2010 Surakarta mayoral election

The 2010 Surakarta mayoral election took place on 27 June 2010. The election resulted in a landslide victory for the incumbent mayor Joko Widodo, who won over 90 percent of the votes.

2010 Surakarta mayoral election
26 April 2010
Turnout71.8%
 
Nominee Joko Widodo Edy Wirabhumi
Party PDI-P Demokrat
Running mate F. X. Hadi Rudyatmo Supradi Kertamenawi
Popular vote 248,243 27,306
Percentage 90.09 9.91
Mayor before election

Joko Widodo
PDI-P

 Elected Mayor

Joko Widodo
PDI-P

Candidates

The incumbent mayor, Joko Widodo, ran for a second term, with his deputy F.X. Hadi Rudyatmo remaining as his running mate. Aside from their party PDI-P, they were also endorsed by the National Mandate Party and the Prosperous Justice Party. Opposing the pair was the Edy Wirabhumi and Supradi Kertamenawi ticket, who were endorsed by the Democratic Party and Golkar.[1]

Results
CandidateVotesPercentage
Joko Widodo248,24390.09
Edy Wirabhumi27,3069.91

The turnout for the election was the highest among other mayoral elections held in Central Java in that year.[2] The votes were held in 932 polling stations, with Widodo only losing in a single station.[1]

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References
  1. "Kemenangan Fenomenal Jokowi-Rudy". KOMPAS.com (in Indonesian). 21 May 2010. Retrieved 2 November 2019.
  2. "Partisipasi Masyarakat dalam Pilkada Surakarta Tertinggi di Jateng". Tempo (in Indonesian). 27 April 2010. Retrieved 2 November 2019.
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