2005 Surakarta mayoral election

2005 Surakarta mayoral election

27 June 2005 2010 →
Turnout	72.3%[1]
Nominee Joko Widodo Achmad Purnomo Party Indonesian Democratic Party - Struggle PAN Running mate F. X. Hadi Rudyatmo Istar Yuliadi Popular vote 99,747 79,213 Percentage 36.62 29.08
Mayor before election Slamet Suryanto PDI-P Elected mayor Joko Widodo PDI-P

The 2005 Surakarta mayoral election took place on 27 June 2005, as the first direct mayoral election for the city. Four pairs of candidates for Surakarta's mayor and deputy mayor participated in the election. The election was famous because it was won by Joko Widodo, who would later become President of Indonesia in 2014.