▁as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁simultane ous ▁local ▁elections . ▁It ▁was ▁conducted ▁to ▁elect ▁the ▁governor ▁of ▁Central ▁Java ▁alongside ▁with ▁their ▁deput y , ▁whilst ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁provincial ▁council ▁( D ew an ▁Per w ak il an ▁Rak y at ▁Da er ah ) ▁will ▁be ▁re - elect ed ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 9 . ▁ ▁Inc umb ent ▁governor ▁Gan jar ▁P ran owo ▁ran ▁for ▁his ▁second ▁term ▁in ▁office ▁against ▁former ▁Minister ▁of ▁Energy ▁and ▁Min eral ▁Resources ▁Sud ir man ▁Sa id . ▁Despite ▁pol ling ▁lower ▁than ▁expected ▁by ▁most ▁surve ys , ▁Gan jar ▁managed ▁to ▁defeat ▁Sa id ▁to ▁secure ▁his ▁second ▁term ▁as ▁governor . ▁ ▁Tim eline ▁On ▁September ▁ 1 0 , ▁the ▁General ▁E lections ▁Commission ▁declared ▁a ▁vot er ▁count ▁of ▁ 2 7 , 4 0 9 , 3 1 6 ▁in ▁the ▁province . ▁V oting ▁will ▁be ▁done ▁in ▁ 6 4 , 1 7 1 ▁pol ling ▁stations ▁across ▁the ▁province . ▁ ▁Reg istration ▁for ▁party - back ed ▁candidates ▁were ▁opened ▁between ▁ 8 ▁and ▁ 1 0 ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁while ▁independent ▁candidates ▁were ▁required ▁to ▁register ▁between ▁ 2 2 ▁and ▁ 2 6 ▁November ▁ 2 0 1 7 . ▁The ▁campaign ing ▁period ▁would ▁commence ▁between ▁ 1 5 ▁February ▁and ▁ 2 4 ▁June , ▁with ▁a ▁three - day ▁election ▁silence ▁before ▁voting ▁on ▁ 2 7 ▁June . ▁