2019 Hokkaido gubernatorial election

2019 Hokkaido gubernatorial election
Turnout	58.34
Governor before election; Harumi Takahashi; Independent	Elected Governor ; Naomichi Suzuki; Independent

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

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

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

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

^ "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.
^ "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.
^ "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]}
^ "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.
^ "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]}
^ "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]}
^ "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.
^ "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.
^ "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

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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[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.

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