2024 Murmansk Oblast gubernatorial election
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{{Infobox election
| election_name = 2024 Murmansk Oblast gubernatorial election
| country = Murmansk Oblast
| type = gubernatorial
| ongoing = no
| previous_election = 2019 Murmansk Oblast gubernatorial election
| previous_year = 2019
| next_election = 2029 Murmansk Oblast gubernatorial election
| next_year = 2029
| election_date = 7–8 September 2024
| turnout = 41.55%
| image1 = File:Andrey Chibis (2019-03-21).jpg
| candidate1 = Andrey Chibis
| party1 = United Russia
| popular_vote1 = {{formatnum:167647}}
| percentage1 = 73.99%
| image2 =
| candidate2 = Yury Vatalin
| party2 = CPRF
| popular_vote2 = {{formatnum:32971}}
| percentage2 = 14.55%
| image3 =
| candidate3 = Stanislav Gontar
| party3 = LDPR
| popular_vote3 = {{formatnum:15539}}
| percentage3 = 6.86%
| title = Governor
| posttitle = Governor-elect
| before_election = Andrey Chibis
| before_party = United Russia
| after_election = Andrey Chibis
| after_party = United Russia
}}
The 2024 Murmansk Oblast gubernatorial election took place on 7–8 September 2024, on common election day. Incumbent Governor Andrey Chibis was re-elected to a second term in office.
Background
Second-term Governor of Murmansk Oblast Marina Kovtun announced her resignation in March 2019, citing personal reasons.{{cite web|url=https://www.rbc.ru/politics/21/03/2019/5c9334329a794762ff0a9f37|title=Губернатор Мурманской области объявила об отставке|website=rbc.ru|access-date=2024-03-29}} Initially Deputy Minister of Energy Aleksey Teksler was expected to be appointed acting Governor of Murmansk Oblast, however, two days prior to Kovtun's resignation Teksler was appointed acting Governor of Chelyabinsk Oblast.{{cite web|url=https://ura.news/articles/1036277774|title=Инсайд: сначала челябинского врио готовили в другой регион|website=ura.news|access-date=2024-03-29}} Then-Deputy Minister of Construction, Housing and Utilities and Federal Chief Housing Inspector Andrey Chibis was appointed as Kovtun's replacement.{{cite web|url=https://www.kommersant.ru/doc/3917853|title=Андрей Чибис назначен врио губернатора Мурманской области|website=kommersant.ru|access-date=2024-03-29}}
Chibis ran for a full term nominated by United Russia and won the September 2019 election with 60.07% of the vote against five opponents, including Murmansk Oblast Duma members Maksim Belov (LDPR, 18.27%) and Mikhail Antropov (CPRF, 11.38%), former Apatity mayor.{{cite web|url=https://ria.ru/20190910/1558514292.html|title=Андрей Чибис победил на выборах губернатора Мурманской области|website=ria.ru|access-date=2024-03-29}} Despite the overwhelming margin of victory (nearly 42 points), it was the third closest gubernatorial election that cycle.
On April 4, 2024 Governor Chibis was attacked and stabbed by a lone assailant after a town hall meeting in Apatity. Chibis survived the attack and was rushed to a hospital in Murmansk for treatment of his injuries,{{cite web|url=https://tass.ru/proisshestviya/20451317|title=Что известно о нападении на губернатора Мурманской области|website=tass.ru|access-date=2024-04-18}} while his deputy Nadezhda Aksenova served as acting Governor of Murmansk Oblast until Chibis's recovery.{{cite web|url=https://www.rbc.ru/society/05/04/2024/660fcc379a79476feac59e6f|title=В Мурманской области назвали имя временного губернатора|website=rbc.ru|access-date=2024-04-18}} Two weeks later, on April 18, 2024, Chibis returned to office and the same day held a call with President Vladimir Putin, where the governor expressed his intention to seek a second term and received Putin's endorsement.{{cite web|url=http://kremlin.ru/events/president/transcripts/deliberations/73879|title=Встреча с губернатором Мурманской области Андреем Чибисом|website=kremlin.ru|access-date=2024-04-18}}
Candidates
In Murmansk Oblast candidates for Governor can be nominated by registered political parties or by self-nomination. Candidate for Governor of Murmansk 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/913523181|website=docs.cntd.ru|title=Закон "О выборах Губернатора Мурманской области" от 6 июля 2012 года N 1496-01-ЗМО (с изменениями на 18 декабря 2023 года)|access-date=2024-03-29}} In addition, self-nominated candidates should collect 0.5% of signatures of Murmansk Oblast residents. Also gubernatorial candidates present 3 candidacies to the Federation Council and election winner later appoints one of the presented candidates.
=Declared=
=Eliminated at convention=
- Vladimir Mishchenko (United Russia), First Deputy Chairman of the Murmansk Oblast Duma (2016–present), Member of the Oblast Duma (2011–present){{cite web|url=https://murmansk.er.ru/activity/news/sostoyalas-vstrecha-kandidatov-na-dolzhnost-gubernatora-murmanskoj-oblasti-s-partijcami|title=Состоялась встреча кандидатов на должность Губернатора Мурманской области с партийцами|website=murmansk.er.ru|access-date=2024-06-01}}
- Svetlana Videneyeva (United Russia), Chief of Staff of the Murmansk Oblast Duma (2022–present)
=Declined=
- Artur Popov (CPRF), Member of Murmansk Oblast Duma (2021–present)
=Candidates for Federation Council=
Incumbent Senator Konstantin Dolgov (Independent) was not renominated.
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
! colspan="2" | Gubernatorial candidate, !Candidates for Federation Council !Status |
| style="background:lavender;" |Andrey Chibis United Russia | style="background-color:{{party color|United Russia}};"| | align=left |* Yelena Dyagileva, Deputy Governor of Murmansk Oblast (2019–present) |bgcolor="#DFFFDF"|Registered |
| style="background:lavender;" |Stanislav Gontar Liberal Democratic Party | style="background-color:{{party color|Liberal Democratic Party of Russia}};"| | align=left |* Nelli Shayduko, aide to Murmansk Oblast Duma member |bgcolor="#DFFFDF"|Registered |
| style="background:lavender;" |Yury Klimchenko Party of Pensioners | style="background-color:{{party color|Russian Party of Pensioners for Social Justice}};"| | align=left |* Igor Naydyonov, former Member of Murmansk Oblast Duma (2011–2021) |bgcolor="#DFFFDF"|Registered |
| style="background:lavender;" |Yury Vatalin Communist Party | style="background-color:{{party color|Communist Party of the Russian Federation}};"| | align=left |* Mikhail Antropov, former Member of Murmansk Oblast Duma (1997–2004, 2011–2021), 2014 and 2019 gubernatorial candidate |bgcolor="#DFFFDF"|Registered |
Finances
All sums are in rubles.
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%; line-height:14px" | |||||
| Financial Report | Source | Chibis | Gontar | Klimchenko | Vatalin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| |
| bgcolor={{party color|United Russia}}| | bgcolor={{party color|Liberal Democratic Party of Russia}}| | bgcolor={{party color|Russian Party of Pensioners for Social Justice}}| | bgcolor={{party color|Communist Party of the Russian Federation}}| | |||||
| align=center
| First | rowspan=2|{{Cite web|url=http://www.murmansk.izbirkom.ru/edg/edg2024/gmo/fin.php|title=Сведения о поступлении средств на специальные избирательные счета кандидатов и расходовании этих средств, финансовые отчёты кандидатов|website=murmansk.izbirkom.ru|access-date=2024-07-31}} | 50,000,000 | 500,000 | 100,000 | 45,000 |
| Final | 66,000,000 | 1,000,000 | 40,100,000 | 2,270,000 |
Results
{{election table|title=Summary of the 7–8 September 2024 Murmansk 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;"| Andrey Chibis (incumbent)
| style="text-align:left;"| United Russia
| {{formatnum:167647}}
| 73.99
|-
| style="background-color:{{party color|Communist Party of the Russian Federation}}"|
| style="text-align:left;"| Yury Vatalin
| style="text-align:left;"| Communist Party
| {{formatnum:32971}}
| 14.55
|-
| style="background-color:{{party color|Liberal Democratic Party of Russia}}"|
| style="text-align:left;"| Stanislav Gontar
| style="text-align:left;"| Liberal Democratic Party
| {{formatnum:15539}}
| 6.86
|-
| style="background-color:{{party color|Russian Party of Pensioners for Social Justice}}"|
| style="text-align:left;"| Yury Klimchenko
| style="text-align:left;"| Party of Pensioners
| {{formatnum:6245}}
| 2.76
|-
| style="text-align:left;" colspan="3"| Valid votes
| {{formatnum:222402}}
| 98.17
|-
| style="text-align:left;" colspan="3"| Blank ballots
| {{formatnum:4149}}
| 1.83
|- style="font-weight:bold"
| style="text-align:left;" colspan="3"| Total
| {{formatnum:226551}}
| 100.00
|-
| style="background-color:#E9E9E9;" colspan="6"|
|-
| style="text-align:left;" colspan="3"| Turnout
| {{formatnum:226551}}
| 41.55
|-
| style="text-align:left;" colspan="3"| Registered voters
| {{formatnum:545267}}
| 100.00
|-
| colspan="5" style="background-color:#E9E9E9;"|
|- style="font-weight:bold"
| colspan="4" |Source:
|}
Governor Chibis appointed Deputy Governor Yelena Dyagileva (Independent) to the Federation Council, replacing incumbent Senator Konstantin Dolgov (Independent).{{Cite web|url=https://ria.ru/20240927/dyagileva-1974984403.html|title=Новым сенатором от Мурманской области стала Елена Дягилева|website=ria.ru|access-date=2024-09-27}}
See also
References
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{{2024 elections in Russia}}