Gubernatorial elections were held in Jakarta as part of the 2017 simultaneous elections on 15 February and 19 April 2017 to elect the governor of Jakarta to a five-year term. Incumbent governor Basuki Tjahaja Purnama,popularly referred to as "Ahok",and his deputy Djarot Saiful Hidayat were running for re-election to a second term. Basuki,who inherited his current position from his running mate Joko Widodo when he won the 2014 Indonesian presidential election,would have become the first elected Chinese-Christian governor of Jakarta had he won.
Hendrar Prihadi,sometimes nicknamed Hendi,is an Indonesia politician from the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P),Chairman of the Government Goods/Services Procurement Policy Institute of the Republic of Indonesia (LKPP) since 10 October 2022,and Mayor of Semarang for the period 2013–2022,following his predecessor's arrest over a corruption charge,Soemarmo Hadi Saputro. He resigned the mayoralty in November 2022,and was succeeded by his deputy,Hevearita Gunaryanti Rahayu.
Harnojoyo is an Indonesian politician of the Democratic Party who served as the mayor of Palembang,South Sumatra between 2014 and 2023. He was elevated into office following the arrest of his predecessor Romi Herton for bribery. He was initially elected as deputy with Herton as his running mate during the city's 2013 local elections. He ran in the simultaneous local elections of 2018,and was reelected.
A mayoral election was held in Bandung on 23 June 2013,in order to elect the mayor of Bandung for a five-year term between 2013 and 2018. It was the second direct mayoral election in the city's history. Eight candidates vied for the mayoral seat,four of which are not backed by any political parties. Incumbent mayor Dada Rosada did not participate,having served two full terms as mayor.
The 2018 Makassar mayoral election took place on 27 June 2018 as part of the simultaneous local elections. It was held to elect the mayor of Makassar and the deputy mayor.
Sutarmidji is an Indonesian politician and academician who is the 9th governor of West Kalimantan and formerly the mayor of its capital,Pontianak.
M. Rizal Effendi is an Indonesian journalist and politician who served as the mayor of Balikpapan,East Kalimantan for two terms between 2011 and 2021.
Ahmad Syaikhu is an Indonesian politician who is currently President of the Prosperous Justice Party. He served as the vice mayor of Bekasi between 2013 and 2018 as the deputy of Rahmat Effendi.
Mochammad Anton is an Indonesian politician and businessman who was the mayor of Malang,East Java between 2013 and 2018. In 2018,he was convicted of bribery and sentenced to 2 years in prison.
Mochtar Mohamad is an Indonesian politician who was the Mayor of Bekasi between 2008 and 2012,when he was convicted of corruption and bribery and sentenced to prison. He was released in 2015,and returned to politics.
The 2020 Surabaya mayoral election was held on 9 December 2020,as part of the 2020 simultaneous local elections across Indonesia.
Chalik Effendi was an Indonesian politician who was mayor of Bengkulu between 2002 and 2007.
Akhyar Nasution is an Indonesian politician who served as mayor of Medan between 2019 and 2021,mostly as an acting mayor to replace his predecessor Dzulmi Eldin.
Whisnu Sakti Buana was an Indonesian politician. He briefly served as the mayor of Surabaya between December 2020 and February 2021,mostly in an acting capacity to replace Tri Rismaharini for whom he had served under as vice-mayor of Surabaya between 2014 and 2015,and again between 2016 and 2020.
Ngatiyana is an Indonesian politician and former military officer. He served as the mayor of Cimahi,West Java between 2020 and 2022,mostly as acting mayor,after serving as the city's vice-mayor between 2017 and 2020.
Richard Louhenapessy is an Indonesian former politician of the Golkar party who was the mayor of Ambon,Maluku for two terms between 2011–2016 and 2017–2022. Near the end of his tenure in 2022,he was arrested by the Corruption Eradication Commission for receiving bribes and was sentenced to five years in prison. Prior to becoming mayor,he had been elected four times into the provincial legislature between 1992 and 2009.
Muhammad Yusuf is an Indonesian politician of the Golkar party and former civil servant who served as the mayor of Tasikmalaya,West Java from 2020 to 2022. Before becoming mayor,he was the city's vice mayor starting in 2017 when the mayor Budi Budiman was arrested for corruption.
The 2024 Bekasi mayoral election will be held on 27 November 2024 as part of nationwide local elections to elect the mayor of Bekasi for a five-year term.
The 2024 Depok mayoral election will be held on 27 November 2024 as part of nationwide local elections to elect the mayor of Depok for a five-year term. The previous election was held in 2020.
The 2018 Malang mayoral election was held on 27 June 2018 as part of simultaneous local elections to elect the mayor of Malang,East Java for a five-year term. The previous election was held in 2013. Three candidates contested the election including incumbent Mochammad Anton,but due to a corruption case,Anton and another candidate,Ya'qud Ananda Gudban,were arrested by the Corruption Eradication Commission prior to the election date. The unarrested incumbent vice mayor,Sutiaji won the election with 44.5% of votes.
