# 2024 Semarang mayoral election

The 2024 Semarang mayoral election was held on 27 November 2024 as part of the 2024 Indonesian local elections to elect the mayor and vice mayor of Semarang for a five-year term. The previous election was held in 2020.

## 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 are required to secure support from a political party or a coalition of parties controlling 10 seats in the Semarang City Regional House of Representatives (DPRD). The Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle, with 14 seats, is the only party eligible to nominate a candidate without forming a coalition. Candidates may alternatively demonstrate support in form of photocopies of identity cards, which in Semarang's case corresponds to 80,579 copies. No such candidates registered with the General Elections Commission (KPU) prior to the deadline.

### Declared

These are candidates who have been allegedly delegated by political parties endorsing for gubernatorial election:
1 :
| Candidate from PDI-P and Independent ||
| Agustina Wilujeng Pramestuti | Iswar Aminuddin |
| for Mayor | for Vice Mayor |
| Member of DPR RI PDI-P (2014–present) | Secretary of Regional Semarang City, Semarang Figure |
| Parties ||
| 14 / 50 (28%) PDI-P (14 seats) ||
2 :
| Candidate from Demokrat and Gerindra ||
| Yoyok Sukawi | Joko Santoso |
| for Mayor | for Vice Mayor |
| Member of DPR RI Demokrat (2019–present) | Member of DPRD Semarang Gerindra (2019–present) |
| Parties ||
| 36 / 50 (72%) Gerindra (7 seats) Demokrat (6 seats) PKS (6 seats) PKB (5 seats) PSI (5 seats) Golkar (4 seats) Nasdem (1 seat) PAN (1 seat) PPP (1 seat) ||

### Potential

The following are individuals who have either been publicly mentioned as a potential candidate by a political party in the DPRD, publicly declared their candidacy with press coverage, or considered as a potential candidate by media outlets:
* Hevearita Gunaryanti Rahayu (PDI-P), incumbent mayor.
* Yoyok Sukawi [id] (Demokrat), CEO of the football club PSIS Semarang.
* Iswar Aminuddin, city secretary of Semarang.
* Bambang Eko Purnomo (Demokrat), member of the Central Java Regional House of Representatives and chairman of the Central Java branch of the Pemuda Pancasila organization.
* Ade Bhakti, secretary of Semarang's fire service.
* Arnaz Agung Andrarasmara, chairman of Semarang's chamber of commerce.

## Political map

Following the 2024 Indonesian legislative election, ten political parties are represented in the Semarang City DPRD:
Seat count :
| Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) | 14 / 50 |
| Great Indonesia Movement Party (Gerindra) | 7 / 50 |
| Prosperous Justice Party (PKS) | 6 / 50 |
| Democratic Party (Demokrat) | 6 / 50 |
| National Awakening Party (PKB) | 5 / 50 |
| Indonesian Solidarity Party (PSI) | 5 / 50 |
| Party of Functional Groups (Golkar) | 4 / 50 |
| Nasdem Party | 1 / 50 |
| National Mandate Party (PAN) | 1 / 50 |
| United Development Party (PPP) | 1 / 50 |

## Opinion polls
### Pre-election polls

| Poll source | Date | Sample size | | | | Lead | Error margin |
| Poll source | Date | Sample size | Hevearita Gunaryanti Rahayu PDI-P | Yoyok Sukawi Demokrat | Ade Bhakti Independent | Lead | Error margin |
| Indo Riset Strategis | 8–14 June 2024 | 600 | 33.5%% | 26.8% | 10.3% | 6.7% | +/- 4.08% |

## Results

| Candidate | Candidate | Running mate | Party | Votes | % |
| | Agustina Wilujeng Pramesti [id] | Iswar Aminuddin [id] | PDI-P | 486,423 | 57.24 |
| | Yoyok Sukawi [id] | Joko Santoso | Demokrat | 363,331 | 42.76 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 849,754 | 100.00 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 849,754 | 94.05 |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 53,723 | 5.95 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 903,477 | 100.00 |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 1,265,192 | 71.41 |
| Source: General Elections Commission ||||||

### Results by district

| City/Regency | ① | ① | ② | ② | Valid | Valid | Invalid | Invalid | Total votes | Turnout | Turnout |
| City/Regency | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | Total votes | Voters | % |
| Banyumanik | 40,900 | 56.87% | 31,022 | 43.13% | 71,922 | 94.00% | 4,587 | 6.00% | 76,509 | 106,779 | 71.65% |
| Candisari | 24,181 | 62.21% | 14,691 | 37.79% | 38,872 | 94.03% | 2,467 | 5.97% | 41,339 | 57,909 | 71.39% |
| Gajahmungkur | 15,738 | 54.97% | 12,890 | 45.03% | 28,628 | 93.99% | 1,830 | 6.01% | 30,458 | 43,891 | 69.39% |
| Gayamsari | 21,922 | 62.12% | 13,366 | 37.88% | 35,288 | 93.26% | 2,551 | 6.74% | 37,839 | 53,125 | 71.23% |
| Genuk | 35,346 | 55.19% | 28,700 | 44.81% | 64,046 | 94.84% | 3,483 | 5.16% | 67,529 | 91,356 | 73.92% |
| Gunungpati | 29,028 | 53.80% | 24,932 | 46.20% | 53,960 | 94.10% | 3,383 | 5.90% | 57,343 | 74,789 | 76.67% |
| Mijen | 21,105 | 51.54% | 19,843 | 48.46% | 40,948 | 94.22% | 2,511 | 5.78% | 43,459 | 60,037 | 72.39% |
| Ngaliyan | 36,994 | 48.87% | 38,707 | 51.13% | 75,701 | 94.00% | 4,828 | 6.00% | 80,529 | 108,442 | 74.26% |
| Pedurungan | 53,084 | 54.70% | 43,961 | 45.30% | 97,045 | 93.79% | 6,428 | 6.21% | 103,473 | 147,681 | 70.07% |
| Semarang Barat | 45,924 | 60.01% | 30,599 | 39.99% | 76,523 | 94.29% | 4,630 | 5.71% | 81,153 | 115,551 | 70.23% |
| Semarang Selatan | 21,692 | 66.55% | 10,901 | 33.45% | 32,593 | 93.48% | 2,273 | 6.52% | 34,866 | 51,037 | 68.32% |
| Semarang Tengah | 20,055 | 71.05% | 8,171 | 28.95% | 28,226 | 94.67% | 1,589 | 5.33% | 29,815 | 45,097 | 66.11% |
| Semarang Timur | 22,230 | 65.36% | 11,784 | 34.64% | 34,014 | 93.80% | 2,249 | 6.20% | 36,263 | 53,554 | 67.71% |
| Semarang Utara | 36,402 | 58.64% | 25,672 | 41.36% | 62,074 | 94.64% | 3,517 | 5.36% | 65,591 | 89,724 | 73.10% |
| Tembalang | 50,725 | 54.86% | 41,737 | 45.14% | 92,462 | 93.59% | 6,335 | 6.41% | 98,797 | 141,375 | 69.88% |
| Tugu | 11,097 | 63.59% | 6,355 | 36.41% | 17,452 | 94.26% | 1,062 | 5.74% | 18,514 | 24,845 | 74.52% |
| Total | 486,423 | 57.24% | 363,331 | 42.76% | 849,754 | 94.05% | 53,723 | 5.95% | 903,477 | 1,265,192 | 71.41% |
| Source: General Elections Commission ||||||||||||