2015 Hokkaido gubernatorial election

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2015 Hokkaido gubernatorial election
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  2011 12 April 2015 2019  
Turnout59.62%
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Nominee Harumi Takahashi Noriyuki Sato
Party Independent Independent
Popular vote1,496,9151,146,573

Governor before election

Harumi Takahashi
Independent

Elected Governor

Harumi Takahashi
Independent

A gubernatorial election was held on 12 April 2015 to elect the Governor of Hokkaido Prefecture.

Contents

Candidates

Results

2015 Hokkaido gubernatorial election [1] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Harumi Takahashi * 1,496,915
Independent Noriyuki Sato 1,146,573
Turnout 2,665,80359.62

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References

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  2. "北海道知事選挙 - 2015年04月12日投票 | 北海道". 選挙ドットコム.