| Election Name: | 2013 Central Java gubernatorial election |
| Country: | Central Java |
| Flag Image: | Coat of arms of Central Java.svg |
| Type: | Presidential |
| Ongoing: | No |
| Previous Election: | 2008 Central Java gubernatorial election |
| Previous Year: | 2008 |
| Next Election: | 2018 Central Java gubernatorial election |
| Next Year: | 2018 |
| Turnout: | 55.73% |
| Image1: | Ganjar Pranowo portrait.jpg |
| Candidate1: | Ganjar Pranowo |
| Party1: | Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle |
| Running Mate1: | |
| Popular Vote1: | 6,962,417 |
| Percentage1: | 48.82% |
| Candidate2: | Bibit Waluyo |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (Indonesia) |
| Popular Vote2: | 4,314,813 |
| Percentage2: | 30.26% |
| Image3: | Hadi Prabowo.jpg |
| Candidate3: | Hadi Prabowo |
| Party3: | Prosperous Justice Party |
| Popular Vote3: | 2,982,715 |
| Percentage3: | 20.92% |
| Governor | |
| Before Election: | Bibit Waluyo |
| Before Party: | Demokrat |
| After Election: | Ganjar Pranowo |
| After Party: | PDI-P |
The 2013 Central Java gubernatorial election was held on 26 May 2013 to elect both the governor and vice governor of Central Java. The incumbent, Bibit Waluyo, ran for re-election as a member of the Democratic Party, despite being first elected as a member of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) in 2008. In the election, he faced Ganjar Pranowo of the PDI-P and Hadi Prabowo of the Prosperous Justice Party (PKS), being defeated by the former.
This general election was contested by three candidates. Incumbent, Bibit Waluyo, ran for re-election with Sudijono, the Chancellor of the State University of Semarang. The PDI-P (who had supported Waluyo in the 2008 election), brought Ganjar Pranowo, a member of the People's Representative Council as a candidate, together with Heru Sudjatmoko who was serving as the Regent of Purbalingga. Interestingly, the deputy governor of Central Java, Rustriningsih which had been predicted to be promoted by the PDI-P, was not nominated. According to some the PDI-P considered that Rustri was not polite in politics. Meanwhile Hadi Prabowo, the Regional Secretary of Central Java ran with the Regent of Sumedang, Don Murdono.[1] [2]