The 2024 East Java gubernatorial election was held on 27 November 2024 as part of nationwide local elections to elect the Governor of East Java for a five-year term. Former Governor Khofifah Indar Parawansa won the election in a landslide with 58% of the vote, although she lost heavily in Surabaya. Former Social Affairs Minister Tri Rismaharini of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) received 32%, and Luluk Nur Hamidah of the National Awakening Party (PKB) placed third with 8%.
Electoral system
The election, like other local elections in 2024, follow the first-past-the-post 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 National Awakening Party (PKB), with 27 seats, is the only party eligible to nominate a candidate without forming a coalition with other parties. However, following a Constitutional Court of Indonesia 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 General Elections Commission 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 Probolinggo and Pasuruan (2019-2024), chairman of Gerindra's East Java branch.
- Baddrut Tamam (PKB), Regent of Pamekasan (2018-2023).
- Eri Cahyadi (PDI-P), Mayor of Surabaya (2021- ).
- Hanindhito Himawan Pramana (PDI-P), Regent of Kediri (2021- ).
- Marzuki Mustamar, former chairman of Nahdlatul Ulama's East Java branch.
- Muhaimin Iskandar (PKB), Chairman of the National Awakening Party, 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 House of Representatives representing Surabaya and Sidoarjo (2019- ) and granddaughter of 1st President of Indonesia Soekarno.
- Saifullah Yusuf, Secretary General of Nahdlatul Ulama (2022- ), Mayor of Pasuruan (2021- ), and former Vice Governor of East Java (2009-2019).
- Thoriqul Haq (PKB), Regent of Lumajang (2018-2023), member of East Java Regional House of Representatives.
Political map
Following the 2024 Indonesian general election, ten political parties are represented in the East Java Regional House of Representatives:
Results
Candidate vote share by district