2023 Altai Krai gubernatorial election
The 2023 Altai Krai gubernatorial election took place on 8–10 September 2023, on common election day . Incumbent governor Viktor Tomenko was re-elected to a second term in office.
Background Viktor Tomenko , then-prime minister of Krasnoyarsk Krai , was appointed Governor of Altai Krai in May 2018, replacing three-term governor Alexander Karlin .[ 1] Communist Party – the largest opposition party in the region.[ 2] Federation Council .
In recent years CPRF made significant gains in Altai Krai . After the 2021 Altai Krai Legislative Assembly election CPRF won 24 seats in the Assembly, an increase of 16 seats, while ruling United Russia lost 11 seats and its majority, winning overall 31 mandates in 68–seat legislative body.[ 3] 2021 Russian legislative election CPRF Krai Committee first secretary Maria Prusakova won in the Rubtsovsk constituency , gaining the seat from United Russia.[ 4]
Candidates In Altai Krai candidates for governor can be nominated only by registered political parties, self-nomination is not possible. However, candidates are not obliged to be members of the nominating party. Candidate for Governor of Altai 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 (about 504 signatures — the highest municipal filter in Russia).[ 5] Federation Council and election winner later appoints one of the presented candidates.
Registered Withdrew after registration Did not file Declined Anton Artsibashev (CPRF ), Member of Altai Krai Legislative Assembly (2021–present)[ 13]
Nikolai Bondarenko (CPRF ), former Member of Saratov Oblast Duma (2017–2022)[ 13] Anzhelika Glazkova (CPRF ), Member of State Duma (2021–present)[ lower-alpha 1] [ 16] [ 17] Pavel Grudinin (CPRF ), director of CJSC "Lenin Sovkhoz", 2018 Russian presidential candidate[ 13] Yury Krasilnikov (CPRF ), Member of Barnaul City Duma (2022–present)[ 13]
Andrey Krivov (CPRF ), Member of Altai Krai Legislative Assembly (2021–present)[ 13]
Vyacheslav Laptev (CPRF ), Member of Altai Krai Legislative Assembly (2021–present)[ 18]
Aleksandr Molotov (SR–ZP ), Member of Altai Krai Legislative Assembly (2011–present)[ 19]
Vladimir Semyonov (LDPR ), Member of Altai Krai Legislative Assembly (2004–2007, 2016–present), former Member of State Duma (2007–2016), 2014 Altai Republic head candidate, 2018 gubernatorial candidate[ 20] Aleksandr Surikov (Communists of Russia ), former Ambassador to Belarus (2006–2018), former Governor of Altai Krai (1996–2004)[ 7] Alexander Terentyev (SR–ZP ), Member of State Duma (2007–present)[ 20] Sergey Yurchenko (Communists of Russia ), former Member of State Duma (2011–2016), 2014 CPRF gubernatorial candidate[ 21] Candidates for Federation Council Incumbent Senator Alexander Karlin (United Russia ) was not renominated.
Yevgenia Borovikova (SR–ZP ):
Sergey Bulayev (LDPR ):
Sergey Malinkovich (CPCR ):
Yelena Kurnosova, individual entrepreneur
Sergey Matasov, Member of Altai Krai Legislative Assembly (2021–present)
Aleksandr Popov, aide to Sergey Malinkovich Maria Prusakova (CPRF ):
Viktor Tomenko (United Russia ):
Vladislav Vakayev (New People ):
Mikhail Dyrov, businessman
Anna Galitskaya, Member of Barnaul City Duma (2023–present)
Sergey Puchkov, secretary of New People regional office Polls
Fieldwork date
Polling firm
Tomenko
Prusakova
Vakayev
Borovikova
Bulayev
Malinkovich
Khrustalyova
Kirillov
Nagaytsev
None
Undecided
Lead
2 September 2023
INSOMAR
68% –
–
10%
13%
6%
–
–
–
3%
–
55%
28 August 2023
Khrustalyova withdraws from the race
15 August 2023
Vakayev withdraws from the race
5 August 2023
Kirillov, Nagaytsev and Prusakova failed to qualify
5–14 July 2023
Инфоскан
63% 7%
4%
4%
3%
3%
3%
1%
1%
–
4%
56%
Results
Summary of the 8–10 September 2023 Altai Krai gubernatorial election results
Candidate
Party
Votes
%
Viktor Tomenko (incumbent)United Russia
417,073
76.16
Yevgenia Borovikova
A Just Russia — For Truth
51,802
9.46
Sergey Bulayev
Liberal Democratic Party
43,571
7.96
Sergey Malinkovich
Communists of Russia
22,812
4.17
Valid votes
535,258
97.75
Blank ballots
12,337
2.25
Total
547,595
100.00
Turnout
547,595
31.02
Registered voters
1,765,281
100.00
Source:
[ 22]
Tomenko appointed former State Duma member Natalya Kuvshinova to the Federation Council , replacing incumbent Alexander Karlin .[ 23]
See also Notes References
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