2019 Hokkaido gubernatorial election

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
 * Noriyuki Satō (broadcaster) - broadcaster
 * Iehiro Tokugawa - 19th head of the Tokugawa clan
 * Akihiro Izumi - director of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Hokkaido Bureau.
 * Seiko Hashimoto - member of the House of Councillors