| Election Name: | 2017 Ryazan Oblast gubernatorial election |
| Country: | Ryazan Oblast |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2012 Ryazan Oblast gubernatorial election |
| Previous Year: | 2012 |
| Next Election: | 2022 Ryazan Oblast gubernatorial election |
| Next Year: | 2022 |
| Election Date: | 10 September 2017 |
| Turnout: | 36.15% |
| Nominee1: | Nikolay Lyubimov |
| Party1: | United Russia |
| Popular Vote1: | 269,078 |
| Percentage1: | 80.16% |
| Nominee2: | Alexander Sherin |
| Party2: | Liberal Democratic Party of Russia |
| Popular Vote2: | 28,337 |
| Percentage2: | 8.44% |
| Nominee3: | Vladimir Fedotkin |
| Party3: | Communist Party of the Russian Federation |
| Popular Vote3: | 22,986 |
| Percentage3: | 6.85% |
| Acting Governor | |
| Posttitle: | Elected Governor |
| Before Election: | Nikolay Lyubimov |
| Before Party: | United Russia |
| After Party: | United Russia |
| After Election: | Nikolay Lyubimov |
Gubernatorial Election in Ryazan Oblast were held on 10 September 2017.
14 February 2017 the Governor Oleg Kovalyov announced early resignation and that he will not nominate his candidacy for a new term.[1] Acting Governor was appointed Nikolay Lyubimov.[2]
Candidates on the ballot:[3]
| Candidate | Party | Office | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| bgcolor= | Nikolay Lyubimov Born 1971 (age 45) | United Russia | Incumbent acting Governor | |||
| Alexandra Perekhvatova Born 1954 (age 62) | Party of Growth | Chief of the main archival administration of Ryazan Oblast | ||||
| bgcolor= | Sergey Pupkov Born 1970 (age 47) | A Just Russia | Member of Ryazan Oblast Duma | |||
| bgcolor= | Vladimir Fedotkin Born 1947 (age 70) | Communist Party | Former Member of the State Duma | |||
| bgcolor= | Alexander Sherin Born 1977 (age 40) | Liberal Democratic Party | Member of the State Duma | |||
| style=width:200px; rowspan=2 | Date | style=width:150px; rowspan=2 | Poll source | style=width:60px | Lyubimov | style=width:60px | Sherin | style=width:60px | Fedotkin | style=width:60px | Pupkov | style=width:60px | Perekhvatova | Undecided | Abstention | Spoil the Ballot |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| bgcolor= | bgcolor= | bgcolor= | bgcolor= | |||||||||||||
| 10–21 August 2017 | FOM | 56% | 4% | 4% | 1% | 0% | 21% | 14% | 0% | |||||||
| 17–25 July 2017 | FOM | 53% | 3% | 3% | 1% | <1% | 26% | 13% | 1% |
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| bgcolor= | Nikolay Lyubimov | United Russia | 269,078 | 80.16% | |
| bgcolor= | Alexander Sherin | Liberal Democratic Party | 28,337 | 8.44% | |
| bgcolor= | Vladimir Fedotkin | Communist Party | 22,986 | 6.85% | |
| bgcolor= | Sergey Pupkov | A Just Russia | 5,780 | 1.72% | |
| Alexandra Perekhvatova | Party of Growth | 4,978 | 1.48% | ||
| Invalid ballots | 4,511 | 1.34% | |||
| Total | 335,670 | 100% | |||
| Source:[4] | |||||