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A gubernatorial election was held on 13 April 2003 to elect the Governor of Hokkaido Prefecture.
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A gubernatorial election was held on 13 April 2003 to elect the Governor of Hokkaido Prefecture.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| 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 | |||
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