2020 Surabaya mayoral election

The 2020 Surabaya mayoral election was held on 9 December 2020, as part of the 2020 simultaneous local elections across Indonesia.

2020 Surabaya mayoral election
9 December 2020
Registered2,089,027[1]
 
Nominee Eri Cahyadi Machfud Arifin
Party PDI-P Independent
Running mate Armuji Mujiaman Sukirno
Popular vote 598,029 451,323
Percentage 57.0[2] 43.0
Mayor before election

Whisnu Sakti Buana
PDI-P

 Elected Mayor

Eri Cahyadi
PDI-P

Candidates

Two candidates ran in the election:[3][4]

  • Eri Cahyadi, senior municipal bureaucrat most recently head of the Surabaya's municipal development planning board, endorsed by PDI-P and PSI,
  • Machfud Arifin, former chief of East Java's regional police, endorsed by a coalition of eight political parties represented in the city council.

Nominations

Cahyadi, who had worked under the current incumbent mayor Tri Rismaharini, received endorsements from Rismaharini's previous campaign team, and later on Rismaharini also participated in campaigning for Cahyadi.[5][6] His running mate Armudji was a member of the East Java Regional People's Representative Council, and used to be speaker of the Surabaya city council.[4] Cahyadi was selected over fellow PDI-P member and Risma's deputy Whisnu Sakti Buana.[7]

Arifin's running mate was Mujiaman, formerly president director of the municipal water company.[8]

Campaign

Two rounds of public debates were held between the candidates on 4 and 18 November 2020.[9][10] In terms of reported campaign donations, the Eri-Armudji ticket received Rp 1.8 billion, while the Machfud-Mujiaman ticket received Rp 7.3 billion.[11] On 1 December 2020, the Surabaya branch of PDI-P filed a report against the Machfud-Mujiaman campaign team for using Rismaharini's imagery in campaigning material while she had declared her support for the Eri-Armudji ticket.[12]

A number of survey organizations conducted opinion polls regarding the mayoral election, with differing results.[13]

References
  1. "KPU Tetapkan Jumlah DPT Pilwali Surabaya" (in Indonesian). KPU Surabaya. 17 October 2020. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
  2. "HITUNG SUARA PEMILIHAN WALIKOTA DAN WAKIL WALIKOTA KOTA SURABAYA" (in Indonesian). General Elections Commission. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
  3. "Pilkada Surabaya, Jenderal Polri vs Kader Baru PDIP". CNN Indonesia (in Indonesian). 23 September 2020. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
  4. "PDI-P nominates bureaucrat Eri Cahyadi for Surabaya mayor". The Jakarta Post. 3 September 2020. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
  5. "Mengenal Eri Cahyadi, Birokrat di Pilkada Surabaya, 19 Tahun Jadi PNS dan Didukung Relawan Risma". KOMPAS.com (in Indonesian). 3 September 2020. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
  6. "Risma: Eri Cahyadi ikut rancang pembangunan Kota Surabaya". Antara News (in Indonesian). 9 November 2020. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
  7. "Jalan Whisnu Sakti di Pilkada Surabaya, Namanya Sempat Diusulkan, Tersingkir oleh Anak Buah Risma". KOMPAS.com (in Indonesian). 3 September 2020. Retrieved 21 June 2023.
  8. "Machfud Arifin Gandeng Mujiaman di Pilkada Surabaya 2020". KOMPAS.com (in Indonesian). 25 September 2020. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
  9. "Debat Pilkada Surabaya, Machfud Arifin: Kami Temukan Banyak Rakyat Kecil Diombang-ambingkan di RS". KOMPAS.com (in Indonesian). 5 November 2020. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
  10. Baihaqi, Amir (17 November 2020). "Ini Tema Debat Kedua di Pilwali Surabaya 2020". detiknews (in Indonesian). Retrieved 1 December 2020.
  11. "Ini Nih Rincian Sumbangan Fulus Kampanye 2 Paslon di Pilkada Surabaya". suara.com (in Indonesian). 2 November 2020. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
  12. "PDIP Surabaya laporkan dugaan pelanggaran kampanye Pilkada 2020". Antara News (in Indonesian). 1 December 2020. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
  13. "Hasil Survei Pilkada Surabaya 2020 Terbaru 4 Lembaga pada November". tirto.id (in Indonesian). 30 November 2020. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
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