The 2018 East Kalimantan gubernatorial election took place on 27 June 2018 as part of the simultaneous local elections. It was held to elect the governor of

East Kalimantan East Kalimantan (Indonesian: ) is a province of Indonesia. Its territory comprises the eastern portion of Borneo. It had a population of about 3.03 million at the 2010 census (within the current boundary), 3.42 million at the 2015 census, and 3 ...

along with their deputy, whilst members of the provincial council (''Dewan Perwakilan Rakyat Daerah'') will be re-elected in

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. With incumbent

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having served two terms, former regent of

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won a four-way race with 31 percent of the votes. Other candidates are mayors of

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Syaharie Ja'ang and

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Andi Sofyan Hasdam, in addition to the provincial secretary Rusmadi Wongso.

Timeline

Registration for party-backed candidates were opened between 8 and 10 January 2018, while independent candidates were required to register earlier in late 2017. The final voter count was set at 2,330,156 in June 2018. The campaigning period would commence between 15 February and 24 June, with a three-day

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before voting on 27 June.

Candidates

Two-term former Bontang mayor Andi Sofyan Hasdam ran with the backing of

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and

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. Hasdam initially ran with

member Nusyirwan Ismail, but the latter passed away before the election and was replaced by Rizal Effendi,

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mayor. Another mayor, Syaharie Ja'ang of

, also ran in the election with the support of Demokrat, PPP and

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. His running mate Awang Ferdian Hidayat was a

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member from

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. Former regent of

Isran Noor Isran Noor (born 20 September 1959) is an Indonesian politician and academic who is the governor of East Kalimantan. Before becoming governor, he was active in the province's civil servantry, and later became the regent of East Kutai Regency for ...

, received the backing of

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, PAN, and PKS. He ran with PKS People's Representative Council member

Hadi Mulyadi Hadi Mulyadi (born 9 May 1968) is an Indonesian politician who is the vice governor of East Kalimantan. Previously, he had served as a member of both the provincial council and the People's Representative Council. A member of the Prosperous Jus ...

and

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supported Rusmadi Wongso-Safaruddin, who were the provincial secretary and a police inspector general, respectively.

Results

References

{{Indonesian local elections, 2018 East Kalimantan 2018 Indonesian gubernatorial elections