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 along with their deputy, whilst members of the provincial council (Dewan Perwakilan Rakyat Daerah) will be re-elected in 2019.

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, mayor of Bandung Ridwan Kamil, People's Representative Council 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 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.

#CandidatePositionRunning mateParties
1Ridwan KamilMayor of BandungUu Ruzhanul UlumPPP (9 seats) PKB (7 seats) NasDem (5 seats) Hanura (3 seats) Total 24 seats
2Tubagus HasanuddinMember of People's Representative CouncilAnton CharliyanPDI-P (20 seats)
3SudrajatRetired major general in the TNIAhmad SyaikhuPKS (12 seats) Gerindra (11 seats) PAN (4 seats) Total 27 seats
4Deddy MizwarVice Governor of West JavaDedi MulyadiGolkar (17 seats) Demokrat (12 seats) Total 29 seats

Polling

After formal nominations

PollsterDateSample sizeRidwan KamilDeddy MizwarSudrajatTB Hasanuddin
18–22 June 201880042.035.810.75.5
18–21 June 20181,20033.9238.178.508.67
7–14 June 201844038.036.68.27.7
7–13 June 20181,20036.930.16.15.0
22 May-1 June 201882043.134.17.96.5
10–15 May 201880040.439.111.74.1
3–6 May 20181,8002940.57.74.7
21–29 March 201844039.343.28.24.1
20–26 March 20181,20036.731.35.43.4
26 February-11 March 20182,17817.422.318.26.2
2018-03-22 at the Wayback Machine1–8 March 201880143.730.74.62.8
19 February-4 March 201880039.942.87.83.1
20–23 January 201880044.827.90.91.0
16–22 January 20181,00045.940.95.02.5

Before nominations

PollsterDateSample sizeResults
30 November - 8 December 2017630RK (28.5%), DeMiz (20.6%), DeMul (12.3%)
10–15 November 20171,200RK (24.2%), DeMiz (7.1%), DeMul (4.2%)
15–27 October 20171,897DeMiz (24.3%), DY (10.3%), DeMul (8.7%), Iwa Karniwa (6.1%), RK (5.7%)
11–15 October 2017800RK (41.6%), DeMul (18.9%), DeMiz (14.2%)
10–22 October 2017971RK (34.6%), DeMul (15.3%), DeMiz (11.9%)
27 September - 3 October 2017820RK (34.1%), DeMiz (15.5%), DY (9.9%), Abdullah Gymnastiar (6.0%), DeMul (5.6%), Agus Harimurti Yudhoyono (3.4%)
22–29 September 2017440RK (34.2%), DY (28.3%), DeMiz (21.6%), DeMul (13.7%)
17–23 May 2017800RK (28.6%), DeMiz (18.8%), DeMul (11.5%), DY (6.3%)
27 February-3 March 2017800Ridwan Kamil (26.6%), Deddy Mizwar (19.3%), Dede Yusuf (14.4%), Dedi Mulyadi (7.9%)

Results

Results by city and regency

Quick count

PollsterRidwan KamilTB HasanuddinSudrajatDeddy Mizwar
32.5412.2029.5325.72
32.2612.7729.5825.38

Official

2018 West Java gubernatorial election results
CandidateVote
Count%
Ridwan Kamil7,226,25432.88%
Sudrajat6,317,46528.74%
Deddy Mizwar5,663,19825.77%
Tubagus Hasanuddin2,773,07812.62%
Valid votes21,979,99596.72%
Invalid votes744,3383.28%
Total votes22,724,333100.00%
Registered electors32,325,315
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