| Election Name: | 2021 Tver Oblast gubernatorial election |
| Country: | Tver Oblast |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2016 Tver Oblast gubernatorial election |
| Previous Year: | 2016 |
| Next Election: | 2026 Tver Oblast gubernatorial election |
| Next Year: | 2026 |
| Election Date: | 17–19 September 2021 |
| Turnout: | 41.96% |
| Candidate1: | Igor Rudenya |
| Party1: | United Russia |
| Popular Vote1: | 225,020 |
| Percentage1: | 52.33% |
| Candidate2: | Lyudmila Vorobyova |
| Party2: | Communist Party of the Russian Federation |
| Popular Vote2: | 86,389 |
| Percentage2: | 20.09% |
| Image3: | SR-ZP |
| Candidate3: | Dmitry Ignatkov |
| Party3: | SR-ZP |
| Popular Vote3: | 45,981 |
| Percentage3: | 10.69% |
| Image4: | LDPR |
| Candidate4: | Oleg Gorlov |
| Party4: | Liberal Democratic Party of Russia |
| Popular Vote4: | 28,022 |
| Percentage4: | 6.52% |
| Image5: | CR |
| Candidate5: | Ilya Kleymenov |
| Party5: | Communists of Russia |
| Popular Vote5: | 27,089 |
| Percentage5: | 6.30% |
| Map Size: | 250px |
| Governor | |
| Before Election: | Igor Rudenya |
| Before Party: | United Russia |
| After Party: | United Russia |
| After Election: | Igor Rudenya |
The 2021 Tver Oblast gubernatorial election was held on 17–19 September 2021, on common election day, coinciding with election to the State Duma. Incumbent Governor Igor Rudenya was reelected for his second term.
Igor Rudenya became Governor of Tver Oblast in March 2016 replacing first-term Governor Andrey Shevelyov. Rudenya previously served as general director of CJSC "Roszerno" (1996-2002, 2012–2016) and Deputy Minister of Agriculture (2005-2007). Igor Rudenya won 2016 gubernatorial election with 72.13% of the vote.[1]
Governor Rudenya since 2009 was considered for the post of Minister of Agriculture, the rumours again floated in 2021.[2] Ultimately he decided to run for another term.
Only political parties can nominate candidates for gubernatorial election in Tver Oblast, self-nomination is not possible. However, candidate is not obliged to be a member of the nominating party. Candidate for Governor of Tver 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 (175-183 signatures).[3] Also gubernatorial candidates present 3 candidacies to the Federation Council and election winner later appoints one of the presented candidates.
Incumbent Senator Vladimir Lukin (Independent) was not renominated.
|- 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:;"|| style="text-align:left;"| Igor Rudenya (incumbent)| style="text-align:left;"| United Russia| 225,020| 52.33|-| style="background-color:;"|| style="text-align:left;"| Lyudmila Vorobyova| style="text-align:left;"| Communist Party| 86,389| 20.09|-| style="background-color:;"|| style="text-align:left;"| Dmitry Ignatkov| style="text-align:left;"| A Just Russia — For Truth| 45,981| 10.69|-| style="background-color:;"|| style="text-align:left;"| Oleg Gorlov| style="text-align:left;"| Liberal Democratic Party| 28,022| 6.52|-| style="background-color:;"|| style="text-align:left;"| Ilya Kleymenov| style="text-align:left;"| Communists of Russia| 27,089| 6.30|-| style="text-align:left;" colspan="3"| Valid votes| 412,501| 95.93|-| style="text-align:left;" colspan="3"| Blank ballots| 17,503| 4.07|- style="font-weight:bold"| style="text-align:left;" colspan="3"| Total| 430,004| 100.00|-| style="background-color:#E9E9E9;" colspan="6"||-| style="text-align:left;" colspan="3"| Turnout| 430,004| 41.69|-| style="text-align:left;" colspan="3"| Registered voters| 1,031,402| 100.00|-| colspan="5" style="background-color:#E9E9E9;"||- style="font-weight:bold"| colspan="4" |Source:|[8] |}
Tver State University rector Lyudmila Skakovskaya (United Russia) was appointed to the Federation Council replacing incumbent Senator Vladimir Lukin (Independent).[9]