2018 East Nusa Tenggara gubernatorial election

The 2018 East Nusa Tenggara gubernatorial election took place on 27 June 2018 as part of the simultaneous local elections. It was held to elect the governor of East Nusa Tenggara alongside with their deputy, whilst members of the provincial council (Dewan Perwakilan Rakyat Daerah) will be re-elected in 2019.

2018 East Nusa Tenggara gubernatorial election

27 June 2018
Turnout	73.9%[1]
Nominee Viktor Laiskodat Marianus Sae Esthon Foenay Party Nasdem PDI-P Gerindra Running mate Josef A.N. Soi Emelia J. Nomleni Christian Rotok Popular vote 838,213 603,822 469,025 Percentage 35.60 25.64 19.92   Nominee Benny Harman Party Demokrat Running mate Benny A. Litelnoni Popular vote 443,796 Percentage 18.85
Location of East Nusa Tenggara within Indonesia
Governor before election Frans Lebu Raya Elected Governor Viktor Laiskodat Nasdem

With incumbent Frans Lebu Raya meeting his term limits, People's Representative Council member Viktor Laiskodat came ahead in the four-candidate race, defeating former deputy governor Esthon Foenay alongside Ngada Regency leader Marianus Sae and fellow legislator Benediktus Kabur Harman.

Timeline

On 29 April 2018, the province's electoral commission declared that there would be 3,177,562 eligible voters in the province, who were to vote in 9,671 polling stations.[2]

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.[3][4] The numerical order of the candidates were determined on 13 February through a lottery.[5] The campaigning period happened between 15 February and 24 June, with a three-day election silence before voting on 27 June.[6]

Candidates

#[5]	Candidate	Position	Running mate	Parties[7]
1	Esthon Foenay	Vice-governor of East Nusa Tenggara (2008-2013)	Christian Rotok	Gerindra PAN Total: 13 seats
2	Marianus Sae	Regent of Ngada	Emmilia Nomleni	PDI-P PKB Total: 15 seats
3	Benediktus Kabur Harman	Member of People's Representative Council	Benny A Litelnoni	Demokrat PKPI PKS Total: 13 seats
4	Viktor Laiskodat	Member of People's Representative Council	Joseph Sae Noi	Nasdem Golkar Hanura Total: 24 seats

An independent candidate pair attempted to run for the election, but failed to collect the needed 272,300 identity cards.[8]

Eshton Foenay had run in the 2003 gubernatorial election, but lost. Later, he became Frans Lebu Raya's deputy between 2008 and 2013. His running mate Christian Rotok is a two-term regent of Manggarai.[8]

Marianus Sae, the regent of Ngada, had been arrested as a suspect for a corruption case by the Corruption Eradication Commission, resulting in him not attending the candidate lottery on 13 February. His running mate Emmilia Nomleni is a provincial councilor from PDI-P between 2009 and 2014.[5][8]

Benediktus Kabur Harman, or Benny Harman, is a member of the People's Representative Council, while his running mate Benny Alexander Litelnoni was the incumbent vice-governor.[8]

Viktor Laiskodat, also a member of the national parliament, headed the Nasdem faction in the People's Representative Council, with his running mate Josef Adreanus Nae Soi being a former national legislator serving from 2004 to 2014.[8]

Results

No	Candidate	Votes	%
1	Esthon/Christian	469,025	19.92
2	Marianus/Emmilia	603,822	25.64
3	Benny/Benny	443,796	18.85
4	Viktor/Joseph	838,213	35.60
Total votes		2,354,856
Invalid votes		47,550
Turnout		2,402,406	73.80
Source: KPU[1]

The Viktor/Joseph pair was victorious in 15 territories (regencies or cities), with Marianus/Emmilia winning in 4, Esthon/Christian winning in 2, and Benny/Benny in just one.[9]

References

1. "PENETAPAN HASIL :: PILKADA PROVINSI NUSA TENGGARA TIMUR". Komisi Pemilihan Umum. Retrieved 21 September 2018.
2. "KPU NTT Tetapkan DPT Pilgub NTT". ntt.kpu.go.id (in Indonesian). 29 April 2018. Retrieved 21 September 2018.
3. Putra, Putu Merta Surya (8 January 2018). "Pendaftaran Paslon Pilkada 2018 Dibuka, KPU Ingatkan Ikuti Aturan". liputan6 (in Indonesian). Retrieved 20 January 2018.
4. Rianghepat, Adi (25 November 2017). "Jelang Tutup Pendaftaran, Belum Ada Calon Independen di Pilgub NTT". Okezone (in Indonesian). Retrieved 21 September 2018.
5. Toriq, Ahmad (13 February 2018). "Nomor Urut Pilgub NTT 2018: Marianus Sae 2, Benny Harman 3, Viktor 4". detiknews (in Indonesian). Retrieved 21 September 2018.
6. Suryowati, Estu (14 June 2017). "Tahapan Pilkada Serentak 2018 Dimulai, Ini Jadwal Lengkapnya". KOMPAS (in Indonesian). Retrieved 20 January 2018.
7. "KPU Tetapkan 4 Pasangan Calon Gubernur dan Wakil Gubernur NTT". KOMPAS (in Indonesian). 12 February 2018. Retrieved 21 September 2018.
8. "Fakta Seputar Pilkada NTT: Perang Bintang". KOMPAS (in Indonesian). 12 January 2018. Retrieved 21 September 2018.
9. "Inilah Hasil Pilgub NTT Tahun 2018, Victory-Joss Unggul di 15 Kabupaten". Pos Kupang (in Indonesian). 12 July 2018. Retrieved 21 September 2018.