2024 Samara Oblast gubernatorial election explained

Election Name:2024 Samara Oblast gubernatorial election
Country:Samara Oblast
Type:gubernatorial
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:2023 Samara Oblast gubernatorial election
Previous Year:2023
Next Election:2029 Samara Oblast gubernatorial election
Next Year:2029
Election Date:6–8 September 2024
Candidate1:Vyacheslav Fedorishchev
Party1:United Russia
Candidate2:Natalya Bisyarina
Party2:LDPR
Image3: CPRF
Candidate3:Aleksey Leskin
Party3:CPRF
Image4: SR–ZP
Candidate4:Mikhail Maryakhin
Party4:SR–ZP
Candidate5:Vladimir Plyakin
Party5:New People
Image6: ZA
Candidate6:Stepan Solovyov
Party6:Green Alternative
Acting Governor
Posttitle:Governor-elect
Before Election:Vyacheslav Fedorishchev
Before Party:United Russia
After Election:TBD

The 2024 Samara Oblast gubernatorial election will take place on 6–8 September 2024, on common election day. Acting Governor Vyacheslav Fedorishchev is eligible to run for a full term in office.

Background

Dmitry Azarov was appointed acting Governor of Samara Oblast in September 2017, replacing Governor Nikolay Merkushkin.[1] Azarov overwhelmingly won the 2018 gubernatorial election in his own right with 72.63% of the vote over a field of 5 opponents.[2] Governor Azarov overwhelmingly won re-election in 2023 with 83.82% of the vote.[3]

Despite easily winning re-election Governor Azarov immediately got into public conflict with Aleksandr Khinshtein, State Duma member from the region and former investigative journalist, which resulted in Khinshtein attacking Azarov and his administration.[4] Throughout the year several current and former government officials in Samara Oblast were caught under the criminal proceedings, including chairman of the Government of Samara Oblast Viktor Kudryashov, minister of construction Mikhail Aseyev,[5] former minister of construction Nikolay Plaksin,[6] head of regional emergency services office Oleg Boyko,[7] director of the department of external relations Vera Shcherbachyova,[8] head of the accounts chamber Yelena Dubrova,[9] advisor to governor Olga Mikheyeva,[10] and former chairman of the court of cassation Aleksandr Yefanov.[11]

In May 2024 rumours appeared about Azarov's potential resignation, eventually, on May 31, 2024, Dmitry Azarov announced his resignation less than a year into his second term.[12] Later that day President of Russia Vladimir Putin met with Chairman of the Government of Tula Oblast Vyacheslav Fedorishchev and asked him to become acting Governor of Samara Oblast, which Fedorishchev agreed to.[13]

Candidates

In Samara Oblast candidates for Governor can be nominated only by registered political parties. Candidate for Governor of Samara 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 5% of signatures of members and heads of municipalities.[14] 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.
Natalya Bisyarina
Liberal Democratic Party
LawyerRegistered[15]
Vyacheslav Fedorishchev
United Russia
Acting Governor of Samara Oblast (2024–present)
Former First Deputy Governor of Tula Oblast – Chairman of the Government of Tula Oblast (2022–2024)
Registered[16]
Aleksey Leskin
Communist Party
Deputy Chairman of the Samara Regional Duma (2016–present)
Member of the Regional Duma (2007–present)
2018 and 2023 gubernatorial candidate
Registered[17] [18]
Mikhail Maryakhin
SR–ZP
Member of Samara Regional Duma (2011–present)
2014, 2018 and 2023 gubernatorial candidate
Registered[19]
Vladimir Plyakin
New People
Member of State Duma (2021–present)Registered[20]
Stepan Solovyov
Green Alternative
Deputy chairman of Green Alternative party
2024 Chelyabinsk Oblast gubernatorial candidate
Registered[21]
Grigory Yeremeyev
Democratic Party
Pensioner
Perennial candidate
2023 gubernatorial candidate
Failed to qualify[22]
Vadim Baykov
Communists of Russia
First secretary of Communists of Russia regional committee
Perennial candidate
Did not file[23]

Declined

Candidates for Federation Council

Incumbent Senator Farit Mukhametshin (Independent) was not renominated.

Gubernatorial candidate,
political party
Candidates for Federation CouncilStatus
Natalya Bisyarina
Liberal Democratic Party
align=left Registered
Vyacheslav Fedorishchev
United Russia
align=left Registered
Aleksey Leskin
Communist Party
align=left Registered
Mikhail Maryakhin
SR–ZP
align=left
  • Maksim Guseynov, Member of Samara Regional Duma (2021–present)
    * Dmitry Makarenko, businessman
    * Aleksey Sazonov, former Member of Duma of Tolyatti (2013–2023), businessman
Registered
Vladimir Plyakin
New People
align=left
  • Sergey Lushin, road construction executive
    * Sergey Pukhayev, businessman, 2023 gubernatorial candidate
    * Roman Zolnikov, businessman
Registered
Stepan Solovyov
Green Alternative
align=left
  • Anatoly Arsenikhin, nonprofit executive
    * Natalya Polovinkina, accountant
    * Yelena Veretennikova, nurse
Registered
Grigory Yeremeyev
Democratic Party
align=left
  • Vladimir Abdrakhimov, pensioner
    * Andrey Dolgov, jurisconsult, perennial candidate
    * Yelena Konyukhova, pensioner
Failed to qualify

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;"| Natalya Biserova| style="text-align:left;"| Liberal Democratic Party| | |-| style="background-color:"|| style="text-align:left;"| Vyacheslav Fedorishchev (incumbent)| style="text-align:left;"| United Russia| | |-| style="background-color:"|| style="text-align:left;"| Aleksey Leskin| style="text-align:left;"| Communist Party| | |-| style="background-color:"|| style="text-align:left;"| Mikhail Maryakhin| style="text-align:left;"| A Just Russia – For Truth| | |-| style="background-color:"|| style="text-align:left;"| Vladimir Plyakin| style="text-align:left;"| New People| | |-| style="background-color:"|| style="text-align:left;"| Stepan Solovyov| style="text-align:left;"| Green Alternative| | |-| 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: Новый губернатор: Путин назначил Азарова врио главы Самарской области. ria.ru. 2024-05-31.
  2. Web site: Губернатора выбрали меньшинством. kommersant.ru. 2024-05-31.
  3. Web site: Азаров победил на выборах главы Самарской области. tass.ru. 2024-05-31.
  4. Web site: Почетный гражданин раздора. kommersant.ru. 2024-05-31.
  5. Web site: Суд арестовал экс-главу правительства Самарской области. tass.ru. 2024-05-31.
  6. Web site: Экс-министр строительства Самарской области оставлен под стражей. kommersant.ru. 2024-05-31.
  7. Web site: Что известно о задержании начальника ГУ МЧС по Самарской области. tass.ru. 2024-05-31.
  8. Web site: Суд арестовал экс-главу правительства Самарской области. kommersant.ru. 2024-05-31.
  9. Web site: Оглашен приговор экс-главе Счетной палаты Самарской области. kommersant.ru. 2024-05-31.
  10. Web site: Задержана советник губернатора Самарской области Ольга Михеева. kommersant.ru. 2024-05-31.
  11. Web site: Экс-судью Александра Ефанова допросили в рамках уголовного дела о даче взятки. kommersant.ru. 2024-05-31.
  12. Web site: Дмитрий Азаров объявил об уходе с поста губернатора Самарской области. interfax.ru. 2024-05-31.
  13. Web site: Путин предложил главе правительства Тульской области пост врио самарского губернатора. interfax.ru. 2024-05-31.
  14. Web site: Закон "О выборах Губернатора Самарской области" (с изменениями на 7 мая 2024 года). docs.cntd.ru. 2023-05-31.
  15. Web site: Бисярина Наталья Ильинична. samara.vybory.izbirkom.ru. 2024-07-01.
  16. Web site: Федорищев Вячеслав Андреевич. samara.vybory.izbirkom.ru. 2024-07-01.
  17. Web site: Кто может составить конкуренцию Федорищеву на выборах губернатора СО? Показываем всех троих. 63.ru. 2024-06-10.
  18. Web site: Лескин Алексей Владимирович. samara.vybory.izbirkom.ru. 2024-06-26.
  19. Web site: Маряхин Михаил Иванович. samara.vybory.izbirkom.ru. 2024-06-24.
  20. Web site: Плякин Владимир Владимирович. samara.vybory.izbirkom.ru. 2024-06-26.
  21. Web site: Соловьев Степан Геннадьевич. samara.vybory.izbirkom.ru. 2024-07-01.
  22. Web site: Еремеев Григорий Николаевич. samara.vybory.izbirkom.ru. 2024-07-16.
  23. Web site: Байков Вадим Германович. samara.vybory.izbirkom.ru. 2024-07-01.