The 2018 West Java gubernatorial election took place on 27 June 2018 as part of the
simultaneous local elections. It was held to elect the governor of
West Java
West Java (, ) is an Indonesian Provinces of Indonesia, province on the western part of the island of Java, with its provincial capital in Bandung. West Java is bordered by the province of Banten and the country's capital region of Jakarta to t ...
along with their deputy, whilst members of the
provincial council (''Dewan Perwakilan Rakyat Daerah'') will be re-elected in
2019
This was the year in which the first known human case of COVID-19 was documented, preceding COVID-19 pandemic, the pandemic which was declared by the World Health Organization the following year.
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.
Incumbent
Ahmad Heryawan was barred from participating in the re-elections after having served two full terms. Candidates included the sitting vice governor
Deddy Mizwar
Deddy Mizwar (born 5 March 1955) is an Indonesian actor, director, and politician born of an Indo ( Dutch- Betawi) father and Betawi- Bugis mother. He is the Chairman of Indonesia's National Film Advisory Board (''Badan Pertimbangan Perfilman Na ...
, mayor of
Bandung
Bandung is the capital city of the West Java province of Indonesia. Located on the island of Java, the city is the List of Indonesian cities by population, fourth-most populous city and fourth largest city in Indonesia after Jakarta, Surabay ...
Ridwan Kamil
Mochamad Ridwan Kamil (born 4 October 1971), alternatively Kang Emil or RK, is an Indonesian architect and politician who was the 15th Governor of West Java, the largest (most populous) province of Indonesia. He was also the List of mayors of ...
,
People's Representative Council
The House of Representatives of the Republic of Indonesia (, DPR-RI or simply DPR) is one of two elected chambers of the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR), the national legislature of Indonesia. It is considered the lower house, while th ...
member
Tubagus Hasanuddin and retired
major general Sudrajat.
Timeline
On 10 September 2017, the
KPU declared that there will be 32,809,057 eligible voters in the province, down about 200 thousand from in 2013.
Registration for party-backed candidates were opened between 8 and 10 January 2018, while independent candidates were required to register between 22 and 26 November 2017.
The numerical order of the candidates were determined on 13 February through a lottery. The campaigning period would commence between 15 February and 24 June, with a three-day
election silence
Election blackout or election silence is the practice of banning political campaigning or media coverage of a general election, before or during that election. Often, the publication of opinion polls is illegal during this time.
Operation
In som ...
before voting on 27 June.
Candidates
Under regulations, candidates are required to secure the support of a political party or a coalition thereof comprising at least 20 seats in the regional house. Alternatively, independent candidates may run provided they are capable of securing support from 6.5 percent of the total voter population (2,132,470) in form of photocopied ID cards subject to verification by the local committee although no candidates expressing interest managed to do this.
Polling
After formal nominations
Before nominations
Results
Quick count
Official
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, style="text-align:left;" , Ridwan Kamil , , 7,226,254 , , 32.88%
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, style="text-align:left;" , Sudrajat , , 6,317,465 , , 28.74%
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, style="text-align:left;" , Deddy Mizwar , , 5,663,198 , , 25.77%
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, style="text-align:left;" , Tubagus Hasanuddin , , 2,773,078 , , 12.62%
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, style="text-align:left;" , Valid votes , , 21,979,995 , , 96.72%
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, style="text-align:left;" , Invalid votes , , 744,338 , , 3.28%
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, style="text-align:left;" , Total votes , , 22,724,333 , , 100.00%
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, style="text-align:left;" , Registered electors , , style="text-align:center;" colspan=2, 32,325,315
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, colspan=3 style="text-align:left;" , Sources
Election Commission of West Java
References
{{Indonesian local elections, 2018
Elections in West Java
2018 Indonesian gubernatorial elections
2010s in West Java