2003 Hokkaido gubernatorial election

A gubernatorial election was held on 13 April 2003 to elect the Governor of Hokkaido Prefecture.

Candidates

 * Harumi Takahashi – former director of Hokkaido Bureau of Economy, Trade and Industry, age 49.
 * Yoshio Hachiro – member of the House of Representatives, age 55.
 * Ken'ichi Isoda – former vice-governor of Hokkaido, age 58.
 * Hideko Itō – lawyer and former representative, age 59.
 * Yoshihide Sakai (酒井芳秀) – president of the Hokkaido Prefectural Assembly and later mayor of Shinhidaka, Hokkaido, age 58.
 * Shunroku Wakayama (若山俊六) – chairman of the Hokkaido Teachers Association, age 64.
 * Norimasa Ueno (上野憲正) – ex-director of the Hokkaido Finance Bureau, age 58.
 * Tokuo Yamada (山田得生) – unemployed and later 2009 town council candidate at Yūbetsu, Hokkaido, age 44.
 * Toshio Tsuzuki – agronomist and 1991 Hokkaido gubernatorial election candidate, age 72.