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.
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Turnout | 58.34 | ||||||||||||||||||
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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 |