1959 Hokkaido gubernatorial election

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1959 Hokkaido gubernatorial election

← 1955 23 April 1959 1963 →
Turnout	80.94
Nominee Kingo Machimura Setsuo Yokomichi Party Liberal Democratic Social Democratic Minor party Popular vote 1,092,456 963,603 13,370
Governor before election Toshibumi Tanaka Social Democratic Elected Governor Kingo Machimura Liberal Democratic

A gubernatorial election was held on 23 April 1959 to elect the Governor of Hokkaido Prefecture.

Candidates[]

• Kingo Machimura - former Governor of Niigata and Toyama prefectures, age 58.^[1]
• Setsuo Yokomichi - member of the House of Representatives, age 48.^[1]
•  [ja] - artist and perennial candidate, age 52.^[1]

Results[]

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