2012 Jakarta gubernatorial election

2012 Jakarta gubernatorial election
← 2007 11 July 2012 (first round)
20 September 2012 (second round)		 2017 →
Turnout63.62% (first round) Decrease1.79pp
66.71% (second round) Increase3.09pp
 
Candidate Joko Widodo Fauzi Bowo
Party PDI-P Demokrat
Running mate Basuki Tjahaja Purnama Nachrowi Ramli
Popular vote 2,472,130 2,120,815
Percentage 53.82% 46.18%
Results by subdistrict. Districts won by Joko Widodo are in red, while the ones won by Fauzi Bowo are in blue. Lighter shades (■ or ■) indicate a winning majority of less than 5%.
Governor before election

Fauzi Bowo
Demokrat

Elected Governor

Joko Widodo
PDI-P

General elections were held on 11 July and 20 September 2012 in Jakarta to elect the governor of Jakarta for a five-year term.[1] Incumbent governor Fauzi Bowo was running for a second successive term.[2]

The first round resulted with two top-voted candidates, Joko Widodo and Fauzi Bowo to advance to the runoff as neither received majority of votes in the first round. Quick count results released in mass media after the second round voting indicated that Joko Widodo is projected to win the runoff with 54% of popular votes.[3][4] Fauzi Bowo later conceded and congratulated Joko on 17.00 WIB.[5] Official results were announced on 29 September.[6] Widodo won the election with 53.82% of votes against Bowo's 46.18%.

  1. ^ "11 Juli 2012, Pemilu DKI Jakarta" (in Indonesian). Tempo. 15 December 2011. Retrieved 18 March 2012.
  2. ^ "Lewat Twitter, Anas Umumkan Pasangan Foke-Nachrowi" (in Indonesian). Tempo. 19 March 2012. Archived from the original on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 19 March 2012.
  3. ^ "Pollsters show Jokowi winning the runoff". The Jakarta Post. 20 September 2012. Archived from the original on 21 September 2012.
  4. ^ "Fauzi phones Jokowi to concede following quick count". The Jakarta Post. 20 September 2012. Archived from the original on 22 September 2012.
  5. ^ "Challenger Appears to Have Edge in Jakarta Governor's Race". The New York Times. 20 September 2012.
  6. ^ "PILKADA DKI: Jokowi Unggul 7% Versi Quick Count LSI, Hasil 'Slow Count' KPUD diplenokan 28–29 September" (in Indonesian). Bisnis Indonesia. 20 September 2012. Archived from the original on 22 September 2012. Retrieved 20 September 2012.