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 along with their deputy, whilst members of the provincial council (''Dewan Perwakilan Rakyat Daerah'') will be re-elected in
2019
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.
With incumbent
Awang Faroek Ishak
Awang Faroek Ishak (born 31 July 1948 in Tenggarong, East Kalimantan) is an Indonesian politician who was the Governor of East Kalimantan, Indonesia. Awang Faroek assumed office in December 2008. Originally his tenure ended in December 2018, bu ...
having served two terms, former regent of
East Kutai won a four-way race with 31 percent of the votes. Other candidates are mayors of
Samarinda Syaharie Ja'ang and
Bontang 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
election silence before voting on 27 June.
Candidates
Two-term former Bontang mayor Andi Sofyan Hasdam ran with the backing of
Golkar and
Nasdem. Hasdam initially ran with
Nasdem member Nusyirwan Ismail, but the latter passed away before the election and was replaced by Rizal Effendi,
Balikpapan mayor.
Another mayor, Syaharie Ja'ang of
Samarinda, also ran in the election with the support of
Demokrat,
PPP and
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. His running mate Awang Ferdian Hidayat was a
People's Representative Council
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member from
PDI-P.
Former regent of
East Kutai,
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
Gerindra,
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.
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.
PDI-P and
Hanura 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