Sitting mayor Ridwan Kamil, while eligible for a second term, did not run due to his bid for the province's governorship.

Vice mayor Oded Muhammad Danial came out on top, defeating city secretary Yossi Irianto in addition to former lawmaker and Golkar politician Nurul Arifin.

[7] Incumbent Ridwan Kamil participated in the 2018 West Java gubernatorial election, and declared that he will not be running for re-election in December 2017.

[9] Some independent candidates registered, but none passed the required qualifications in form of identity card copies.

[16] PDI-P and PPP endorsed the pair in the days leading up to the registration,[17][18] with the former attaching Aries Supriatna as the running mate.