2018 East Java gubernatorial election

The 2018 East Java gubernatorial election took place on 27 June 2018 as part of the simultaneous local elections. It was held to elect the governor of East Java along with their deputy, whilst members of the provincial council (Dewan Perwakilan Rakyat Daerah) will be re-elected in 2019.

2018 East Java gubernatorial election

27 June 2018
Turnout66.9%
 
Nominee Khofifah Indar Parawansa Saifullah Yusuf
Party Demokrat PKB
Running mate Emil Dardak Puti Guntur Sukarnoputri
Popular vote 10,465,218 9,076,014
Percentage 53.55% 46.45%

Location of East Java within Indonesia

Governor before election

Soekarwo
Demokrat

Elected Governor

Khofifah Indar Parawansa

Incumbent Soekarwo was barred from participating in the re-elections after having served two full terms. Candidates were former cabinet minister Khofifah Indar Parawansa and sitting vice governor Saifullah Yusuf. The former won the election, securing over 53% of the votes.

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