2003 Hokkaido gubernatorial election

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

2003 Hokkaido gubernatorial election
13 April 2003
Turnout61.81%
 
Nominee Harumi Takahashi Yoshio Hachiro
Party Independent Independent
Popular vote 798,317 736,231
Governor before election

Tatsuya Hori
Independent

 Elected Governor

Harumi Takahashi
Independent

Candidates
  • Harumi Takahashi - former director of Hokkaido Bureau of Economy, Trade and Industry, age 49.[1]
  • Yoshio Hachiro - member of the House of Representatives, age 55.[1]
  • Ken'ichi Isoda - former vice-governor of Hokkaido, age 58.[1]
  • Hideko Itō - lawyer and former representative, age 59.[1]
  • Yoshihide Sakai (酒井芳秀, Sakai Yoshihide) - president of the Hokkaido Prefectural Assembly and later mayor of Shinhidaka, Hokkaido, age 58.[1][2]
  • Shunroku Wakayama (若山俊六, Wakayama Shunroku) - chairman of the Hokkaido Teachers Association, age 64.[1]
  • Norimasa Ueno (上野憲正, Ueno Norimasa) - ex-director of the Hokkaido Finance Bureau, age 58.[1]
  • Tokuo Yamada (山田得生, Yamada Tokuo) - unemployed and later 2009 town council candidate at Yūbetsu, Hokkaido, age 44.[1][3]
  • Toshio Tsuzuki - agronomist and 1991 Hokkaido gubernatorial election candidate, age 72.[1]

Results
2003 Hokkaido gubernatorial election[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Independent Harumi Takahashi 798,317
Independent Yoshio Hachiro 736,231
Independent Ken'ichi Isoda 428,548
Independent Hideko Itō 371,126
Independent Yoshihide Sakai 167,615
Independent Shunroku Wakayama 142,079
Independent Norimasa Ueno 32,119
Independent Tokuo Yamada 28,190
Independent Toshio Tsuzuki 21,521
Turnout 2,804,910 61.81

References
  1. http://www.pref.hokkaido.lg.jp/file.jsp?id=1183532
  2. https://go2senkyo.com/seijika/980
  3. https://go2senkyo.com/seijika/987


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