2018 Bogor regency election

2018 Bogor regency election

27 June 2018
Turnout	69.9%[1]
Nominee Ade Yasin Ade Ruhandi Party PPP Golkar Running mate Iwan Setiawan Ingrid Kansil Popular vote 912,221 859,444 Percentage 41.12% 38.74%
Regent before election Nurhayanti Elected Regent Ade Yasin PPP

The 2018 Bogor regency election was held on June 27, 2018, as part of the simultaneous local elections. It was held to elect the regent and deputy regent of Bogor Regency. Elections for members of the municipal council (Dewan Perwakilan Rakyat Daerah) will be held in 2019.

Incumbent regent, Nurhayanti, while eligible, has decided not to run for re-election. In total, five candidates were on the election ballot: three party candidate pairs and two independent candidate pairs. Municipal councilor and sister of a former regent, Ade Yasin, defeated fellow councilor, Ade Ruhandi, and the other 4 candidates.

Candidates

The candidates, along with their supporting parties, are as follows:

Ballot No.[2]	Candidate	Support[3]
1	Fitri Putra Nugraha/Bayu Syah Johan	Hanura PDI-P
2	Ade Yasin/Iwan Setiawan	PPP PKB Gerindra
3	Ade Ruhandi/Ingrid Kansil	Golkar Nasdem PKS PAN Demokrat PKPI PBB
4	Gunawan Hasan/Fikry Zulfikar Irama	Independent
5	Ade Wardhana Adinata/Asep Ruhiyat	Independent

Results

No	Candidate	Votes	%
1	Fitri Putra Nugraha/Bayu Syah Johan	177,153	7.99
2	Ade Yasin/Iwan Setiawan	912,221	41.12
3	Ade Ruhandi/Ingrid Kansil	859,444	38.74
4	Gunawan Hasan/Fikry Zulfikar Irama	100,745	4.54
5	Ade Wardhana Adinata/Asep Ruhiyat	168,733	7.61
Total votes		2,218,296
Invalid votes		140,268
Total turnout		2,358,564	69.89
Eligible voters		3,374,610	100
Source:[1]

The results were announced on July 6, 2018.^[4] The winner, Ade Yasin, is a former municipal councilor for the regency and is the chairman for West Java's branch of the United Development Party.^[5]

Aftermath

Following the announcement, the Ade Ruhandi/Inggrid Kansil pair filed a lawsuit to the Constitutional Court of Indonesia.^[6] Although the lawsuit was eventually turned down, it resulted in a delay for the swearing in of the regent-elect, which was moved to March 2019.^[7][8]

References

1. "PENETAPAN HASIL :: PILKADA KABUPATEN BOGOR" (in Indonesian). Retrieved 3 October 2018.
2. Astyawan, Putra Ramadhani (13 February 2018). "Ini Nomor Urut Paslon Pilkada Kabupaten Bogor 2018". Okezone (in Indonesian). Retrieved 3 October 2018.
3. Astyaran, Putra Ramadhani (12 February 2018). "5 Pasangan Calon Resmi "Bertarung" di Pilkada Kabupaten Bogor". Okezone (in Indonesian). Retrieved 3 October 2018.
4. Yandwiputra, Ade Ridwan (8 July 2018). "Pilkada Kabupaten Bogor, Ade Yasin - Iwan Setiawan Menang". Tempo (in Indonesian). Retrieved 3 October 2018.
5. Ardiansyah, Fitrah (27 May 2018). "Ade Yasin, Pengacara di Lingkungan Keluarga Politisi". Pikiran Rakyat (in Indonesian). Retrieved 3 October 2018.
6. "MK Terima Gugatan Ade Ruhandi-Inggrid Kansil di Pilkada Bogor". KOMPAS (in Indonesian). 23 July 2018. Retrieved 3 October 2018.
7. "Ade Yasin-Iwan Dilantik Maret 2019". Radar Bogor (in Indonesian). 12 August 2018. Retrieved 3 October 2018.
8. Halim, Hilmi Abdul (9 August 2018). "Menang Gugatan di MK, KPU Segera Tetapkan Ade Yasin Bupati Bogor Terpilih". Pikiran Rakyat (in Indonesian). Retrieved 3 October 2018.