# 2008 Bali gubernatorial election

The 2008 Bali gubernatorial election was a regional head election held on July 9 2008 to elect the Governor and Vice Governor of Bali for the five-year term (2008–2013). The 2008 Bali gubernatorial election was the first time in Bali's history where candidate for Governor of Bali were directly elected by voters.
There were three at once candidate pairs competing in this election. I Made Mangku Pastika a retired police officer won on this election.

## Description

There are three pairs of candidates competing in this general election, namely Candidate number 1 I Gede Winasa and I Gusti Bagus Alit Putra supported by Democratic party and the Bali Awakening Coalition (Koalisi Kebangkitan Bali); Candidate number 2 is Tjokorda Gde Budi Suryawan and Njoman Gede Suweta was supported by the Golongan Karya Party (Golkar) and the Bali People's Coalition (Koalisi Rakyat Bali); and I Made Mangku Pastika and A. A. G. N. Puspayoga who was supported by Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P). This general election was finally won by candidate candidate Pastika-Puspayoga after the decision of the plenary meeting at the Bali Provincial KPU on July 16, 2008 and was inaugurated on August 28, 2008, in a special session of the Bali Regional House of Representatives in Denpasar City.
This election was held on July 9, 2008

## Candidates

This Bali Gubernatorial Election followed by three candidate pairs for governor and deputy governor. Candidate for Governor number 1, I Gede Winasa is running in a pair with IGB Alit Putra. Candidate for Governor number 2, Tjokorda Gde Budi Suryawan is running in a pair with Njoman Gde Suweta. Candidate for Governor number 3, I Made Mangku Pastika running in tandem with Anak Agung Gede Ngurah Puspayoga.
BALI GOVERNOR AND VICE GOVERNOR CANDIDATE ELECTION 2008 :
| Order No. | Candidates for Governor and Vice Governor | Candidates for Governor and Vice Governor | Political Party | Number of House of Representatives Seats |
| 1 | | | Democratic PKS PNBK PKPI Pioneer PKB PPDI PDS Merdeka PDK Union Labour | 4 / 55 |
| 1 | I Gede Winasa | I Gusti Bagus Alit Putra | Democratic PKS PNBK PKPI Pioneer PKB PPDI PDS Merdeka PDK Union Labour | 4 / 55 |
| 1 | Regent of Jembrana (2000–2010) | Regent of Badung (1990–1999) | Democratic PKS PNBK PKPI Pioneer PKB PPDI PDS Merdeka PDK Union Labour | 4 / 55 |
| 2 | | | Golkar PNIM PPP PPIB PKPB | 21 / 55 |
| 2 | Tjokorda Gde Budi Suryawan | Njoman Gede Suweta | Golkar PNIM PPP PPIB PKPB | 21 / 55 |
| 2 | Regent of Gianyar (1993–2003) | Retired National Police Officers (1974–2008) | Golkar PNIM PPP PPIB PKPB | 21 / 55 |
| 3 | | | PDI-P | 30 / 55 |
| 3 | I Made Mangku Pastika | Anak Agung Gede Ngurah Puspayoga | PDI-P | 30 / 55 |
| 3 | Retired National Police Officer (1974–2008) | Mayor of Denpasar (1999–2008) | PDI-P | 30 / 55 |

## Election results

Bali Gubernatorial Election Results 2008 :
| Candidate Pairs | Parties | Voter Votes | % |
| Winasa-Putra | Democratic Party | 360,724 | 18,25% |
| Surya-Suweta | Golkar Party | 527,861 | 26,71% |
| Pastika-Yoga | Indonesian Democratic Party Struggle | 1,037,918 | 55.04% |
| Valid Votes | Valid Votes | 1,976,495 | 1,976,495 |
| Invalid Votes | Invalid Votes | 35,178 | 35,178 |
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### Vote Acquisition per Regency/City

Vote Results per Regency/City :
| Region | Winasa-Putra | Surya-Suweta | Pastika-Puspayoga | Valid votes | Invalid votes | Total |
| Denpasar City | 58,174 | 54,720 | 143,403 | 256,297 | 3,973 | 260,270 |
| Badung Regency | 42,743 | 73,334 | 113,050 | 229,127 | 4,237 | 233,364 |
| Tabanan Regency | 40,297 | 42,146 | 211,977 | 294,420 | 4,219 | 298,639 |
| Jembrana Regency | 111,670 | 15,286 | 25,261 | 152,217 | 1,255 | 153,472 |
| Buleleng Regency | 37,610 | 40,467 | 243,205 | 321,282 | 3,814 | 325,096 |
| Bangli Regency | 11,772 | 32,239 | 96,726 | 140,737 | 2,303 | 143,040 |
| Karangasem Regency | 32,689 | 95,853 | 91,785 | 220,327 | 5,381 | 225,708 |
| Klungkung Regency | 14,355 | 29,567 | 50,902 | 94,824 | 3,334 | 98,158 |
| Gianyar Regency | 19,409 | 144,249 | 105,588 | 269,246 | 6,159 | 275,405 |
| Total | 368,719 | 527,861 | 1,081,897 | 1,978,477 | 34,675 | 2,013,151 |
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