2024 Kaliningrad Oblast gubernatorial election

2024 Kaliningrad Oblast gubernatorial election
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Turnout42.17%
 
UR
LDPR
Candidate Aleksey Besprozvannykh Yevgeny Mishin
Party United Russia LDPR
Popular vote 270,919 33,670
Percentage 76.55% 9.51%
 
CPRF
SR–ZP
Candidate Maksim Bulanov Yury Shitikov
Party CPRF SR–ZP
Popular vote 23,249 20,791
Percentage 6.57% 5.87%
2024 Kaliningrad Oblast gubernatorial election results by municipality
Governor before election

Aleksey Besprozvannykh (acting)
Independent

Governor-elect

Aleksey Besprozvannykh
United Russia

The 2024 Kaliningrad Oblast gubernatorial election took place on 6–8 September 2024, on common election day. Acting Governor Aleksey Besprozvannykh was elected for a full term in office.

Background

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Anton Alikhanov was appointed acting Governor of Kaliningrad Oblast in October 2016 after Yevgeny Zinichev resigned form the post due to family reasons.[1] Alikhanov won the election for a full with 81.06% of the vote[2] and easily won reelection for a second term in 2022 with 80.21%.[3]

In late April 2024 several media outlets reported that Governor Anton Alikhanov could receive a position in the Government of Russia,[4] however, Alikhanov himself later denied those rumours and reaffirmed his intention to remain in Kaliningrad Oblast.[5] Nevertheless, less than a week later it was reported that Governor Alikhanov is being considered for Minister of Industry and Trade or Minister of Economic Development.[6] On May 11, 2024, re-appointed Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin nominated Governor Anton Alikhanov to serve in his second cabinet as Minister of Trade and Industry, replacing Denis Manturov, who was elevated as First Deputy Prime Minister of Russia.[7] State Duma Committee on Industry and Trade supported Alikhanov nomination on May 12,[8] while the full chamber voted 430–0–0 to approve Alikhanov as new Minister of Industry and Trade two days later.[9]

After his nomination, Governor Alikhanov left Kaliningrad on May 12, 2024, leaving First Deputy Governor Sergey Yeliseyev as acting Governor until the temporary replacement be appointed by the President.[10] Initially Vice Governor of Saint Petersburg Vasily Pikalyov was considered the frontrunner to replace Alikhanov as Governor of Kaliningrad Oblast,[11] however, Pikalyov was appointed Head of the Federal Customs Service of Russia on May 14.[12] Other mentioned candidate included Yeliseyev and Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Aleksey Besprozvannykh.[13] On May 15 President Vladimir Putin appointed Aleksey Besprozvannykh as acting Governor of Kaliningrad Oblast.[14]

Candidates

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In Kaliningrad Oblast candidates for Governor can be nominated only by registered political parties. Candidate for Governor of Kaliningrad Oblast should be a Russian citizen and at least 30 years old. Candidates for Governor should not have a foreign citizenship or residence permit. Each candidate in order to be registered is required to collect at least 8% of signatures of members and heads of municipalities.[15] Also gubernatorial candidates present 3 candidacies to the Federation Council and election winner later appoints one of the presented candidates.

Declared

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Candidate name,
political party 		Occupation Status Ref.
Aleksey Besprozvannykh
United Russia 		Acting Governor of Kaliningrad Oblast (2024–present)
Former Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade (2017–2024) 		Registered [16][17]
Maksim Bulanov
Communist Party 		Member of Legislative Assembly of Kaliningrad Oblast (2021–present)
2022 gubernatorial candidate 		Registered [18][19]
Yevgeny Mishin
Liberal Democratic Party 		Member of Legislative Assembly of Kaliningrad Oblast (2016–present)
2015, 2017 and 2022 gubernatorial candidate 		Registered [20][21]
Yury Shitikov
SR–ZP 		Member of Legislative Assembly of Kaliningrad Oblast (2006–2011, 2012–2016, 2021–present)
Attorney
2022 gubernatorial candidate 		Registered [22]
Roman Morozov
Yabloko 		Roman Morozov Attorney Failed to qualify [23][24]

Eliminated at convention

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Candidates for Federation Council

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Gubernatorial candidate,
political party 		Candidates for Federation Council Status
Aleksey Besprozvannykh
United Russia 		* Yekaterina Manyuk, Kaliningrad Regional Museum of History and Arts director
* Yevgeny Morozov, Member of Legislative Assembly of Kaliningrad Oblast (2021–present)
* Alexander Shenderyuk–Zhidkov, incumbent Senator (2022–present) 		Registered
Maksim Bulanov
Communist Party 		* Rustam Kasumov, Member of Zelenogradsk Council of Deputies (2020–present)
* Sergey Ruzmetov, Member of Legislative Assembly of Kaliningrad Oblast (2021–present)
* Artyom Vertepov, Member of Legislative Assembly of Kaliningrad Oblast (2021–present) 		Registered
Yury Shitikov
SR–ZP 		* Leonid Kobyak, individual entrepreneur
* Vladimir Skypnik, associate professor
* Georgy Tsukan, Member of Guryevsky District Council of Deputies (2022–present) 		Registered

Finances

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All sums are in rubles.

Financial Report Source Besprozvannykh Bulanov Mishin Morozov Shitikov
First [25] 10,030,000 6,000 506,000 58,800 50,000
Final TBD TBD TBD 58,800 TBD

Results

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Summary of the 6–8 September 2024 Kaliningrad Oblast gubernatorial election results
Candidate Party Votes %
Aleksey Besprozvannykh (incumbent) United Russia 270,919 76.55
Yevgeny Mishin Liberal Democratic Party 33,670 9.51
Maksim Bulanov Communist Party 23,249 6.57
Yury Shitikov A Just Russia – For Truth 20,791 5.87
Valid votes 348,629 98.50
Blank ballots 5,293 1.50
Total 353,922 100.00
Turnout 353,922 42.17
Registered voters 839,206 100.00
Source: [26]

Governor Besprozvannykh re-appointed incumbent Senator Alexander Shenderyuk–Zhidkov (United Russia) to the Federation Council.[27]

See also

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References

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