# 2018 West Java gubernatorial election

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.
| # | Candidate | Position | Running mate | Parties |
| 1 | Ridwan Kamil | Mayor of Bandung | Uu Ruzhanul Ulum | PPP (9 seats) PKB (7 seats) NasDem (5 seats) Hanura (3 seats) Total 24 seats |
| 2 | Tubagus Hasanuddin | Member of People's Representative Council | Anton Charliyan | PDI-P (20 seats) |
| 3 | Sudrajat | Retired major general in the TNI | Ahmad Syaikhu | PKS (12 seats) Gerindra (11 seats) PAN (4 seats) Total 27 seats |
| 4 | Deddy Mizwar | Vice Governor of West Java | Dedi Mulyadi | Golkar (17 seats) Demokrat (12 seats) Total 29 seats |

## Polling
### After formal nominations

| Pollster | Date | Sample size | Ridwan Kamil | Deddy Mizwar | Sudrajat | TB Hasanuddin |
| Poltracking | 18–22 June 2018 | 800 | 42.0 | 35.8 | 10.7 | 5.5 |
| Instrat | 18–21 June 2018 | 1,200 | 33.92 | 38.17 | 8.50 | 8.67 |
| LSI | 7–14 June 2018 | 440 | 38.0 | 36.6 | 8.2 | 7.7 |
| Indo Barometer | 7–13 June 2018 | 1,200 | 36.9 | 30.1 | 6.1 | 5.0 |
| SMRC | 22 May-1 June 2018 | 820 | 43.1 | 34.1 | 7.9 | 6.5 |
| Litbang Kompas | 10–15 May 2018 | 800 | 40.4 | 39.1 | 11.7 | 4.1 |
| Instrat | 3–6 May 2018 | 1,800 | 29 | 40.5 | 7.7 | 4.7 |
| LSI | 21–29 March 2018 | 440 | 39.3 | 43.2 | 8.2 | 4.1 |
| Indo Barometer | 20–26 March 2018 | 1,200 | 36.7 | 31.3 | 5.4 | 3.4 |
| LKPI | 26 February-11 March 2018 | 2,178 | 17.4 | 22.3 | 18.2 | 6.2 |
| SMRC Archived 2018-03-22 at the Wayback Machine | 1–8 March 2018 | 801 | 43.7 | 30.7 | 4.6 | 2.8 |
| Litbang Kompas | 19 February-4 March 2018 | 800 | 39.9 | 42.8 | 7.8 | 3.1 |
| Indo Barometer | 20–23 January 2018 | 800 | 44.8 | 27.9 | 0.9 | 1.0 |
| Cyrus Network | 16–22 January 2018 | 1,000 | 45.9 | 40.9 | 5.0 | 2.5 |

### Before nominations

| Pollster | Date | Sample size | Results |
| eLSID | 30 November - 8 December 2017 | 630 | RK (28.5%), DeMiz (20.6%), DeMul (12.3%) |
| Poltracking | 10–15 November 2017 | 1,200 | RK (24.2%), DeMiz (7.1%), DeMul (4.2%) |
| Puskopi | 15–27 October 2017 | 1,897 | DeMiz (24.3%), DY (10.3%), DeMul (8.7%), Iwa Karniwa (6.1%), RK (5.7%) |
| Indo Barometer | 11–15 October 2017 | 800 | RK (41.6%), DeMul (18.9%), DeMiz (14.2%) |
| Indocon | 10–22 October 2017 | 971 | RK (34.6%), DeMul (15.3%), DeMiz (11.9%) |
| SMRC | 27 September - 3 October 2017 | 820 | RK (34.1%), DeMiz (15.5%), DY (9.9%), Abdullah Gymnastiar (6.0%), DeMul (5.6%), Agus Harimurti Yudhoyono (3.4%) |
| Lingkaran Survei Indonesia | 22–29 September 2017 | 440 | RK (34.2%), DY (28.3%), DeMiz (21.6%), DeMul (13.7%) |
| Indo Barometer | 17–23 May 2017 | 800 | RK (28.6%), DeMiz (18.8%), DeMul (11.5%), DY (6.3%) |
| Indo Barometer | 27 February-3 March 2017 | 800 | Ridwan Kamil (26.6%), Deddy Mizwar (19.3%), Dede Yusuf (14.4%), Dedi Mulyadi (7.9%) |

## Results
### Quick count

| Pollster | Ridwan Kamil | TB Hasanuddin | Sudrajat | Deddy Mizwar |
| Litbang Kompas | 32.54 | 12.20 | 29.53 | 25.72 |
| SMRC | 32.26 | 12.77 | 29.58 | 25.38 |

### Official

2018 West Java gubernatorial election results :
| Candidate | Vote | Vote |
| Candidate | Count | % |
| Ridwan Kamil | 7,226,254 | 32.88% |
| Sudrajat | 6,317,465 | 28.74% |
| Deddy Mizwar | 5,663,198 | 25.77% |
| Tubagus Hasanuddin | 2,773,078 | 12.62% |
| Valid votes | 21,979,995 | 96.72% |
| Invalid votes | 744,338 | 3.28% |
| Total votes | 22,724,333 | 100.00% |
| Registered electors | 32,325,315 | 32,325,315 |
| Sources: Election Commission of West Java |||