1979 Hokkaido gubernatorial election

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1979 Hokkaido gubernatorial election
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  1975 8 April 1979 1983  
Turnout82.41%
 
Nominee Naohiro Dōgakinai Kozo Igarashi Nodoka Sakamoto
Party Independent Independent Independent
Popular vote1,732,3741,310,23314,733

Governor before election

Naohiro Dōgakinai
Independent

Elected Governor

Naohiro Dōgakinai
Independent

A gubernatorial election was held on 8 April 1979 to elect the Governor of Hokkaido Prefecture.

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Candidates

Results

1979 Hokkaido gubernatorial election [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Naohiro Dōgakinai * 1,732,374
Independent Kozo Igarashi 1,310,233
Independent Nodoka Sakamoto14,733
Turnout 3,081,65282.41

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