2010 Surakarta mayoral election

2010 Surakarta mayoral election

26 April 2010
Turnout	71.8%
Nominee Joko Widodo Edy Wirabhumi Party Indonesian Democratic Party - Struggle 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

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.

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.

Results

Candidate	Votes	Percentage
Joko Widodo	248,243	90.09
Edy Wirabhumi	27,306	9.91

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