The 2024 Banten gubernatorial election was held on 27 November 2024 as part of nationwide local elections to elect the

governor A governor is an politician, administrative leader and head of a polity or Region#Political regions, political region, in some cases, such as governor-general, governors-general, as the head of a state's official representative. Depending on the ...

and vice governor of

Banten Banten (, , Pegon alphabet, Pegon: بنتن) is the westernmost Provinces of Indonesia, province on the island of Java, Indonesia. Its capital city is Serang and its largest city is Tangerang. The province borders West Java and the Special Capi ...

for a five-year term. The previous elected governor,

Wahidin Halim Wahidin Halim (born 14 August 1954) is an Indonesian politician who is the formerly Governor of Banten, having held that position since 2017 to 2022. Before being elected to the office, Halim had spent two years as a legislator and ten years as th ...

, did not run for a second term. The speaker of the ,

Andra Soni Andra Soni (; born 12 August 1976) is an Indonesian businessman and politician of the Gerindra party who is the governor of Banten since February 2025. He was previously a member of Banten's provincial legislature in 2014–2024 and its speaker in ...

of the

Gerindra Party The Great Indonesia Movement Party (), better known as the Gerindra Party, is a nationalist, right-wing populist political party in Indonesia. Since 2014, it has been the third-largest party in the House of Representatives (DPR), having won 86 s ...

, was elected governor with 55% of the vote. He defeated former

South Tangerang South Tangerang () is a city in the province of Banten, Indonesia. Located on the southwestern border of Jakarta, the city forms part of the Greater Jakarta metropolitan area. It was administratively separated from Tangerang Regency on 26 Novemb ...

Mayor

Airin Rachmi Diany Airin Rachmi Diany (born 1976) is an Indonesian politician who served as the mayor of South Tangerang from 2011 to 2021. She is also the aunt of Banten lieutenant governor Andika Hazrumy. She has led several initiatives to combat recruitment of p ...

Golkar The Party of Functional Groups (), often known by its abbreviation Golkar, is a Centre politics, centre to Centre-right politics, centre-right big tent secular nationalist political parties in Indonesia, political party in Indonesia. Founded in ...

who received 44% in an upset.

Electoral system

The election, like other local elections in 2024, follow the

first-past-the-post First-past-the-post (FPTP)—also called choose-one, first-preference plurality (FPP), or simply plurality—is a single-winner voting rule. Voters mark one candidate as their favorite, or First-preference votes, first-preference, and the cand ...

system where the candidate with the most votes wins the election, even if they do not win a majority. It is possible for a candidate to run uncontested, in which case the candidate is still required to win a majority of votes "against" an " empty box" option. Should the candidate fail to do so, the election will be repeated on a later date.

Candidates

According to electoral regulations, in order to qualify for the election, candidates were required to secure support from 20 seats in the

Banten Regional House of Representatives Banten (, , Pegon: بنتن) is the westernmost province on the island of Java, Indonesia. Its capital city is Serang and its largest city is Tangerang. The province borders West Java and the Special Capital Region of Jakarta on the east, the ...

. As no parties won 20 or more, coalitions of multiple parties were required to nominate a candidate. However, following a

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decision in August 2024, the political support required to nominate a candidate was lowered to between 6.5 and 10 percent of the popular vote. Candidates may alternatively demonstrate support in form of photocopies of

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, which in Banten's case corresponds to 663,199 copies. No independent candidates submitted a registration with the

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within the provided deadline.

Declared

These are candidates who have been allegedly delegated by political parties endorsing for gubernatorial election: Former Mayor of

gained the highest popular opinion to run for Governor of Banten in 2024 and

proceeded to nominate her for Governor on 23 June 2024 despite having to fight against coalition partner

Gerindra The Great Indonesia Movement Party (), better known as the Gerindra Party, is a nationalist, right-wing populist political party in Indonesia. Since 2014, it has been the third-largest party in the House of Representatives (DPR), having won 86 s ...

who nominated Speaker of Banten Regional House of Representatives

as Governor. Abandoned by the

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, Golkar opened coalition talks with

Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle The Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (, PDI-P) is a centre to centre-left secular-nationalist political party in Indonesia. Since 2014, it has been the ruling and largest party in the House of Representatives (DPR), having won 110 seat ...

(PDI-P) who then named Ade Sumardi as Airin's running mate. Ade is the chairman of PDI-P Banten. PDI-P declared for the pair on 1 August 2024. When Airlangga Hartanto stepped down as chairman of Golkar and

Bahlil Lahadalia Bahlil Lahadalia (born 7 August 1976) is an Indonesian businessman and politician. He served as Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources from August to October 2024. Prior to that, he served as Minister of Investment from April 2021 to August 2 ...

became the new chairman, Golkar shifted their support to Andra Soni, causing doubts on Airin's candidacy. Despite this, according to the Constitutional Court ruling, PDI-P can run their candidates without the support of other parties.Syaiful Adha (25 Agustus 2024)
Tidak Dapat Rekomendasi Ketum Golkar, Airin Tetap Maju Diusung PDIP
Radar Banten The pair was again officially declared, this time with the blessings of

Megawati Sukarnoputri Diah Permata Megawati Setiawati Sukarnoputri (; born 23 January 1947) is an Indonesian politician who served as the fifth president of Indonesia from 2001 to 2004 and the eighth vice president under President Abdurrahman Wahid from 1999 to 200 ...

, who 'motivated' her inside PDI-P's party headquarters on 26 August 2024. Megawati's 'motivating' speech to her brings speculation that Airin might be kicked out from Golkar. Ratu Tatu Chasanah, Golkar's chair in Banten, clarify Golkar's reaction:

We have asked for permission from the General Chairperson and the General Chairperson has permitted it, because he is also aware that this is Mrs. Airin's political right. He cannot forbid his cadres, because this is an inherent political right. He said that with a heavy heart and apologies, the recommendation could not be given to Ms. Airin. The General Chairperson said this was for the safety of Golkar. With the General Chairperson's statement, we as cadres must understand. If it is for the safety of the party, then we cadres must save the party.

To PDI-P's relief, Golkar reaffirmed Airin's candidacy on 27 August 2024 with Bahlil stating that the party's decision to nominate Airin was final. When asked about the sudden change is because of Megawati, Bahlil states that he had communicated with members of the

and there were no connection to Megawati's 'motivating' speech. He then reaffirms Airin's candidacy won't harm Golkar's relation with the coalition on the national level and it will be more fitting for Golkar to assist Airin in the election. Bahlil also claimed that

Prabowo Subianto Prabowo Subianto Djojohadikusumo (born 17 October 1951) is an Indonesian politician, businessman, and former four-star Indonesian Army, army general who is serving as the eighth and current president of Indonesia since 2024. He was previously t ...

and

Sufmi Dasco Ahmad Sufmi Dasco Ahmad (born 7 October 1967) is an Indonesian politician and businessman from the Great Indonesia Movement Party (Gerindra). He is currently serving as a Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives. Early life and education Ahmad wa ...

understands and won't oppose their candidacy. The Governor of Banten for the 2017–2022 term,

, has participated in two gubernatorial elections, namely in 2011 and

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. In 2024, Wahidin, who has switched parties from Demokrat to

NasDem The NasDem Party () or the National Democratic Party () is a political party in Indonesia. It is partly funded by media baron Surya Paloh who founded the similarly named organization, National Democrats (). Despite this, and logo similarity, Nasi ...

, has been assigned by his party to run as a legislative candidate for the DPR RI for the Banten III electoral district. He then decided not to advance his candidacy in the 2024 gubernatorial election. Another candidate who emerged was Achmad Dimyati from the Natakusumah clan who popularized himself as "Mr. Dim". He has also received a mandate from his party, PKS, to run as a candidate in the regional election. On the other hand, Gerindra party cadre

is also in the gubernatorial election candidate list. On June 30 2024, Gerindra gave Andra the task of running as a candidate for governor. Considering that Gerindra's seat in the 2024 legislative election is ahead of PKS, PKS is given the opportunity to nominate a candidate for deputy governor. The candidate from PKS is Dimyati. He was given the mandate by the chairman of Gerindra,

as a candidate for deputy governor. The second declaration was made by the seven political parties who won seats in the legislative elections which are officially members of the Advanced Banten Coalition. The name of the coalition is a continuation of the

at the national level.

Potential

The following are individuals who have either been publicly mentioned as a potential candidate by a political party in the DPRD, publicly declared their candidacy with press coverage, or considered as a potential candidate by press: *

Arief Rachadiono Wismansyah Arief Rachadiono Wismansyah (born 23 April 1977) is the mayor of Tangerang between 2013 and 2023. Supported by the Democratic Party, he is also the owner of a hospital network. Personal life Wismansyah was born in Karawaci, a district of Tanger ...

( Demokrat), former mayor of

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(2013–2023).

Declined

The following are individuals who have either been publicly mentioned as a potential candidate by a political party or considered by the press, but declined to run: *

Rano Karno Rano Karno (born 8 October 1960) is an Indonesian actor and politician who has served as the vice governor of Jakarta since 20 February 2025. Previously, he served as Governor of Banten from 2014 to 2017. As a result of his fame gained from his ...

(

PDI-P The Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (, PDI-P) is a centre to centre-left secular-nationalist political party in Indonesia. Since 2014, it has been the ruling and largest party in the House of Representatives (DPR), having won 110 seats ...

), former governor (2015–2017) and vice governor (2012–2015), 2017 gubernatorial candidate. (''ran for

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)'' *

(

), previous governor (2017–2022).

Endorsements

Political map

Following the

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, 10 political parties are represented in the Banten Regional House of Representatives: