| Election Name: | 2017 Sevastopol gubernatorial election |
| Country: | Sevastopol |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2014 Sevastopol gubernatorial election |
| Previous Year: | 2014 |
| Next Election: | 2020 Sevastopol gubernatorial election |
| Next Year: | 2020 |
| Election Date: | 10 September 2017 |
| Turnout: | 34.2% |
| Nominee1: | Dmitry Ovsyannikov |
| Party1: | United Russia |
| Popular Vote1: | 77,406 |
| Percentage1: | 71.05% |
| Acting Governor | |
| Posttitle: | Elected Governor |
| Before Election: | Dmitry Ovsyannikov |
| Before Party: | Independent politician |
| After Party: | Independent politician |
| After Election: | Dmitry Ovsyannikov |
Governor Election in Sevastopol were held on 10 September 2017. It was the second election of the Governor of Sevastopol after the 2014 Russian annexation of Crimea, and was the first direct elections for Governor (last time the Governor was elected to the Legislative Assembly).
The previous Governor of Sevastopol Sergey Menyailo, who was appointed after the 2014 Russian annexation of Crimea, in the summer of 2016 was appointed representative of Russian President to the Siberian Federal District. The acting Governor was appointed Dmitry Ovsyannikov.
March 14, 2017, the Legislative Assembly of Sevastopol adopted the law on the introduction of direct elections of the Governor.[1]
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| bgcolor= | Dmitry Ovsyannikov | United Russia | 77,406 | 71.05% | |
| bgcolor= | Roman Kiyashko | Communist Party of the Russian Federation | 17,890 | 16.42% | |
| bgcolor= | Ilya Zhuravlyov | Liberal Democratic Party | 8,286 | 7.61% | |
| bgcolor= | Ivan Yermakov | Patriots of Russia | 2,323 | 2.13% | |
| Nikolay Kryazhev | Communist Party of Social Justice | 546 | 0.50% | ||
| Invalid ballots | 2,502 | 2.30% | |||
| Total | 108,953 | 100% | |||
| Sources:[2] | |||||
Voter turnout (in the) election was 34%.[3]