2024 Chelyabinsk Oblast gubernatorial election
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{{Infobox election
| election_name = 2024 Chelyabinsk Oblast gubernatorial election
| country = Chelyabinsk Oblast
| type = gubernatorial
| ongoing = no
| previous_election = 2019 Chelyabinsk Oblast gubernatorial election
| previous_year = 2019
| next_election = 2029 Chelyabinsk Oblast gubernatorial election
| next_year = 2029
| election_date = 7–8 September 2024
| turnout = 48.93%
| image1 = File:Alexey Texler (2019-03-19).jpg
| candidate1 = Aleksey Teksler
| party1 = United Russia
| popular_vote1 = {{formatnum:1023767}}
| percentage1 = 81.28%
| image2 = File:Vitaliy Pashin.jpg
| candidate2 = Vitaly Pashin
| party2 = LDPR
| popular_vote2 = {{formatnum:118683}}
| percentage2 = 9.42%
| image3 =
| candidate3 = Eldar Gilmutdinov
| party3 = CPRF
| popular_vote3 = {{formatnum:66328}}
| percentage3 = 5.27%
| title = Governor
| posttitle = Governor-elect
| before_election = Aleksey Teksler
| before_party = Independent
| after_election = Aleksey Teksler
| after_party = United Russia
}}
The 2024 Chelyabinsk Oblast gubernatorial election took place on 7–8 September 2024, on common election day. Incumbent Governor Aleksey Teksler was re-elected to a second term in office.
Background
In March 2019 first-term Governor of Chelyabinsk Oblast Boris Dubrovsky announced his resignation and was replaced by First Deputy Minister of Energy Aleksey Teksler.{{cite web|url=https://www.kommersant.ru/doc/3916678|title=Борис Дубровский ушел в отставку|website=kommersant.ru|date=19 March 2019 |access-date=2024-03-27}} Teksler was previously viewed as the likely replacement for Governor of Murmansk Oblast Marina Kovtun, who resigned two days after Teksler's appointment to Chelyabinsk Oblast.{{cite web|url=https://ura.news/articles/1036277774|title=Инсайд: сначала челябинского врио готовили в другой регион|website=ura.news|date=19 March 2019 |access-date=2024-03-27}} Dubrovsky's resignation was expected as in August 2018 he was indicted for conspiracy by the Federal Antimonopoly Service,{{cite web|url=https://www.kommersant.ru/doc/3727072|title=ФАС России возбудила дело в отношении Бориса Дубровского|website=kommersant.ru|date=30 August 2018 |access-date=2024-03-27}} Dubrovsky later fled Russia and was charged with abuse of power in October 2019.{{cite web|url=https://www.kommersant.ru/doc/4124592|title=Челябинский губернатор злоупотребил с дорогой|website=kommersant.ru|date=13 October 2019 |access-date=2024-03-27}}
Teksler ran for a full term as an Independent and handily won the September 2019 election with 69.30% of the vote, as his nearest challenger, Konstantin Natsiyevsky (CPRF), received just 12.02%.{{cite web|url=https://www.interfax.ru/russia/675701|title=Текслер победил на выборах губернатора Челябинской области|website=interfax.ru|access-date=2024-03-27}} In June 2020 Governor Teksler joined United Russia party,{{cite web|url=https://er.ru/activity/news/gubernator-chelyabinskoj-oblasti-aleksej-teksler-vstupil-v-edinuyu-rossiyu|title=Губернатор Челябинской области Алексей Текслер вступил в «Единую Россию»|website=er.ru|access-date=2024-03-27}} and later this year led the party list in the Legislative Assembly of Chelyabinsk Oblast election.{{cite web|url=https://er.ru/activity/news/aleksej-teksler-vozglavit-spisok-edinoj-rossii-na-vyborah-v-chelyabinskoj-oblasti|title=Алексей Текслер возглавит список «Единой России» на выборах в Челябинской области|website=er.ru|access-date=2024-03-27}}
Candidates
In Chelyabinsk Oblast candidates for Governor can be nominated by registered political parties or by self-nomination. Candidate for Governor of Chelyabinsk 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 7% of signatures of members and heads of municipalities.{{cite web|url=https://docs.cntd.ru/document/453119587|website=docs.cntd.ru|title=Закон "О выборах Губернатора Челябинской области" от 31 мая 2012 года N 338-ЗО (с изменениями на 26 декабря 2023 года)|access-date=2024-03-27}} In addition, self-nominated candidates should collect 0.5% of signatures of Chelyabinsk Oblast residents. Also gubernatorial candidates present 3 candidacies to the Federation Council and election winner later appoints one of the presented candidates.
=Declared=
=Declined=
- Valery Gartung (SR–ZP), Member of State Duma (1997–present), Chairman of the Duma Committee on Safeguarding Competition (2021–present), 2000 gubernatorial candidate{{cite web|url=https://fedpress.ru/article/3205203|title=Кто станет будущим губернатором Челябинской области|website=fedpress.ru|access-date=2024-03-27}}{{cite web|url=https://eanews.ru/news/ya-ne-shoumen-chtoby-delat-vybory-interesnymi-deputat-gartung-poydet-na-kritiku-merii-chelyabinska-pered-vyborami-intervyu-yean_06-05-2024|title=«Я не шоумен»: депутат Гартунг готов к конфликту с мэрией Челябинска на выборах. Интервью ЕАН|website=eanews.ru|access-date=2024-05-06}} (endorsed Teksler)
=Candidates for Federation Council=
Incumbent Senator Margarita Pavlova (Independent) was not renominated.
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
! colspan="2" | Gubernatorial candidate, !Candidates for Federation Council !Status |
| style="background:lavender;" |Eldar Gilmutdinov Communist Party | style="background-color:{{party color|Communist Party of the Russian Federation}};" | | align=left |* Konstantin Natsiyevsky, attorney, former Member of Legislative Assembly of Chelyabinsk Oblast (2010–2014), 2014 and 2019 gubernatorial candidate |bgcolor="#DFFFDF"|Registered |
| style="background:lavender;" |Vitaly Pashin Liberal Democratic Party | style="background-color:{{party color|Liberal Democratic Party of Russia}};"| | align=left |* Aleksey Besedin, Member of Legislative Assembly of Chelyabinsk Oblast (2015–present) |bgcolor="#DFFFDF"|Registered |
| style="background:lavender;" |Stepan Solovyov Green Alternative | style="background-color:{{party color|Green Alternative (Russia)}};" | | align=left |* Anatoly Kuznetsov, perennial candidate |bgcolor="#DFFFDF"|Registered |
| style="background:lavender;" |Aleksey Teksler United Russia | style="background-color:{{party color|United Russia}};" | | align=left |* Sergey Berdnikov, Mayor of Magnitogorsk (2016–present) |bgcolor="#DFFFDF"|Registered |
Polls
| class=wikitable style="font-size:95%; line-height:14px; text-align:center"
!style=width:200px; rowspan=2|Fieldwork date !style=width:150px; rowspan=2|Polling firm ! style="width:60px;"| Teksler ! style="width:60px;"| Pashin ! style="width:60px;"| Gilmutdinov ! style="width:60px;"| Solovyov !style="width:60px;" rowspan=2|None !style="width:60px;" rowspan="2"|Lead | ||||
| bgcolor={{party color|United Russia}}|
|bgcolor={{party color|Liberal Democratic Party of Russia}}| |bgcolor={{party color|Communist Party of the Russian Federation}}| |bgcolor={{party color|Green Alternative (Russia)}}| | ||||
| style="background:#E9E9E9;"
|7–8 September 2024 |2024 election |style="background:#B3E0FF"|81% | 9% | 5% | 2% | 2%
|style="background:{{party color|United Russia}}; color:white;"|72% |
| 6–19 August 2024
|[https://polit74.ru/politics/sotsiologi_otsenili_rasstanovku_kandidatov_pered_vyborami_glavy_yuzhnogo_urala/ COM] |style="background:#B3E0FF"|67% | 6% | 3% | 1% | 2%
|style="background:{{party color|United Russia}}; color:white;"|61% |
Results
{{election table|title=Summary of the 7–8 September 2024 Chelyabinsk Oblast gubernatorial election results}}
|- style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:center;"
! style="text-align:left;" colspan=2| Candidate
! style="text-align:left;"| Party
! width="75"|Votes
! width="30"|%
|-
| style="background-color:{{party color|United Russia}}"|
| style="text-align:left;"| Aleksey Teksler (incumbent)
| style="text-align:left;"| United Russia
| {{formatnum:1023767}}
| 81.28
|-
| style="background-color:{{party color|Liberal Democratic Party of Russia}}"|
| style="text-align:left;"| Vitaly Pashin
| style="text-align:left;"| Liberal Democratic Party
| {{formatnum:118683}}
| 9.42
|-
| style="background-color:{{party color|Communist Party of the Russian Federation}}"|
| style="text-align:left;"| Eldar Gilmutdinov
| style="text-align:left;"| Communist Party
| {{formatnum:66328}}
| 5.27
|-
| style="background-color:{{party color|Green Alternative (Russia)}}"|
| style="text-align:left;"| Stepan Solovyov
| style="text-align:left;"| Green Alternative
| {{formatnum:27343}}
| 2.17
|-
| style="text-align:left;" colspan="3"| Valid votes
| {{formatnum:1236121}}
| 98.14
|-
| style="text-align:left;" colspan="3"| Blank ballots
| {{formatnum:23469}}
| 1.86
|- style="font-weight:bold"
| style="text-align:left;" colspan="3"| Total
| {{formatnum:1259594}}
| 100.00
|-
| style="background-color:#E9E9E9;" colspan="6"|
|-
| style="text-align:left;" colspan="3"| Turnout
| {{formatnum:1259594}}
| 48.93
|-
| style="text-align:left;" colspan="3"| Registered voters
| {{formatnum:2574070}}
| 100.00
|-
| colspan="5" style="background-color:#E9E9E9;"|
|- style="font-weight:bold"
| colspan="4" |Source:
|}
Governor Teksler appointed Chelyabinsk mayor Natalya Kotova (United Russia) to the Federation Council, replacing incumbent Senator Margarita Pavlova (Independent).{{Cite web|url=https://tass.ru/politika/21922283|title=Текслер наделил полномочиями сенатора главу Челябинска|website=tass.ru|access-date=2024-09-21}}
See also
References
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{{2024 elections in Russia}}