| Election Name: | 2018 West Nusa Tenggara gubernatorial election |
| Country: | Indonesia |
| Flag Image: | Coat of arms of West Nusa Tenggara.svg |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2013 West Nusa Tenggara gubernatorial election |
| Previous Year: | 2013 |
| Next Election: | 2024 West Nusa Tenggara gubernatorial election |
| Next Year: | 2024 |
| Election Date: | 27 June 2018 |
| Turnout: | 73.8%[1] |
| Nominee1: | Zulkieflimansyah |
| Party1: | Prosperous Justice Party |
| Running Mate1: | Sitti Rohmi Djalilah |
| Popular Vote1: | 811,945 |
| Percentage1: | 31.80% |
| Nominee2: | M. Suhaili F.T. |
| Party2: | Golkar |
| Running Mate2: | Muhammad Amin |
| Popular Vote2: | 674,602 |
| Percentage2: | 26.42% |
| Nominee4: | Ahyar Abduh |
| Party4: | Great Indonesia Movement Party |
| Running Mate4: | Mori Hanafi |
| Popular Vote4: | 637,048 |
| Percentage4: | 24.95% |
| Nominee5: | Ali Bin Dahlan |
| Party5: | Independent politician |
| Running Mate5: | Lalu Gede Sakti A.M. |
| Popular Vote5: | 430,007 |
| Percentage5: | 16.84 |
| Before Election: | Muhammad Zainul Majdi |
| Before Party: | Nasdem |
| After Election: | Zulkieflimansyah |
The 2018 West 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 West Nusa Tenggara alongside their deputy, whilst members of the provincial council (Dewan Perwakilan Rakyat Daerah) will be re-elected in 2019.
With incumbent Muhammad Zainul Majdi meeting his term limits, People's Representative Council member Zulkieflimansyah came ahead in the four-candidate race, defeating regents of Central Lombok and East Lombok Mohammad Suhaili Fadhil Thahir and Ali Bin Dahlan, alongside Mataram mayor Ahyar Abduh, winning 31.8 percent of votes.
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.[2] The numerical order of the candidates were determined on 13 February through a lottery. The campaigning period commenced between 15 February and 24 June, with a three-day election silence before voting on 27 June.[3]
| Candidate | Positions[5] | Parties | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | M. Suhaili FT | Regent of Central Lombok | Golkar Nasdem PKB |
| Muhammad Amin | Incumbent Vice Governor | ||
| 2 | Ahyar Abduh | Mayor of Mataram | Gerindra PAN PPP PDI-P PBB Hanura |
| Mori Hanafi | Deputy Speaker of DPRD NTB | ||
| 3 | Zulkieflimansyah | Member of DPR | Demokrat PKS |
| Siti Rohmi Jalilah | |||
| 4 | Ali bin Dahlan | Regent of East Lombok | Independent |
| Gede Wirasakti AM |
| No | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Suhaili/Amin | 674,602 | 26.42 | |
| 2 | Ahyar/Hanafi | 637,048 | 24,95 | |
| 3 | Zul/Sitti | 811,945 | 31.80 | |
| 4 | Dachlan/Murni | 430,007 | 16.84 | |
| Total votes | 2,553,602 | |||
| Invalid votes | 84,361 | |||
| Turnout | 2,637,963 | 73.81 | ||
| Source: KPU | ||||