2018 Central Java gubernatorial election

The 2018 Central Java gubernatorial election was held on 27 June 2018 to elect both the governor and vice governor of Central Java. The election, which took place alongside local elections across Indonesia, saw the re-election of the incumbent, Ganjar Pranowo, over former Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources Sudirman Said.

2018 Central Java gubernatorial election

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Registered27,216,491
Turnout67.64% (Increase 11.91 pp)
 
Candidate Ganjar Pranowo Sudirman Said
Party PDI-P Gerindra
Running mate Taj Yasin Maimoen [id] Ida Fauziyah
Popular vote 10,362,694 7,267,993
Percentage 58.78% 41.22%


Governor before election

Ganjar Pranowo
PDI-P

Elected Governor

Ganjar Pranowo
PDI-P

Timeline

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On September 10, the General Elections Commission declared a voter count of 27,409,316 in the province.[1] Voting will be done in 64,171 polling stations across the province.[2]

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.[3][4] The campaigning period would commence between 15 February and 24 June, with a three-day election silence before voting on 27 June.[5]

Candidates

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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 (1,781,606) in form of photocopied ID cards subject to verification by the local committee although no candidates expressing interest managed to do this.[4]

# Candidate Most recent position Running mate Parties
1 Ganjar Pranowo Governor of Central Java (2013-2023) Taj Yasin Maimoen PDI-P (27 seats)
Golkar Party (10 seats)
Demokrat (9 seats)
PPP (8 seats)
Nasdem (4 seats)

Total 58 seats[6]

2 Sudirman Said Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources (2014-2016) Ida Fauziyah PKB (13 seats)
Gerindra (11 seats)
PKS (10 seats)
PAN (8 seats)

Total 42 seats[6]

Incumbent Ganjar Pranowo, who had run with PDI-P in the 2013 elections, once again did so and the party declared him as the candidate on 7 January 2018.[7] His deputy and old running mate Heru Sudjatmoko (id) also expressed an intention to run and the pair collected KPU's registration form together.[8] However, on the candidate declaration Megawati Soekarnoputri declared Taj Yasin Maimoen from PPP, son of senior politician and ulema Maimun Zubair (id).[9] According to 67-year old Heru, he had accepted the party's decision and plans to retire soon.[10] PPP, which had earlier submitted possible running mates for Ganjar, officially backed the pair on 9 January.[11][12] Nasdem and Demokrat submitted their support on the same day, while Golkar did so on 10 January.[13][14][15]

The coalition of Gerindra, PKS and PAN declared Sudirman Said, Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources between 2014-2016, as their gubernatorial candidate on 27 December 2017.[16] A non-official faction of PPP, headed by Djan Faridz, also expressed its support for Said.[17] PKB, which initially supported Ganjar, threw its weight behind Said and placed their cadre Ida Fauziyah as his running mate. Ida is a member of the People's Representative Council, where she serves as speaker of her party's faction.[18][19]

Opinion polls

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After formal nominations

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Pollster Date Sample size Ganjar Pranowo Sudirman Said
Indo Barometer 7-13 June 2018 800 67.3 21.1
Charta Politika 23-29 May 2018 1,200 70.5 13.6
Litbang Kompas 10-15 May 2018 800 76.6 15.0
NCID Archived 2018-06-20 at the Wayback Machine 4-10 May 2018 1,200 44.2 46.1
LSKP-LSI 3-10 April 2018 600 50.3 10.5
Indikator 12-21 March 2018 820 72.4 21.0
Litbang Kompas 19 February-4 March 2018 800 79.0 11.8

Before nominations

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Pollster Date Sample size Results
Lingkaran Survei Indonesia 7-14 November 2017 440 Ganjar (50.9%), Ki Enthus Susmono (7.0%), Musthofa (4.9%), Budi Waseso (4.9%)
LKPI Archived 2018-01-22 at the Wayback Machine 13-23 September 2017 1,420 Ganjar (18.6%), FJ (16.9%), Musthofa (10.3%), Hendrar Prihadi (10.6%)
Indonesia Development Monitoring 2-9 August 2017 1,668 Ganjar (21.3%), Ferry Juliantono (19.7%), Musthofa (19.6%), Marwan Jafar (8.3%), Yoyok (7.2%), Sudirman Said (4.2%)
Populi Center 15-23 May 2017 800 Ganjar Pranowo (51.6%), Yoyok Riyo Sudibyo (4.0%), Yusuf Khudori (2.9%)

Results

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Quick count

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Pollster Ganjar-Maimoen Sudirman-Ida
Indo Barometer[permanent dead link] 56.74 43.26
Litbang Kompas 58.34 41.66
SMRC 58.58 41.42

Real Count

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CandidateRunning matePartyVotes%
Ganjar PranowoTaj Yasin Maimoen [id]PDI-P10,362,69458.78
Sudirman SaidIda FauziyahGerindra7,267,99341.22
Total17,630,687100.00
Valid votes17,630,68795.77
Invalid/blank votes778,8054.23
Total votes18,409,492100.00
Registered voters/turnout27,216,49167.64
Source: KPU

See also

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References

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  2. ^ Wibisono, Rahmat (6 September 2017). "KPU Jateng Tak Sediakan TPS Khusus di RS". Solo Pos (in Indonesian). Archived from the original on 22 January 2018. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
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  13. ^ Sasongko, Joko Panji (10 January 2018). "Golkar Resmi Dukung Ganjar-Taj Yasin di Pilgub Jateng". CNN Indonesia (in Indonesian). Archived from the original on 21 January 2018. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
  14. ^ Bomantama, Rizal (7 January 2018). "Demokrat Resmi Usung Ganjar-Gus Yasin di Pilkada Jateng". Tribun News (in Indonesian). Retrieved 21 January 2018.
  15. ^ Safitri, Eva (7 January 2018). "NasDem Serahkan SK Cagub ke Ridwan Kamil dan Ganjar Pranowo". detik.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved 21 January 2018.
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  18. ^ Belarminus, Robertus (9 January 2018). "PKB Resmi Dukung Sudirman Said dan Ida Fauziah di Pilkada Jateng". KOMPAS (in Indonesian). Retrieved 22 January 2018.
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