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The 2023 Hokkaido gubernatorial election was held on 9 April 2023, to elect the next governor of Hokkaido Prefecture. [1] It was held as part of the 2023 Japanese unified local elections. The incumbent governor of Hokkaido, independent candidate, Naomichi Suzuki, won a landslide victory against Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan candidate Maki Ikeda. [2]
Maki Ikeda, a newcomer candidate, attempted to position herself as a competent competitor to Suzuki. [3]
The election saw heavy campaigning by both major candidates. [9]
Suzuki primarily campaigned near the Pacific coast, making most of his speeches in Ishikari Subprefecture, Hidaka Subprefecture, and Tokachi Subprefecture. Suzuki leaned heavily upon the interests of agricultural and fishing cooperatives.
Ikeda would campaign most heavily along the northern coast, near the Sea of Japan, though her campaign initially centered in Hiyama Subprefecture, she would later move further south, shifting her focus to Hakodate. Ikeda would primarily campaign under plans of expanding welfare in the prefecture. [10]
Pie Chart
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Independent | Naomichi Suzuki | 1,692,436 | 75.6% | +12.9% | |
| Independent | Maki Ikeda | 479,678 | 21.4% | New | |
| Independent (Politician) | Yoshio Monbetsu | 40,579 | 1.8% | New | |
| Independent (Politician) | Daisuke Mihara | 24,978 | 1.1% | New | |
| Turnout | 2,237,671 | 51.7% | −6.7% | ||
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