2024 North Maluku gubernatorial election

2024 North Maluku gubernatorial election

27 November 2024 (2024-11-27)
Turnout75.27%
 
Candidate Sherly Tjoanda Husain Alting Sjah
Party Demokrat PDI-P
Alliance
Running mate Sarbin Sehe Asrul Rasyid Ichsan
Popular vote 359,416 168,174
Percentage 51.68% 24.18%

 
Candidate Muhammad Kasuba Aliong Mus
Party PKS Golkar
Alliance KIM Plus
Running mate Basri Salama Sahril Thahir
Popular vote 91,297 76,605
Percentage 13.13% 11.01%

Results map by district

Governor before election

Samsuddin Abdul Kadir (acting)
Independent

Elected Governor

Sherly Tjoanda
Independent

The 2024 North Maluku gubernatorial election was held on 27 November 2024 as part of nationwide local elections to elect the governor and vice governor of North Maluku for a five-year term. The previous election was held in 2018. Gubernatorial candidate Benny Laos, a former regent of Morotai Island, died in a speedboat explosion before the election. Laos' coalition nominated his widow, Sherly Tjoanda, in his place, who went on to win the election with 51% of the vote. Husain Alting Sjah of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P), the titular Sultan of Tidore and a former Senator, placed second with 24%.