2018 West Kalimantan gubernatorial election
{{Infobox election
| election_name = 2018 West Kalimantan gubernatorial election
| country = Indonesia
| flag_image = Coat_of_arms_of_West_Kalimantan.svg
| type = presidential
| ongoing = no
| previous_election = 2013 West Kalimantan gubernatorial election
| previous_year = 2013
| next_election = 2024 West Kalimantan gubernatorial election
| next_year = 2024
| election_date = 27 June 2018
| image1 = x150px
| nominee1 = Sutarmidji
|party1 = United Development Party
|running_mate1 = Ria Norsan
| popular_vote1 = 1,334,512
| percentage1 = 51.55%
| image2 = x150px
| nominee2 = Karolin Margret Natasa
| party2 = Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle
| running_mate2 = Suryadman Gidot
| popular_vote2 = 1,081,878
| percentage2 = 41.79%
| image3 = x100px
| nominee3 = Milton Crosby
| party3 = Great Indonesia Movement Party
| running_mate3 = Boyman Harun
| popular_vote3 = 172,151
| percentage3 = 6.65%
| map_image = IndonesiaWestKalimantan.png
| map_size =
| map_caption = Location of West Kalimantan within Indonesia
| title = Governor
| before_election = Cornelis
| before_party = Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle
| after_election = Sutarmidji
| after_party = United Development Party
}}
The 2018 West Kalimantan gubernatorial election took place on 27 June 2018 as part of the simultaneous local elections. It was held to elect the governor of West Kalimantan along with their deputy, whilst members of the provincial council (Dewan Perwakilan Rakyat Daerah) will be re-elected in 2019.
With incumbent Cornelis M.H. barred after serving two full terms, the election was contested by three pairs of candidates: Pontianak mayor Sutarmidji, Landak regent Karolin Margret Natasa and former regent of Sintang Milton Crosby.
The election resulted in victory for Sutarmidji, who secured 51.5 percent of the votes. Karolin came in second with 41.8 percent while Milton won less than 7 percent of votes.
Timeline
Registration for party-backed candidates were opened between 8 and 10 January 2018, while independent candidates were required to register between 22 and 26 November 2017.{{cite news|last1=Putra|first1=Putu Merta Surya|title=Pendaftaran Paslon Pilkada 2018 Dibuka, KPU Ingatkan Ikuti Aturan|url=http://pilkada.liputan6.com/read/3218739/pendaftaran-paslon-pilkada-2018-dibuka-kpu-ingatkan-ikuti-aturan|accessdate=20 January 2018|work=liputan6|date=8 January 2018|language=id|archive-date=21 January 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180121071506/http://pilkada.liputan6.com/read/3218739/pendaftaran-paslon-pilkada-2018-dibuka-kpu-ingatkan-ikuti-aturan|url-status=dead}}{{cite news|last1=Hermawan|first1=Bayu|title=Pilkada Jabar 2018 tanpa Calon Independen|url=http://nasional.republika.co.id/berita/nasional/pilkada/17/11/27/p02iqz354-pilkada-jabar-2018-tanpa-calon-independen|accessdate=20 January 2018|work=Republika|date=27 November 2017|language=id}} The numerical order of the candidates were determined on 13 February through a lottery.{{cite news |last1=Prihatini |first1=Dina |title=Hasil Undian Nomor Urut di Pilgub Kalbar, Masing-Masing Paslon Klaim Dapat Keberuntungan |url=https://news.okezone.com/read/2018/02/13/340/1858929/hasil-undian-nomor-urut-di-pilgub-kalbar-masing-masing-paslon-klaim-dapat-keberuntungan |accessdate=27 July 2018 |work=Okezone |date=13 February 2018 |language=id-ID}} In April 2018, the provincial KPU set the number of voters at 3,436,127.{{cite news |last1=Irawan |first1=Yohanes Kurnia |title=KPU Kalbar Tetapkan Jumlah DPT Pilkada Sebanyak 3,4 Juta Pemilih |url=https://regional.kompas.com/read/2018/04/20/20345381/kpu-kalbar-tetapkan-jumlah-dpt-pilkada-sebanyak-34-juta-pemilih |accessdate=27 July 2018 |work=KOMPAS |date=20 April 2018 |language=en}} The campaigning period would commence between 15 February and 24 June, with a three-day election silence before voting on 27 June.{{cite news|last1=Suryowati|first1=Estu|title=Tahapan Pilkada Serentak 2018 Dimulai, Ini Jadwal Lengkapnya|url=http://nasional.kompas.com/read/2017/06/14/12562431/tahapan.pilkada.serentak.2018.dimulai.ini.jadwal.lengkapnya|accessdate=20 January 2018|work=KOMPAS|date=14 June 2017|language=id}}
Candidates
| class="wikitable" | ||||
| # | Candidate | Position || Running mate | Parties{{cite news |last1=Iriawan |first1=Yohanes Kurnia |title=Tiga Pasang Calon Siap Bertarung di Pilkada Kalbar |url=https://regional.kompas.com/read/2018/02/12/16004731/tiga-pasang-calon-siap-bertarung-di-pilkada-kalbar |accessdate=27 July 2018 |work=KOMPAS |date=12 February 2018 |language=id}} | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Milton Crosby | Regent of Sintang (2005–2015) | Boyman Harun | Gerindra PAN Total: 13 seats |
| 2 | Karolin Margret Natasa | Regent of Landak Member of People's Representative Council (2009–2017) | Suryadman Gidot | PDI-P Demokrat PKPI Total: 27 seats |
| 3 | Sutarmidji | Mayor of Pontianak | Ria Norsan | Golkar Nasdem PKB PKS Hanura Total: 21 seats |
In addition, an independent ticket also registered, but failed to submit a sufficient number of supporting ID cards.{{cite news |last1=Rahino |first1=Rizky Prabowo |title=Gagal Penuhi Syarat Dukungan, Langkah Kartius-Pensong Terhenti di Pilgub Kalbar |url=http://pontianak.tribunnews.com/2018/01/22/gagal-penuhi-syarat-dukungan-langkah-kartius-pensong-terhenti-di-pilgub-kalbar |accessdate=27 July 2018 |work=Tribun Pontianak |date=22 January 2018 |language=id-ID}}