A gubernatorial election was held on 8 April 2007 to elect the

Governor A governor is an administrative leader and head of a polity or political region, ranking under the head of state and in some cases, such as governors-general, as the head of state's official representative. Depending on the type of political ...

Hokkaido is Japan's second largest island and comprises the largest and northernmost prefecture, making up its own region. The Tsugaru Strait separates Hokkaidō from Honshu; the two islands are connected by the undersea railway Seikan Tunnel. The la ...

Prefecture.

Candidates

Harumi Takahashi is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party and currently a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet (national legislature). She served as governor of the prefecture of Hokkaido for four terms from 2003 to 2019. She graduat ...

- incumbent governor of Hokkaido, age 53. *

Satoshi Arai is a Japanese politician of the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan and a former member of the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature). Biography A native of Tōbetsu, Hokkaido and graduate of the University of Tokyo ...

- member of the House of Representatives, age 60. * - full-time member of the Communist Party's Hokkaido Committee, age 43.

Results

References

Hokkaido gubernatorial elections 2007 elections in Japan {{Japan-election-stub