2023 Primorsky Krai gubernatorial election Turnout 45.55%
LDPR
CPCR
Candidate
Oleg Kozhemyako
Inna Kosheleva
Aleksandr Andoni
Party
United Russia
LDPR
Communists of Russia
Popular vote
476,584
64,392
38,892
Percentage
72.78%
9.83%
5.94%
SR-ZP
CosPRF
Candidate
Kirill Rudyuk
Denis Kovalyov
Party
SR–ZP
Cossack Party
Popular vote
31,245
25,503
Percentage
4.77%
3.89%
The 2023 Primorsky Krai gubernatorial election took place on 8–10 September 2023, on common election day . Incumbent governor Oleg Kozhemyako was re-elected to a second term in office.
Background
Due to massive irregularities in the second round of the September 2018 Primorsky Krai gubernatorial election between acting Governor of Primorsky Krai Andrey Tarasenko (United Russia ) and businessman Andrey Ishchenko (CPRF ) the results were annulled.[1] Another gubernatorial election was scheduled for December 2018 . On 26 September 2018 Tarasenko declined to seek a full term and resigned, President Vladimir Putin appointed then-Governor of Sakhalin Oblast Oleg Kozhemyako as acting Governor of Primorsky Krai.[2] For Kozhemyako, a Primorsky Krai native, who built a large fishing business and served as Federation Council Senator from the region, it is a fourth governorship as he previously led Sakhalin Oblast (2015–2018), Amur Oblast (2008–2015) and Koryak Autonomous Okrug (2005–2007) – an unbeaten record among Russian politicians. Kozhemyako ran for a full term as an Independent and won with 61.9% of the vote, while September election runner-up Andrey Ishchenko lost the support from Communist Party and failed to collect enough signatures to qualify.[3]
Oleg Kozhemyako maintained a high profile as governor persuading to move Far Eastern Federal District administrative centre from Khabarovsk to Vladivostok , transforming regional government structure, visiting Donbass and holding meetings with prominent officeholders, such as President of Belarus Aleksandr Lukashenko .
Candidates
In Primorsky Krai candidates for governor can be nominated only by registered political parties, self-nomination was allowed in September 2018 to allow acting Governor Kozhemyako to run as an Independent ,[4] however, it was abolished in March 2023.[5] Candidates are not obliged to be members of the nominating party. Candidate for Governor of Primorsky Krai 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.[6] Also gubernatorial candidates present 3 candidacies to the Federation Council and election winner later appoints one of the presented candidates.
Registered
Withdrawn
Declined
Andrey Andreychenko (LDPR ), Member of Legislative Assembly of Primorsky Krai (2016–2017, 2021–present), former Member of State Duma (2017–2021), 2014, September 2018 and December 2018 gubernatorial candidate[15]
Vyacheslav Baydelyuk (RPPSS ), Member of Legislative Assembly of Primorsky Krai (2021–present)[16]
Roza Chemeris (New People ), Member of State Duma (2021–present), December 2018 For Women of Russia gubernatorial candidate[17]
Anatoly Dolgachev (CPRF ), Deputy Chairman of the Legislative Assembly of Primorsky Krai (2021–present), Member of Legislative Assembly (2011–present)[10] [18]
Aleksey Kozitsky (SR–ZP ), Member of Legislative Assembly of Primorsky Krai (2011–present), September 2018 gubernatorial candidate[16]
Candidates for Federation Council
Polls
Fieldwork date
Polling firm
Kozhemyako
Kosheleva
Andoni
Kovalyov
Rudyuk
None
Lead
18–24 August 2023
WCIOM
76%
10%
7%
3%
2%
3%
66%
Results
Summary of the 8–10 September 2023 Primorsky Krai gubernatorial election results
Candidate
Party
Votes
%
Oleg Kozhemyako (incumbent)
United Russia
476,584
72.78
Inna Kosheleva
Liberal Democratic Party
64,392
9.83
Aleksandr Andoni
Communists of Russia
38,892
5.94
Kirill Rudyuk
A Just Russia — For Truth
31,245
4.77
Denis Kovalyov
Cossack Party
25,503
3.89
Valid votes
636,616
97.22
Blank ballots
18,194
2.78
Total
654,810
100.00
Turnout
654,810
45.55
Registered voters
1,437,494
100.00
Source:
[19]
Legislative Assembly of Primorsky Krai chairman Aleksandr Rolik (United Russia ) was appointed to the Federation Council , replacing incumbent Svetlana Goryacheva (A Just Russia – For Truth ).[20]
See also
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