2019 Hokkaido gubernatorial election

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2019 Hokkaido gubernatorial election

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Turnout| 58.34
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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

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| Governor before election

Harumi Takahashi
Independent

| Elected Governor

Naomichi Suzuki
Independent

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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.

## Candidates[edit]

* Tomohiro Ishikawa, backed by the opposition parties CDP, JCP, SDP, DPFP \- former member of the House of Representatives.
* Naomichi Suzuki backed by LDP and Komeito \- former mayor of Yūbari, Hokkaido

### Declined[edit]

* Seiji Osaka \- member of the House of Representatives[1][2]
* Noriyuki Satō (broadcaster) [ja] \- broadcaster[3]
* Iehiro Tokugawa \- 19th head of the Tokugawa clan[4]
* Akihiro Izumi [ja] \- director of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Hokkaido Bureau.[5][6]
* Seiko Hashimoto \- member of the House of Councillors[7]

## Results[edit]

Hokkaido gubernatorial 2019[8][9] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| 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[edit]

1. ^ "逢坂氏軸に立憲調整 知事選 連合も要請へ". 北海道新聞. 20 December 2018. Retrieved 13 March 2019.
2. ^ "逢坂氏、知事選出馬せず 近く立憲道蓮などに回答". 北海道新聞. 9 January 2019. Retrieved 13 October 2019.
3. ^ "北海道知事選、佐藤氏が出馬断念＝鈴木、石川両氏の一騎打ちへ". 時事通信. 26 February 2019. Retrieved 13 March 2019.[permanent dead link]
4. ^ "徳川宗家の19代目、北海道知事選「いざ出陣」とりやめ". 朝日新聞. 20 February 2019. Retrieved 13 March 2019.
5. ^ "和泉氏擁立申し入れへ 自民道議有志、道連執行部へ反発か（どうしん電子版会員記事）". 北海道新聞. 14 January 2019. Retrieved 14 July 2019.[permanent dead link]
6. ^ "鈴木氏に公明が先行推薦 道知事選 和泉氏は不出馬表明（どうしん電子版会員記事）". 北海道新聞. 2 February 2019. Retrieved 14 July 2019.[permanent dead link]
7. ^ "橋本聖子氏 北海道知事選不出馬を表明". 毎日新聞. 4 February 2019. Retrieved 13 March 2019.
8. ^ "H31投開票速報（一般＿知事＿候補者別得票数） ｜ 北海道選挙管理委員会". www.pref.hokkaido.lg.jp.
9. ^ "投開票速報（一般＿知事＿候補者別得票数）". Hokkaido Shimbun (in Japanese). Retrieved 9 March 2020.

## External links[edit]

* H31投開票速報（一般＿知事＿候補者別得票数） ｜ 北海道選挙管理委員会

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