2024 Sambas regency election

2024 Sambas regental election
	27 November 2024
Registered	458,025
Turnout	296,522 (64.74%)
Regent before election; Satono; Gerindra	Elected Regent ; Satono; Gerindra

The 2024 Sambas regental election was held on 27 November 2024 as part of nationwide local elections to elect the regent of Sambas Regency in West Kalimantan for a five-year term. The previous election was held in 2020. Incumbent regent Satono won against incumbent vice regent Fahrur Rofi and independent candidate Misni Safari.

Electoral system

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]

Candidates

Rofi - Sabib

Fahrur Rofi	Sabib
1
Candidate from PAN and PKS
for Regent	for Vice Regent

Vice Regent of Sambas (2021–2025)	Head of Sambas Regency Public Works Department (2018–2023)
Parties
NasDem PKS Gelora

Satono - Heroaldi

Satono	Heroaldi Djuhardi Alwi
2
Candidate from Gerindra and Perindo
for Regent	for Vice Regent

Regent of Sambas (since 2021)	Head of Settlements Preparation and Development Division at the Sambas Regency Department of Manpower and Transmigration (2017–2020)
Parties
Gerindra Golkar PDI-P PKB PAN Demokrat PPP

Misni - Mariadi

Misni Safari	Mariadi
3
Candidate from Independent
for Regent	for Vice Regent

Deputy Speaker of Sambas Regency Regional People's Representative Council (2014–2019)	Bengkayang Regency Malay Ethnic Community Functionary Chairman

Political map

Campaign

Polling

Results

Official results


Candidate		Running mate	Party	Votes	%
	Satono	Heroaldi Djuhardi Alwi	Gerindra	142,909	49.41
	Fahrur Rofi	Sabib	PAN	125,863	43.51
	Misni Safari	Mariadi	Independent	20,470	7.08
Total				289,242	100.00

Valid votes				289,242	97.54
Invalid/blank votes				7,280	2.46
Total votes				296,522	100.00
Registered voters/turnout				458,025	64.74
Source: Sambas Regency General Elections Commission

Aftermath

References

^ "Pilkada Hanya Satu Putaran". kedaikopi.co (in Indonesian). 22 July 2020. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
^ Mardika, Nando Yussele (5 November 2020). "Jika Kotak Kosong Menang, Pilkada Akan Diulang?". hukumonline.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved 16 April 2024.

[1] "Pilkada Hanya Satu Putaran". kedaikopi.co (in Indonesian). 22 July 2020. Retrieved 20 May 2024.

[2] Mardika, Nando Yussele (5 November 2020). "Jika Kotak Kosong Menang, Pilkada Akan Diulang?". hukumonline.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved 16 April 2024.

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