| Election Name: | 2024 Riau gubernatorial election |
| Country: | Indonesia |
| Flag Image: | Coat of arms of Riau.svg |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2018 Riau gubernatorial election |
| Previous Year: | 2018 |
| Governor | |
| Before Election: | S. F. Hariyanto (Acting) |
| Before Party: | Independent |
The 2024 Riau gubernatorial election will be held on 27 November 2024 as part of nationwide local elections to elect the governor of Riau for a five-year term. The previous election was held in 2018.
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 13 seats (20 percent of all seats) in the Riau Regional House of Representatives (DPRD). As no parties won 13 seats or more in the 2024 legislative election, parties are required to form coalitions in order to nominate a gubernatorial candidate.[3] Candidates may alternatively demonstrate support to run as an independent in form of photocopies of identity cards, which in Riau's case corresponds to 402,235 copies.[4] By the given deadline on midnight of 12 May 2024, no independent candidates had registered with the General Elections Commission (KPU).[5]
The following are individuals who have been declared by a political party as endorsed candidates:
| Candidate from Demokrat and Gerindra | ||
| for Governor | for Vice Governor | |
| Member of DPR RI Demokrat (2019-2024) | Regent of Indragiri Hilir (2018-2023) | |
| Parties | ||
| Demokrat (8 seats)[6] Gerindra (8 seats)[7] PAN (5 seats)[8] PPP (1 seat)[9] | ||
| Candidate from Golkar and PKS | ||
| for Governor | for Vice Governor | |
| Governor of Riau (2018-2023) | Ulema Figure | |
| Parties | ||
| Golkar (10 seats)[10] PKS (10 seats)[11] | ||
| Candidate from PKB and PDIP | ||
| for Governor | for Vice Governor | |
| Member of DPR RI PKB (2019-2024) | Acting Governor of Riau (2024) | |
| Parties | ||
| PDIP (11 seats)[12] PKB (6 seats)[13] | ||
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, nine political parties are represented in the Riau DPRD:[3]
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Political parties | Seat count | |||
| Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) | ||||
| Party of Functional Groups (Golkar) | ||||
| Prosperous Justice Party (PKS) | ||||
| Democratic Party (Demokrat) | ||||
| Great Indonesia Movement Party (Gerindra) | ||||
| National Awakening Party (PKB) | ||||
| National Mandate Party (PAN) | ||||
| United Development Party (PPP) | ||||