Naomichi Suzuki Independent Naomichi Suzuki Independent The 2023 Hokkaido gubernatorial election was held on 9 April 2023, to elect the next governor of Hokkaido Prefecture.

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.

Suzuki leaned heavily upon the interests of agricultural and fishing cooperatives.

Ikeda would primarily campaign under plans of expanding welfare in the prefecture.