| Election Name: | 2024 Riau Islands gubernatorial election |
| Country: | Indonesia |
| Flag Image: | Coat of arms of Riau Islands.svg |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2020 Riau Islands gubernatorial election |
| Previous Year: | 2020 |
| Image1: | File:Gub Kepulauan Riau Ansar Ahmad.jpg |
| Candidate1: | Ansar Ahmad |
| Party1: | Golkar |
| Running Mate1: | Nyanyang Haris Pratamura |
| Candidate2: | Muhammad Rudi |
| Party2: | Nasdem Party |
| Running Mate2: | Aunur Rafiq |
| Governor | |
| Before Party: | Golkar |
The 2024 Riau Islands gubernatorial election will be held on 27 November 2024 as part of nationwide local elections to elect the governor of the Riau Islands for a five-year term. The previous election was held in 2020.
The election, like other local elections in 2024, follow the first-past-the-post system where the candidate with the most votes wins the election, even if they do not win a majority.[1] It is possible for a candidate to run uncontested, in which case the candidate is still required to win a majority of votes "against" an "empty box" option. Should the candidate fail to do so, the election will be repeated on a later date.[2]
According to electoral regulations, in order to qualify for the election, candidates are required to secure support from a political party or a coalition of parties controlling 9 seats (20 percent of all seats) in the Riau Islands Regional House of Representatives (DPRD). Golkar and Gerindra, both winning 9 of 45 seats in the 2024 legislative election, are eligible to nominate a candidate without forming a coalition with other parties.[3] Candidates may alternatively demonstrate support to run as an independent in form of photocopies of identity cards, which in Riau Islands's case corresponds to 150,974 copies. No independent candidates registered prior to the General Elections Commission (KPU) deadline of 12 May 2024.[4]
The following are individuals who have either been publicly mentioned as a potential candidate by a political party in the DPRD, publicly declared their candidacy with press coverage, or considered as a potential candidate by media outlets:
Following the 2024 Indonesian legislative election, eleven political parties are represented in the Riau Islands DPRD:[7]
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| Political parties | Seat count | |||
| Great Indonesia Movement Party (Gerindra) | ||||
| Party of Functional Groups (Golkar) | ||||
| Prosperous Justice Party (PKS) | ||||
| Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) | ||||
| Democratic Party (Demokrat) | ||||
| National Awakening Party (PKB) | ||||
| National Mandate Party (PAN) | ||||
| Indonesian Solidarity Party (PSI) | ||||
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| bgcolor= | People's Conscience Party (Hanura) | |||