2024 Kaliningrad Oblast gubernatorial election
{{Short description|Election}}
{{Infobox election
| election_name = 2024 Kaliningrad Oblast gubernatorial election
| country = Kaliningrad Oblast
| type = gubernatorial
| ongoing = no
| previous_election = 2022 Kaliningrad Oblast gubernatorial election
| previous_year = 2022
| next_election = 2029 Kaliningrad Oblast gubernatorial election
| next_year = 2029
| election_date = 6–8 September 2024
| turnout = 42.17%
| image1 = Governor Alexey Besprozvannykh official portrait, 2024.jpg
| candidate1 = Aleksey Besprozvannykh
| party1 = United Russia
| popular_vote1 = {{formatnum:270919}}
| percentage1 = 76.55%
| image2 =
| candidate2 = Yevgeny Mishin
| party2 = LDPR
| popular_vote2 = {{formatnum:33670}}
| percentage2 = 9.51%
| image4 =
| candidate4 = Maksim Bulanov
| party4 = CPRF
| popular_vote4 = {{formatnum:23249}}
| percentage4 = 6.57%
| image5 =
| candidate5 = Yury Shitikov
| party5 = SR–ZP
| popular_vote5 = {{formatnum:20791}}
| percentage5 = 5.87%
| map_image = 2024 Kaliningrad Oblast gubernatorial election map.png
| map_caption = 2024 Kaliningrad Oblast gubernatorial election results by municipality
| title = Governor
| posttitle = Governor-elect
| before_election = Aleksey Besprozvannykh (acting)
| before_party = Independent
| after_election = Aleksey Besprozvannykh
| after_party = 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
Anton Alikhanov was appointed acting Governor of Kaliningrad Oblast in October 2016 after Yevgeny Zinichev resigned form the post due to family reasons.{{Cite web|url=https://www.gazeta.ru/politics/2016/10/06_a_10233587.shtml|title=Балтийская рокировка Путина|access-date=2024-05-15}} Alikhanov won the election for a full with 81.06% of the vote{{Cite web|url=https://tass.ru/politika/4552750|title=Алиханов стал безусловным лидером на выборах главы Калининградской области|access-date=2024-05-15}} and easily won reelection for a second term in 2022 with 80.21%.{{Cite web|url=https://rg.ru/2022/09/12/reg-szfo/anton-alihanov-pobedil-na-vyborah-glavy-kaliningradskoj-oblasti.html|title=Антон Алиханов победил на выборах главы Калининградской области|access-date=2024-05-15}}
In late April 2024 several media outlets reported that Governor Anton Alikhanov could receive a position in the Government of Russia,{{cite web|url=https://kaliningrad.rbc.ru/kaliningrad/22/04/2024/66262d8e9a79472dd81aad05|title=СМИ сообщили о возможной отставке Антона Алиханова|website=kaliningrad.rbc.ru|access-date=2024-05-15}} however, Alikhanov himself later denied those rumours and reaffirmed his intention to remain in Kaliningrad Oblast.{{cite web|url=https://spb.vedomosti.ru/politics/news/2024/05/02/1035077-alihanov-oproverg-informatsiyu-o-ego-perehode-v-federalnuyu-vlast|title=Алиханов опроверг информацию о его переходе в федеральную власть|website=spb.vedomosti.ru|access-date=2024-05-15}} 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.{{cite web|url=https://spb.vedomosti.ru/politics/news/2024/05/10/1036440-glava-kaliningradskoi-oblasti|title=Глава Калининградской области Алиханов может стать министром в новом Правительстве РФ|website=spb.vedomosti.ru|access-date=2024-05-15}} 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.{{cite web|url=https://www.kommersant.ru/doc/6690223|title=Мишустин предложил кандидатуру Алиханова на пост главы Минпромторга|website=kommersant.ru|access-date=2024-05-15}} State Duma Committee on Industry and Trade supported Alikhanov nomination on May 12,{{cite web|url=https://regnum.ru/news/3888402|title=Комитет Госдумы поддержал кандидатуру Алиханова на пост главы Минпромторга|website=regnum.ru|access-date=2024-05-14}} while the full chamber voted 430–0–0 to approve Alikhanov as new Minister of Industry and Trade two days later.{{cite web|url=https://kaliningrad.rbc.ru/kaliningrad/14/05/2024/664353bb9a79472c9182ca2b|title=Госдума утвердила Алиханова на пост главы Минпромторга|website=kaliningrad.rbc.ru|access-date=2024-05-14}}
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.{{cite web|url=https://spb.vedomosti.ru/politics/news/2024/05/14/1037068-rukovodit-kaliningradskoi-oblastyu-do-naznacheniya-vrio-gubernatora-budet-sergei-eliseev|title=Руководить Калининградской областью до назначения врио губернатора будет Сергей Елисеев|website=spb.vedomosti.ru|access-date=2024-05-15}} Initially Vice Governor of Saint Petersburg Vasily Pikalyov was considered the frontrunner to replace Alikhanov as Governor of Kaliningrad Oblast,{{cite web|url=https://www.mk-kaliningrad.ru/politics/2024/05/10/kaliningradskuyu-oblast-mozhet-vozglavit-valeriy-pikalev.html|title=Калининградскую область может возглавить Валерий Пикалев|website=mk-kaliningrad.ru|access-date=2024-05-15}} however, Pikalyov was appointed Head of the Federal Customs Service of Russia on May 14.{{cite web|url=https://ria.ru/20240514/pikalev-1946020075.html|title=Мишустин назначил Валерия Пикалева руководителем ФТС|website=ria.ru|access-date=2024-05-15}} Other mentioned candidate included Yeliseyev and Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Aleksey Besprozvannykh.{{cite web|url=https://www.vedomosti.ru/politics/articles/2024/05/15/1037166-putin-naznachit-novih-vrio-v-blizhaishuyu-nedelyu|title=Владимир Путин назначит новых врио в ближайшую неделю|website=vedomosti.ru|access-date=2024-05-15}} On May 15 President Vladimir Putin appointed Aleksey Besprozvannykh as acting Governor of Kaliningrad Oblast.{{cite web|url=http://kremlin.ru/events/president/news/74031|title=Алексей Беспрозванных назначен временно исполняющим обязанности губернатора Калининградской области|website=kremlin.ru|access-date=2024-05-15}}
Candidates
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.{{Cite web |url=https://docs.cntd.ru/document/453120312|title=Уставный закон Калининградской области от 29 июня 2012 года N 126 "О выборах Губернатора Калининградской области" (с изменениями на 27 сентября 2023 года)|access-date=2024-05-15}} Also gubernatorial candidates present 3 candidacies to the Federation Council and election winner later appoints one of the presented candidates.
=Declared=
=Eliminated at convention=
- Nina Fyodorova (United Russia), Member of Legislative Assembly of Kaliningrad Oblast (2021–present)
=Candidates for Federation Council=
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
! colspan="2" | Gubernatorial candidate, !Candidates for Federation Council !Status |
| style="background:lavender;" |Aleksey Besprozvannykh United Russia | style="background-color:{{party color|United Russia}};" | | align=left |* Yekaterina Manyuk, Kaliningrad Regional Museum of History and Arts director |bgcolor="#DFFFDF"|Registered |
| style="background:lavender;" |Maksim Bulanov Communist Party | style="background-color:{{party color|Communist Party of the Russian Federation}};"| | align=left |* Rustam Kasumov, Member of Zelenogradsk Council of Deputies (2020–present) |bgcolor="#DFFFDF"|Registered |
| style="background:lavender;" |Yury Shitikov SR–ZP | style="background-color:{{party color|A Just Russia}};"| | align=left |* Leonid Kobyak, individual entrepreneur |bgcolor="#DFFFDF"|Registered |
Finances
All sums are in rubles.
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%; line-height:14px" | ||||||
| Financial Report | Source | Besprozvannykh | Bulanov | Mishin | Morozov | Shitikov |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| |
| bgcolor={{party color|United Russia}}| | bgcolor={{party color|Communist Party of the Russian Federation}}| | bgcolor={{party color|Liberal Democratic Party of Russia}}| | bgcolor={{party color|Yabloko}}| | bgcolor={{party color|A Just Russia}}| | ||||||
| align=center
| First | rowspan=2|{{Cite web|url=https://izbirkom39.ru/vibori/edg-2024/vybory-gubernatora-ko-2024/sved-finfondy-vdl-2024.php|title=Избирательные фонды кандидатов|website=izbirkom39.ru|access-date=2024-07-13}} | 10,030,000 | 6,000 | 506,000 | 58,800 | 50,000 |
| Final | 14,230,000 | 3,580,526 | 1,006,100 | 58,800 | 530,000 |
Results
{{election table|title=Summary of the 6–8 September 2024 Kaliningrad 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 Besprozvannykh (incumbent)
| style="text-align:left;"| United Russia
| {{formatnum:270919}}
| 76.55
|-
| style="background-color:{{party color|Liberal Democratic Party of Russia}}"|
| style="text-align:left;"| Yevgeny Mishin
| style="text-align:left;"| Liberal Democratic Party
| {{formatnum:33670}}
| 9.51
|-
| style="background-color:{{party color|Communist Party of the Russian Federation}}"|
| style="text-align:left;"| Maksim Bulanov
| style="text-align:left;"| Communist Party
| {{formatnum:23249}}
| 6.57
|-
| style="background-color:{{party color|A Just Russia}}"|
| style="text-align:left;"| Yury Shitikov
| style="text-align:left;"| A Just Russia – For Truth
| {{formatnum:20791}}
| 5.87
|-
| style="text-align:left;" colspan="3"| Valid votes
| {{formatnum:348629}}
| 98.50
|-
| style="text-align:left;" colspan="3"| Blank ballots
| {{formatnum:5293}}
| 1.50
|- style="font-weight:bold"
| style="text-align:left;" colspan="3"| Total
| {{formatnum:353922}}
| 100.00
|-
| style="background-color:#E9E9E9;" colspan="6"|
|-
| style="text-align:left;" colspan="3"| Turnout
| {{formatnum:353922}}
| 42.17
|-
| style="text-align:left;" colspan="3"| Registered voters
| {{formatnum:839206}}
| 100.00
|-
| colspan="5" style="background-color:#E9E9E9;"|
|- style="font-weight:bold"
| colspan="4" |Source:
|}
Governor Besprozvannykh re-appointed incumbent Senator Alexander Shenderyuk–Zhidkov (United Russia) to the Federation Council.{{Cite web|url=https://www.newkaliningrad.ru/news/briefs/politics/24106029-besprozvannykh-ostavil-shenderyuka-zhidkova-na-postu-senatora-sovfeda.html|title=Беспрозванных оставил Шендерюка-Жидкова на посту сенатора Совфеда|website=newkaliningrad.ru|access-date=2024-09-20}}
See also
References
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{{2024 elections in Russia}}