2018 Bogor regency election


The 2018 Bogor regency election was held on June 27, 2018, as part of the simultaneous local elections. It was held to elect the regent and deputy regent of Bogor Regency. Elections for members of the municipal council will be held in 2019.
Incumbent regent, Nurhayanti, while eligible, has decided not to run for re-election. In total, five candidates were on the election ballot: three party candidate pairs and two independent candidate pairs. Municipal councilor and sister of a former regent, Ade Yasin, defeated fellow councilor, Ade Ruhandi, and the other 4 candidates.

Candidates

The candidates, along with their supporting parties, are as follows:
Ballot No.CandidateSupport
1Fitri Putra Nugraha/Bayu Syah JohanHanura
PDI-P
2Ade Yasin/Iwan SetiawanPPP
PKB
Gerindra
3Ade Ruhandi/Ingrid KansilGolkar
Nasdem
PKS
PAN
Demokrat
PKPI
PBB
4Fikry Zulfikar Irama/Vicky RhomaIndependent
5Ade Wardhana Adinata/Asep RuhiyatIndependent

Results

The results were announced on July 6, 2018. The winner, Ade Yasin, is a former municipal councilor for the regency and is the chairman for West Java's branch of the United Development Party.

Aftermath

Following the announcement, the Ade Ruhandi/Inggrid Kansil pair filed a lawsuit to the Constitutional Court of Indonesia. Although the lawsuit was eventually turned down, it resulted in a delay for the swearing in of the regent-elect, which was moved to March 2019.