Local elections (Indonesian: Pemilihan Kepala Daerah, Pilkada) were held in Indonesia on 9 December 2020.

All the elections were held on the same day, and over 100 million people were expected to be eligible to vote.

[4] The decision that the simultaneous local elections throughout Indonesia would be held amid the COVID-19 pandemic stirred some controversy in the Indonesian public.

Registration for the candidates would be held between 28 and 30 April 2020, with a campaign period lasting between June and September.

[10] This election schedule planned by the Election Committee (KPU) and the government was opposed by several activists because by forcing a major event during a pandemic, they were breaching several Laws (UU Kekarantinaan Kesehatan & UU Wabah Penyakit Menular)[11] which raising the risk of disease contagion among the people.