| Election Name: | 2023 Nizhny Novgorod Oblast gubernatorial election |
| Country: | Nizhny Novgorod Oblast |
| Type: | gubernatorial |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2018 Nizhny Novgorod Oblast gubernatorial election |
| Previous Year: | 2018 |
| Next Election: | 2028 Nizhny Novgorod Oblast gubernatorial election |
| Next Year: | 2028 |
| Election Date: | 8–10 September 2023 |
| Turnout: | 55.92% |
| Candidate1: | Gleb Nikitin |
| Party1: | United Russia |
| Popular Vote1: | |
| Percentage1: | 82.82% |
| Candidate2: | Vladislav Yegorov |
| Party2: | CPRF |
| Percentage2: | 9.67% |
| Image3: | LDPR |
| Candidate3: | Vladislav Atmakhov |
| Party3: | LDPR |
| Percentage3: | 3.08% |
| Image4: | RPPSS |
| Candidate4: | Aleksandr Bykov |
| Party4: | Party of Pensioners |
| Percentage4: | 1.97% |
| Image5: | GS |
| Candidate5: | Ilya Pomerantsev |
| Party5: | Civilian Power |
| Percentage5: | 1.73% |
| Governor | |
| Posttitle: | Governor-elect |
| Before Election: | Gleb Nikitin |
| Before Party: | United Russia |
| After Election: | Gleb Nikitin |
| After Party: | United Russia |
| Map Size: | 250px |
The 2023 Nizhny Novgorod Oblast gubernatorial election took place on 8–10 September 2023, on common election day. Incumbent Governor Gleb Nikitin was re-elected to a second term in office.[1]
First Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Gleb Nikitin was appointed acting Governor of Nizhny Novgorod Oblast in September 2017, replacing third-term Governor Valery Shantsev.[2] Nikitin won the subsequent 2018 gubernatorial election with 67.75% of the vote over four opponents.[3] Throughout Nikitin's first term rumours have spread about his potential promotion to the post of Minister of Industry and Trade of Russia, however, Governor Nikitin continuously denied allegations.[4] [5]
In Nizhny Novgorod Oblast 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 Nizhny Novgorod 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.[6] Also gubernatorial candidates present 3 candidacies to the Federation Council and election winner later appoints one of the presented candidates.
| style=width:200px; rowspan=2 | Fieldwork date | style=width:150px; rowspan=2 | Polling firm | Nikitin | Yegorov | Atmakhov | Bykov | Pomerantsev | None | Lead |
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| 25 July – 10 August 2023 | FOM | 81% | 7% | 5% | 4% | 2% | 1% | 74% | ||
|- 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;"| Gleb Nikitin (incumbent)| style="text-align:left;"| United Russia| | 82.82|-| style="background-color:"|| style="text-align:left;"| Vladislav Yegorov| style="text-align:left;"| Communist Party| | 9.67|-| style="background-color:"|| style="text-align:left;"| Vladislav Atmakhov| style="text-align:left;"| Liberal Democratic Party| | 3.08|-| style="background-color:"|| style="text-align:left;"| Aleksandr Bykov| style="text-align:left;"| Party of Pensioners| | 1.97|-| style="background-color:"|| style="text-align:left;"| Ilya Pomerantsev| style="text-align:left;"| Civilian Power| | 1.73|-| style="text-align:left;" colspan="3"| Valid votes| | 99.28|-| style="text-align:left;" colspan="3"| Blank ballots| | 0.72|- style="font-weight:bold"| style="text-align:left;" colspan="3"| Total| | 100.00|-| style="background-color:#E9E9E9;" colspan="6"||-| style="text-align:left;" colspan="3"| Turnout| | 55.92|-| style="text-align:left;" colspan="3"| Registered voters| | 100.00|-| colspan="5" style="background-color:#E9E9E9;"||- style="font-weight:bold"| colspan="4" |Source:|[17] |}
Governor Nikitin re-appointed incumbent Senator Vladimir Lebedev (United Russia) to the Federation Council.[18]