2024 Semarang mayoral election

The 2024 Semarang mayoral election will be held on 27 November 2024 as part of nationwide local elections to elect the mayor of Semarang for a five-year term. The previous election was held in 2020.

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. 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.

Candidates
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 10 seats in the Semarang City Regional House of Representatives (DPRD). The Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle, with 14 seats, is the only party eligible to nominate a candidate without forming a coalition. Candidates may alternatively demonstrate support in form of photocopies of identity cards, which in Semarang's case corresponds to 80,579 copies. No such candidates registered with the General Elections Commission (KPU) prior to the deadline.

Potential
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:
 * Hevearita Gunaryanti Rahayu (PDI-P), incumbent mayor.
 * Yoyok Sukawi (Demokrat), CEO of the football club PSIS Semarang.
 * Iswar Aminuddin, city secretary of Semarang.
 * Bambang Eko Purnomo (Demokrat), member of the Central Java Regional House of Representatives and chairman of the Central Java branch of the Pemuda Pancasila organization.
 * Ade Bhakti, secretary of Semarang's fire service.
 * Arnaz Agung Andrarasmara, chairman of Semarang's chamber of commerce.

Political map
Following the 2024 Indonesian legislative election, ten political parties are represented in the Semarang City DPRD: