2022 Russian gubernatorial elections

2022 Russian gubernatorial elections
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15 heads of federal subjects

Gubernatorial elections were held in Russia on 11 September 2022 in 15 federal subjects. Seven incumbent governors were seeking re-election.

Three regions, namely Tambov, Vladimir and Yaroslavl oblasts, had their governors resigned in October 2021. On 10 May 2022, the incumbent governors of five other regions announced their resignations: Valery Radayev of Saratov Oblast and Sergey Zhvachkin of Tomsk Oblast finished their second term early, while Alexander Yevstifeyev of Mari El, Nikolay Lyubimov of Ryazan Oblast and Igor Vasilyev of Kirov Oblast resigned shortly before the end of the first five-year term.[1]

Race summary

Region Incumbent Status Last race Result
Buryatia Alexey Tsydenov (UR) Incumbent re-elected[2] 2017: 87.4% 86.2%
Karelia Artur Parfenchikov (UR) Incumbent re-elected 2017: 61.3% 69.2%
Mari El Alexander Yevstifeyev (IND) Resigned 2017: 88.3% —
Yury Zaitsev (IND) Acting Head elected to full term — 82.4%
Udmurtia Aleksandr Brechalov (UR) Incumbent re-elected 2017: 78.2% 64.4%
Kaliningrad Oblast Anton Alikhanov (UR) Incumbent re-elected[3] 2017: 81.0% 80.2%
Kirov Oblast Igor Vasilyev (UR) Resigned[4] 2017: 64.0% —
Aleksandr Sokolov (UR) Acting Governor elected to full term — 71.9%
Novgorod Oblast Andrey Nikitin (UR) Incumbent re-elected[5] 2017: 68.0% 77.0%
Ryazan Oblast Nikolay Lyubimov (UR) Resigned 2017: 80.1% —
Pavel Malkov (UR) Acting Governor elected to full term — 84.6%
Saratov Oblast Valery Radayev (UR) Resigned[6] 2017: 74.6% —
Roman Busargin (UR) Acting Governor elected to full term — 72.6%
Sverdlovsk Oblast Yevgeny Kuyvashev (UR) Incumbent re-elected[7] 2017: 62.2% 65.8%
Tambov Oblast Aleksandr Nikitin (UR) Resigned 2020: 79.3% —
Maksim Yegorov (UR) Acting Governor elected to full term[8] — 85.0%
Tomsk Oblast Sergey Zhvachkin (UR) Resigned[9] 2017: 60.6% —
Vladimir Mazur (UR) Acting Governor elected to full term — 84.9%
Vladimir Oblast Vladimir Sipyagin (LDPR) Resigned 2018: 31.2% (first round),
57.0% (second round)		 —
Aleksandr Avdeyev (UR) Acting Governor elected to full term[10] — 83.7%
Yaroslavl Oblast Dmitry Mironov (UR) Resigned 2017: 79.3% —
Mikhail Yevrayev (IND)[11] Acting Governor elected to full term[12] — 82.3%

Vote in parliament

Region Incumbent Status Last race Result
Adygea Murat Kumpilov (UR) Incumbent re-elected 2017:[13] 48/48 Murat Kumpilov[14]
49 / 49

See also

References

  1. ^ "Путин назначил врио глав пяти регионов". RIA Novosti (in Russian). 2022-05-10.
  2. ^ "Глава Бурятии Цыденов планирует баллотироваться на второй срок" [Head of Buryatia Tsydenov plans to run for a second term]. TASS (in Russian). 2021-12-20.
  3. ^ "Алиханов планирует принять участие в выборах главы Калининградской области в 2022 году" [Alikhanov plans to take part in 2022 elections]. TASS (in Russian). Retrieved 2021-07-07.
  4. ^ Губернатор Кировской области объявил об отставке вслед за томским главой
  5. ^ "Андрей Никитин ответил на вопрос о втором сроке на посту губернатора Новгородской области" [Andrey Nikitin answered the question about the second term as governor of Novgorod Oblast]. Novye Vedomosti (in Russian). 2022-01-27.
  6. ^ Саратовский губернатор покинет свой пост
  7. ^ "Губернатор Куйвашев впервые высказался о планах на новый срок" [Governor Kuyvashev first spoke about plans for a new term]. URA.ru (in Russian). 2022-01-13.
  8. ^ "Максим Егоров назначен врио главы администрации Тамбовской области" [Maksim Yegorov appointed acting governor of Tambov Oblast]. kremlin.ru (in Russian). 4 October 2021.
  9. ^ [https://www.interfax.ru/russia/840077 Томский губернатор Жвачкин подал в отставку
  10. ^ "Александр Авдеев назначен врио губернатора Владимирской области" [Aleksandr Avdeyev appointed acting governor of Vladimir Oblast]. kremlin.ru (in Russian). 4 October 2021.
  11. ^ "Ярославский губернатор выслушал несогласных" [Yaroslavl governor listened to those who disagree]. Kommersant (in Russian). 2021-12-22. Ex-governor Dmitry Mironov [...] was non-partisan, although United Russia nominated him for the 2017 elections. Mikhail Yevrayev is now also non-partisan, but was previously a member of Yabloko.
  12. ^ "Михаил Евраев назначен врио губернатора Ярославской области" [Mikhail Yevrayev appointed acting governor of Yaroslavl Oblast]. kremlin.ru (in Russian). 12 October 2021. Retrieved 2021-10-13.
  13. ^ "Мурат Кумпилов избран новым главой Республики Адыгея" [Murat Kumpilov elected new head of the Republic of Adygea]. Rossiyskaya Gazeta (in Russian). 2017-09-10.
  14. ^ "Депутаты единогласно переизбрали Кумпилова главой Адыгеи на второй срок" [Deputies unanimously re-elected Kumpilov as Head of Adygea to a second term]. Interfax. 2022-09-11.