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A gubernatorial election was held in Jakarta on 11 July 2012 with a second round run-off on 20 September 2012 to elect the Governor of Jakarta for the next five-year term. Incumbent governor Fauzi Bowo was running for a second successive term.The first round resulted with two top-voted candidates Joko Widodo and Fauzi Bowo to advance to the runoff as neither received majority of votes in the first round.