1947 Hokkaido gubernatorial election

A gubernatorial election was held on 5 April 1947 and 16 April 1947 to elect the Governor of Hokkaido Prefecture. Toshibumi Tanaka defeated Eiji Arima after a six-candidate primary to become the prefecture's first democratically elected governor.

Candidates

 * Toshibumi Tanaka – Chairman of the Hokkaido Government Employee Union, age 35.
 * Eiji Arima – member of the House of Representatives, age 65.
 * Hidetoshi Tomabechi – member of the House of Representatives, age 64.
 * Chōji Hase – member of the House of Representatives, age 45.
 * Tsuyoshi Iwasa (岩佐劯), age 46, represented the Japan Democratic Patriotic Labor Party (日本民主主義愛國労働党)
 * Kikukura Samo (佐茂菊藏), age 53.