2024 Kursk Oblast gubernatorial election explained

Election Name:2024 Kursk Oblast gubernatorial election
Country:Kursk Oblast
Type:gubernatorial
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:2019 Kursk Oblast gubernatorial election
Previous Year:2019
Next Election:2029 Kursk Oblast gubernatorial election
Next Year:2029
Election Date:6–8 September 2024
Candidate1:Aleksey Smirnov
Party1:United Russia
Candidate2:Gennady Bayev
Party2:SR–ZP
Candidate4:Aleksey Bobovnikov
Party4:CPRF
Candidate5:Aleksey Tomanov
Party5:LDPR
Acting Governor
Posttitle:Governor-elect
Before Election:Aleksey Smirnov
Before Party:United Russia
After Election:TBD

The 2024 Kursk Oblast gubernatorial election will take place on 6–8 September 2024, on common election day. Acting Governor Aleksey Smirnov is running for a full term in office.

Background

Then-Deputy Minister of Transport Roman Starovoyt was appointed acting Governor of Kursk Oblast in October 2018 replacing four-term Governor Alexander Mikhailov, who resigned at his own request.[1] Mikhailov led Kursk Oblast since 2000 and at the time of his resignation was the third-longest serving governor in Russia (behind Yevgeny Savchenko in Belgorod Oblast and Anatoly Artamonov in Kaluga Oblast), although he assumed that title just a little over a week ago with the resignation of Oleg Korolyov in Lipetsk Oblast. In November 2018 Starovoyt appointed his predecessor, Alexander Mikhailov, to the Federation Council after incumbent Senator Vitaly Bogdanov stepped down.[2]

Starovoyt, officially an Independent, was nominated for a full term by United Russia in the 2019 gubernatorial elections. Roman Starovoyt overwhelmingly won the September 2019 election with 81.07% of the vote, as his nearest challenger, Vladimir Firsov (CPRF), received just 5.65%.[3] In November 2020 Governor Starovoyt officially joined United Russia party.[4]

On May 11, 2024 re-appointed Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin nominated Governor Roman Starovoyt to serve in his second cabinet as Minister of Transport, replacing Vitaly Savelyev who was elevated to the position of Deputy Prime Minister.[5] State Duma Committee on Transport unanimously supported Starovoyt's nomination on May 12,[6] while the full chamber voted 429–0–0 to approve Starovoyt as new Minister of Transport two days later.[7]

After his nomination, Governor Starovoyt left Kursk on May 12, 2024, leaving First Deputy Governor – Chairman of the Kursk Oblast Government Aleksey Smirnov as acting Governor until the temporary replacement be appointed by the President.[8] Smirnov, who has been serving as Deputy Governor since 2018, is considered to be the frontrunner for the appointment.[9] On May 15 President Vladimir Putin appointed Smirnov as acting Governor of Kursk Oblast.[10] On 25 June 2024 Smirnov, previously an Independent, joined United Russia party and was nominated for secretary of the party regional office.[11]

Candidates

In Kursk Oblast candidates for Governor can be nominated only by registered political parties. Candidate for Governor of Kursk 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 6% of signatures of members and heads of municipalities.[12] Also gubernatorial candidates present 3 candidacies to the Federation Council and election winner later appoints one of the presented candidates.

Declared

Candidate name,
political party
OccupationStatusRef.
Gennady Bayev
SR–ZP
Member of Kursk Oblast Duma (2021–present)Registered[13]
Aleksey Bobovnikov
Communist Party
Member of Kursk Oblast Duma (2015–2016, 2021–present)Registered[14] [15]
Aleksey Smirnov
United Russia
Acting Governor of Kursk Oblast (2024–present)
Former First Deputy Governor of Kursk Oblast – Chairman of the Government of Kursk Oblast (2021–2024)
Registered[16] [17]
Aleksey Tomanov
Liberal Democratic Party
Member of Kursk Oblast Duma (2021–present)
Aide to State Duma member Boris Chernyshov
Registered[18]

Eliminated at convention

Candidates for Federation Council

Incumbent Senator Grigory Rapota (Independent) was not renominated.

Gubernatorial candidate,
political party
Candidates for Federation CouncilStatus
Gennady Bayev
SR–ZP
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  • Anton Glushkov, Member of Kursk Oblast Duma (2021–present), businessman
    * Aleksey Khodyrevsky, homeowners association chairman
    * Artyom Vyskrebentsev, Member of Kursk City Assembly (2017–present)
Registered
Aleksey Bobovnikov
Communist Party
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  • Aleksandr Anpilov, Member of Kursk Oblast Duma (1998–2000, 2001–present), former Chairman of the Oblast Duma (2001–2006)
    * Svetlana Kanunnikova, Member of Kursk City Assembly (2014–2016, 2017–present), former Member of Kursk Oblast Duma (2016–2017)
    * Aleksandr Ponarin, Member of Kursk City Assembly (2022–present)
Registered
Aleksey Smirnov
United Russia
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Aleksey Tomanov
Liberal Democratic Party
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  • Vadim Chelpanov, psychologist
    * Galina Perelygina, pensioner
    * Konstantin Timofeyev, Member of Kursk City Assembly (2022–present)
Registered

Results

|- 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;"| Gennady Bayev| style="text-align:left;"| A Just Russia – For Truth| | |-| style="background-color:"|| style="text-align:left;"| Aleksey Bobovnikov| style="text-align:left;"| Communist Party| | |-| style="background-color:"|| style="text-align:left;"| Aleksey Smirnov (incumbent)| style="text-align:left;"| United Russia| | |-| style="background-color:"|| style="text-align:left;"| Aleksey Tomanov| style="text-align:left;"| Liberal Democratic Party| | |-| style="text-align:left;" colspan="3"| Valid votes| | |-| style="text-align:left;" colspan="3"| Blank ballots| | |- 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| | |-| style="text-align:left;" colspan="3"| Registered voters| | 100.00|-| colspan="5" style="background-color:#E9E9E9;"||- style="font-weight:bold"| colspan="4" |Source:||}

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Путин назначил врио губернатора Курской области и главы Башкирии. tass.ru. 2024-03-28.
  2. Web site: Врио курского губернатора отправил Александра Михайлова в Совет федерации. kommersant.ru. 2024-03-28.
  3. Web site: Старовойт победил на выборах губернатора Курской области с 81,07% голосов. kommersant.ru. 2024-03-28.
  4. Web site: Губернатор Курской области Роман Старовойт вступил в "Единую Россию". er.ru. 2024-03-28.
  5. Web site: Старовойта предложили на пост главы Минтранса. tass.ru. 2024-05-14.
  6. Web site: Комитет Госдумы поддержал кандидатуру Старовойта на пост главы Минтранса. rbc.ru. 2024-05-14.
  7. Web site: Госдума утвердила Старовойта на должность министра транспорта. vedomosti.ru. 2024-05-14.
  8. Web site: Первый замгубернатора стал исполняющим обязанности главы Курской области. rbc.ru. 2024-05-14.
  9. Web site: Одним из кандидатов на пост губернатора Курской области стал Алексей Смирнов. vedomosti.ru. 2024-05-14.
  10. Web site: Алексей Смирнов назначен временно исполняющим обязанности губернатора Курской области. kremlin.ru. 2024-05-15.
  11. Web site: Глава Курской области Алексей Смирнов вступил в «Единую Россию». kommersant.ru. 2024-06-25.
  12. Web site: Закон "О выборах Губернатора Курской области" от 20 июня 2012 года N 51-ЗКО (с изменениями на 19 декабря 2023 года). docs.cntd.ru. 2024-03-28.
  13. Web site: Баев Геннадий Александрович. kursk.vybory.izbirkom.ru. 2024-06-26.
  14. Web site: КПРФ сдает кандидатский минимум. kommersant.ru. 2024-06-03.
  15. Web site: Бобовников Алексей Николаевич. kursk.vybory.izbirkom.ru. 2024-06-20.
  16. Web site: Врио губернатора Курской области примет участие в праймериз «Единой России». kommersant.ru. 2024-05-28.
  17. Web site: Смирнов Алексей Борисович. kursk.vybory.izbirkom.ru. 2024-07-03.
  18. Web site: Томанов Алексей Юрьевич. kursk.vybory.izbirkom.ru. 2024-07-01.