Three pairs of candidates are taking part in the upcoming Jakarta gubernatorial election. Governor Basuki Tjahaja Purnama (Ahok) and his running mate, Deputy Governor Djarot Saiful Hidayat, will be challenged by Agus Yudhoyono and his running mate Sylviana Murni, and by Anies Baswedan and his running mate Sandiaga Uno.

A number of surveys indicates that candidates must garner 50 percent of the votes plus 1 to be declared the winner. Otherwise,