 62.71% 37.29%
Supported by LDP, Komeito CDP, JCP, SDP, DPFP

Governor before election

Harumi Takahashi
Independent

Elected Governor

Naomichi Suzuki
Independent

Candidates

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Declined

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Results

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Hokkaido gubernatorial 2019[8][9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Naomichi Suzuki 1,621,171 62.71
Independent Tomohiro Ishikawa 963,942 37.29
Turnout 2.613.522 58.34 −1.28
Registered electors 4.479.708

References

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