It was held to elect the governor of Lampung along with their deputy, whilst members of the provincial council (Dewan Perwakilan Rakyat Daerah) will be re-elected in 2019.

[8] Under regulations, candidates are required to secure the support of a political party or a coalition thereof comprising at least 20 percent of the seats (i.e. 17 of 85) in the regional house.

[5][9] Incumbent Muhammad Ridho Ficardo, who is also the head of Demokrat's Lampung office received the endorsement of his party to run for his second term on 7 December 2017.

In the declaration, they selected East Lampung regent and PKB member Chusnunia Chalim as his running mate.

[18] He was later supported by PKS, who put forth their cadre and Regional Representative Council member Ahmad Jajuli as his running mate.