2018 Khabarovsk Krai gubernatorial election
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{{Infobox election
| election_name = 2018 Khabarovsk Krai gubernatorial election
| country = Khabarovsk Krai
| type = presidential
| ongoing = no
| previous_election = 2013 Khabarovsk Krai gubernatorial election
| previous_year = 2013
| next_election = 2021 Khabarovsk Krai gubernatorial election
| next_year = 2021
| election_date = 9 September 2018 (first round)
23 September 2018 (second round)
| turnout = 36.09% (first round)
47.44% (second round)
| registered =
| image1 =175x175px
| candidate1 =Sergei Furgal
| party1 = Liberal Democratic Party of Russia
| popular_vote1 =325,566
| percentage1 =69.57%
| image2 = 175x175px
| candidate2 = Vyacheslav Shport
| party2 = United Russia
| popular_vote2 =130,873
| percentage2 =27.97%
| map_image =
| map_size = 250px
| map_caption =
| title = Governor
| before_election = Vyacheslav Shport
| before_party = United Russia
| after_party = Liberal Democratic Party of Russia
| after_election = Sergei Furgal
}}
The 2018 Khabarovsk Krai gubernatorial election was held in September 2018. The first round was held on 9 September, on common election day, with none of the candidates gaining an absolute majority (50% + 1 vote), causing a run-off vote.
The second round was held on 23 September, between the top two candidates, the Liberal Democratic candidate Sergei Furgal and the incumbent Governor Vyacheslav Shport, nominated by the United Russia.[https://www.kommersant.ru/doc/3737485 В четырех регионах России пройдет второй тур губернаторских выборов] Both of them scored 35% of the vote in the first round. In the second round, Sergei Furgal was elected Governor of Khabarovsk Krai with 69.57% of the vote.
Background
Vyacheslav Shport became acting Governor of Khabarovsk Krai on 30 April 2009 after Governor Viktor Ishayev was appointed as Presidential Envoy to the Far Eastern Federal District by President Dmitry Medvedev. Shport previously served as Deputy Chairman of the Government of Khabarovsk Krai - Minister of Industry, Transportation, and Communications (since 2009) and Member of the State Duma (2000-2007). On 6 May 2009 Vyacheslav Shport was confirmed as Governor by the Legislative Duma of Khabarovsk Krai for a four-year term.[https://www.vesti.ru/article/2264608 На посту губернатора Хабаровского края утвержден Вячеслав Шпорт] In December 2010 the Legislative Duma extended Governor's term to 5 years.[https://www.hab.kp.ru/online/news/794870/ Хабаровская краевая дума продлила срок полномочий губернатора]
Governor Shport's first term expired on 30 April 2013 but he was reappointed by President Vladimir Putin as acting Governor until the September gubernatorial election. Vyacheslav Shport won 2013 election with 63.92% of the vote, State Duma member Sergei Furgal (LDPR) came second with 19.14%.
Candidates
Only political parties can nominate candidates for gubernatorial election in Khabarovsk Krai, self-nomination is not possible. However, candidate is not obliged to be a member of the nominating party. Candidate for Governor of Khabarovsk Krai should be a Russian citizen and at least 30 years old. Each candidate in order to be registered is required to collect at least 8% of signatures of members and heads of municipalities (191-200 signatures). Also gubernatorial candidates present 3 candidacies to the Federation Council and election winner later appoints one of the presented candidates.
=Registered candidates=
Five candidates were registered to participate in the election[http://www.khabarovsk.vybory.izbirkom.ru/region/region/khabarovsk?action=show&root=1&tvd=2272000877599&vrn=2272000877595®ion=27&global=&sub_region=0&prver=0&pronetvd=null&vibid=2272000877595&type=221 Сведения о кандидатах. Выборы Губернатора Хабаровского края]
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
! colspan=3 | Candidate ! Party ! Office |
| bgcolor={{party color|A Just Russia}}|
|Igor Glukhov |General Director of the "Press Distribution Agency "Express", Chair of the A Just Russia regional office |
| bgcolor=green|
|Andrey Petrov |Manager of LLC "Alftorg" |
| bgcolor={{party color|Communist Party of the Russian Federation}}|
|Anastasia Salamakha |Individual entrepreneur |
| bgcolor={{party color|Liberal Democratic Party of Russia}}|
|Member of the State Duma, 2013 gubernatorial candidate |
| bgcolor={{party color|United Russia}}|
|Incumbent Governor |
=Candidates for the [[Federation Council (Russia)|Federation Council]]=
- Igor Glukhov (A Just Russia):
- Aleksandr Danilin, pensioner
- Maria Yermilova, chair of the "Center for Protection of Citizens' Rights" regional office
- Mikhail Molokoyedov, general director of LLC "Siyanie"
- Andrey Petrov (The Greens):
- Aleksey Gots, individual entrepreneur
- Viktor Saykov, chair of The Greens regional office
- Vyacheslav Sklyarov, chair of the regional Union of Gardeners
- Anastasia Salamakha (CPRF):
- Aleksandr Gromov, member of the Khabarovsk Krai Legislative Duma
- Viktor Postnikov, member of the Khabarovsk Krai Legislative Duma, 2013 gubernatorial candidate
- Anatoly Romantsov, first secretary of CPRF Zheleznodorozhny district office
- Sergei Furgal (LDPR):
- Yelena Greshnyakova, member of the Khabarovsk Krai Legislative Duma
- Sergey Olnev, psychiatrist
- Alla Shpareychuk, aide to Sergei Furgal
- Vyacheslav Shport (United Russia):
- Natalya Lyashko, deputy director of Khabarovsk Krai Children's Library
- Yury Plesovskikh, acting rector of Khabarovsk State University of Economics and Law
- Aleksandr Shishkin, incumbent Member of the Federation Council
Polls
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| Date | Poll source | Shport | Furgal | Glukhov | Salamakha | Petrov | style="font-size:90%"|Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| |
| bgcolor={{party color|United Russia}} | | bgcolor={{party color|Liberal Democratic Party of Russia}} | | bgcolor={{party color|A Just Russia}} | | bgcolor={{party color|Communist Party of the Russian Federation}} | | bgcolor=green | | | |||||||
| align=center
| 9 — 14 July 2018 | [http://blackcub.ru/2018/07/20/zhiteli-dalnego-vostoka-rasskazali-za-kogo-budut-golosovat-na-predstoyashhix-gubernatorskix-vyborax// Чёрный Куб] | 34 % | 15 % | 3% | 3% | 0,2 % | 45% |
=Exit polls=
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%; line-height:14px" | |
| rowspan=2|Poll source
!Shport !Furgal | |
|---|---|
| bgcolor={{party color|United Russia}}|
|bgcolor={{party color|Liberal Democratic Party of Russia}}| | |
| [https://tass.ru/politika/5594992 "Media technologies"]
| 74% | 24% |
| [https://meduza.io/news/2018/09/23/ekzit-poly-na-vyborah-gubernatora-habarovskogo-kraya-otdali-pobedu-kandidatu-edinoy-rossii "Project"]
| 17% | 81% |
Results
File:2018 Khabarovsk Krai gubernatorial election map.svg
In an upset State Duma member Sergei Furgal defeated incumbent Governor Vyacheslav Shport in the first round of voting by a slim margin of 0.19 points. Shport and Head of Khakassia Viktor Zimin were the first sitting governors who lost the first round since the re-introduction of gubernatorial elections in 2012. Shport's defeat came from increasing unpopularity of ruling United Russia party as the result of the pension reform, incumbent regional government also was very unpopular due to mismanagement and deteriorating financial situation.[https://www.rbc.ru/politics/23/09/2018/5ba79f5b9a794754285256c7 Как действующий губернатор-единоросс проиграл выборы в Хабаровском крае]
After the first round Vyacheslav Shport tried to consolidate his support inviting Sergei Furgal to join his administration as First Vice-Governor,[https://tass.ru/politika/5574902 Глава Хабаровского края предложил кандидату от ЛДПР работу в правительстве региона] Furgal accepted the offer but declined to withdraw from the race. Former mayor of Khabarovsk Aleksandr Sokolov also received an invitation to join Khabarovsk Krai Government.[https://www.hab.kp.ru/daily/26884.4/3927398/ Экс-мэр Хабаровска поработает в краевом правительстве по приглашению губернатора] Governor Shport tried to quickly solve problems, for example, sacking Komsomolsk-on-Amur mayor Andrey Klimov for his ineffective work.[https://tass.ru/politika/5577302 Губернатор Хабаровского края предложил уйти в отставку мэру Комсомольска-на-Амуре]
However, Vyacheslav Shport still lost the run-off to Sergei Furgal by more than 40 points. Shport won only 2 municipalities in the second round compared to 13 in the first round.
| class=wikitable style=text-align:right
!colspan=2 rowspan=2|Candidate !rowspan=2|Party !colspan=2|First round !colspan=2|Second round | |||||
| Votes
!% !Votes !% | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| style="background-color:{{party color|Liberal Democratic Party of Russia}};"|
|align=left|Sergei Furgal | align=left|Liberal Democratic Party | 126,693 | 35.81 | 325,566 | 69.57 |
| style="background-color:{{party color|United Russia}};"|
|align=left|Vyacheslav Shport | align=left|United Russia | 126,018 | 35.62 | 130,873 | 27.97 |
| style="background-color:{{party color|Communist Party of the Russian Federation}};"|
|align=left|Anastasia Salamakha | align=left|Communist Party | 55,695 | 15.74 | colspan=2 rowspan=3| | |
| style="background-color:{{party color|A Just Russia}};"|
|align=left|Igor Glukhov | align=left|A Just Russia | 19,426 | 5.49 | ||
| style="background-color:green;"|
|align=left|Andrey Petrov | align=left|The Greens | 13,487 | 3.81 | ||
| align=left colspan=3|Total | 341,319 | 100 | 456,439 | 100 | |
| colspan=7| | |||||
| align=left colspan=3|Valid votes | 341,319 | 97.43 | 456,439 | 97,54 | |
| align=left colspan=3|Invalid/blank ballots | 12,429 | 3.51 | 11,530 | 2.46 | |
| align=left colspan=3|Total | 353,748 | 100 | 467,969 | 100 | |
| align=left colspan=3|Registered voters/turnout | 981,032 | 36.09 | 986,341 | 47.44 | |
| align=left colspan=7|Khabarovsk Krai Election Commission ([http://www.khabarovsk.vybory.izbirkom.ru/region/region/khabarovsk?action=show&root=1&tvd=2272000877599&vrn=2272000877595®ion=27&global=&sub_region=0&prver=0&pronetvd=null&vibid=2272000877599&type=234 1st round] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180910094518/http://www.khabarovsk.vybory.izbirkom.ru/region/region/khabarovsk?action=show&root=1&tvd=2272000877599&vrn=2272000877595®ion=27&global=&sub_region=0&prver=0&pronetvd=null&vibid=2272000877599&type=234 |date=2018-09-10 }}, [http://www.khabarovsk.vybory.izbirkom.ru/region/region/khabarovsk?action=show&root=1&tvd=2272000914226&vrn=2272000913544®ion=27&global=&sub_region=0&prver=0&pronetvd=null&vibid=2272000914226&type=234 2nd round] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180923235554/http://www.khabarovsk.vybory.izbirkom.ru/region/region/khabarovsk?action=show&root=1&tvd=2272000914226&vrn=2272000913544®ion=27&global=&sub_region=0&prver=0&pronetvd=null&vibid=2272000914226&type=234 |date=2018-09-23 }}) |
After the election newly elected Governor Sergei Furgal appointed member of Khabarovsk Krai Legislative Duma Yelena Greshnyakova as Member of the Federation Council.[https://tass.ru/politika/5616467 Глава Хабаровского края назначил сенатором депутата парламента региона Грешнякову]