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

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for a five-year term. Former Governor

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won the election in a landslide with 58% of the vote. Former Social Affairs Minister Tri Rismaharini of the

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(PDI-P) received 32%, and Luluk Nur Hamidah of the

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(PKB) placed third with 8%.

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 24 seats in the East Java Regional House of Representatives (DPRD). The

(PKB), with 27 seats, is the only party eligible to nominate a candidate without forming a coalition with other parties. 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 identity cards, which in East Java's case corresponds to 2.04 million copies. No independent candidates registered with the

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for the gubernatorial election.

Declared

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

Potential

The following are individuals who have either been publicly mentioned as a potential candidate, or considered as such by press: * Achmad Fauzi (PDI-P), Regent of Sumenep (2021- ). * Abdul Halim Iskandar (PKB), Minister of Villages, Development of Disadvantage Regions, and Transmigration (2019-2024). * Anwar Sadad (Gerindra), Deputy Speaker and member of East Java Regional House of Representatives representing

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and Pasuruan (2019-2024), chairman of Gerindra's East Java branch. * Baddrut Tamam (PKB), Regent of

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(2018-2023). *

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(PDI-P), Mayor of

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(2021- ). * Hanindhito Himawan Pramana (PDI-P), Regent of Kediri (2021- ). * Marzuki Mustamar, former chairman of

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's East Java branch. *

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(PKB), Chairman of the

, vice presidential candidate of the 2024 Indonesian national election, Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives (2019-2024). * Puti Guntur Soekarno (PDI-P), Member of

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representing

and

Sidoarjo Sidoarjo Regency () is a regency in East Java, Indonesia. It is bordered by Surabaya City and Gresik Regency to the north, by Pasuruan Regency to the south, by Mojokerto Regency to the west, and by the Madura Strait to the east. It has a l ...

(2019- ) and granddaughter of 1st President of Indonesia Soekarno. * Saifullah Yusuf, Secretary General of

(2022- ), Mayor of Pasuruan (2021- ), and former Vice Governor of East Java (2009-2019). * Thoriqul Haq (PKB), Regent of

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(2018-2023), member of East Java Regional House of Representatives.

Political map

Following the

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, ten political parties are represented in the East Java Regional House of Representatives:

Results

References

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Elections in East Java November 2024 in Indonesia