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Turnout | 59.62% | |||||||||||||
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A gubernatorial election was held on 12 April 2015 to elect the Governor of Hokkaido Prefecture.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | Harumi Takahashi * | 1,496,915 | |||
Independent | Noriyuki Sato | 1,146,573 | |||
Turnout | 2,665,803 | 59.62 |
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