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1979 Hokkaido gubernatorial election

← 1975 8 April 1979 1983 →
Turnout	82.41%
Nominee Naohiro Dōgakinai Kozo Igarashi Nodoka Sakamoto Party Independent Independent Independent Popular vote 1,732,374 1,310,233 14,733
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.

Candidates

• Naohiro Dōgakinai - incumbent governor of Hokkaido Prefecture, age 64
• Kozo Igarashi - former mayor of Asahikawa, Hokkaidō and candidate in the 1975 Hokkaido gubernatorial election, age 53
• Nodoka Sakamoto (坂本和, Sakamoto Nodoka) - company president, age 45

Results

References

1. ^ http://www.pref.hokkaido.lg.jp/file.jsp?id=1183532

• 北海新聞社編『北海道年鑑』1980年版（北海道新聞）

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