| Election Name: | 2024 Zabaykalsky Krai gubernatorial election |
| Country: | Zabaykalsky Krai |
| Type: | gubernatorial |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2019 Zabaykalsky Krai gubernatorial election |
| Previous Year: | 2019 |
| Next Election: | 2029 Zabaykalsky Krai gubernatorial election |
| Next Year: | 2029 |
| Election Date: | 6–8 September 2024 |
| Candidate1: | Aleksandr Osipov |
| Party1: | Independent |
| Candidate2: | Valery Afitsinsky |
| Party2: | The Greens |
| Image4: | CPCR |
| Candidate4: | Konstantin Korostelyov |
| Party4: | Communists of Russia |
| Image5: | LDPR |
| Candidate5: | Georgy Shilin |
| Party5: | LDPR |
| Governor | |
| Posttitle: | Governor-elect |
| Before Election: | Aleksandr Osipov |
| Before Party: | Independent |
| After Election: | TBD |
The 2024 Zabaykalsky Krai gubernatorial election will take place on 6–8 September 2024, on common election day. Incumbent Governor Aleksandr Osipov is running to a second term in office.
Aleksandr Osipov, former First Deputy Minister for the Development of the Far East and Arctic, was appointed acting Governor of Zabaykalsky Krai in October 2018.[1] Osipov replaced retiring Governor Natalia Zhdanova, who resigned at her own request three years before the end of her first term. Zhdanova's resignation was mostly credited to low performance in socio-economic development, decreasing approval ratings and poor results of United Russia in the 2018 regional elections.[2]
Legislative Assembly of Zabaykalsky Krai changed the electoral law in March 2019, allowing Independent candidates to run in the gubernatorial election.[3] Osipov ran for a full term as an Independent and overwhelmingly won with 89.61% against three candidates from minor parties, as candidates from major opposition parties (CPRF, LDPR, A Just Russia) were absent from the ballot.[4]
In April 2024 during a meeting with President Vladimir Putin Governor Osipov announced his intention to run for a second term and received Putin's endorsement.[5]
In Zabaykalsky Krai candidates for Governor can be nominated by registered political parties or by self-nomination. Candidate for Governor of Zabaykalsky Krai 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 8% of signatures of members and heads of municipalities.[6] In addition, self-nominated candidates should collect 0.5% of signatures of Zabaykalsky Krai residents. Also gubernatorial candidates present 3 candidacies to the Federation Council and election winner later appoints one of the presented candidates.
| Candidate name, political party | Occupation | Status | Ref. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valery Afitsinsky The Greens | Former Member of Duma of Chita (2014–2019) | Registered | [7] | |||
| Konstantin Korostelyov Communists of Russia | Former Member of Legislative Assembly of Zabaykalsky Krai (2018–2023) | Registered | [8] | |||
| Aleksandr Osipov Independent | incumbent Governor of Zabaykalsky Krai (2018–present) | Registered | [9] | |||
| Georgy Shilin Liberal Democratic Party | Member of Legislative Assembly of Zabaykalsky Krai (2013–present) | Registered | [10] | |||
| Natalya Kochergina Independent | Member of Civic Chamber of Zabaykalsky Krai (2016–present) | Withdrew after registration | [11] | |||
| Vyacheslav Palshin Independent | Youth center director | Withdrew after registration | [12] | |||
| Yury Grigoriev SR–ZP | Member of State Duma (2021–present) | Failed to qualify | [13] [14] | |||
| Valentina Podoynitsyna Independent | Former Member of Chita Oblast Duma (2000–2008) | Did not file | [15] | |||
| Andrey Shcherbakov Independent | Businessman | Did not file | [16] | |||
| Maksim Shipitsyn Communist Party | Former First Deputy Prosecutor of Zabaykalsky Krai (2009–2021) | Did not file | [17] [18] | |||
| Gubernatorial candidate, political party | Candidates for Federation Council | Status | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valery Afitsinsky The Greens | align=left |
| Registered | ||
| Konstantin Korostelyov Communists of Russia | align=left |
| Registered | ||
| Aleksandr Osipov Independent | align=left |
| Registered | ||
| Georgy Shilin Liberal Democratic Party | align=left |
| Registered | ||
| Natalya Kochergina Independent | align=left |
| Withdrew after registration | ||
| Vyacheslav Palshin Independent | align=left |
| Withdrew after registration | ||
| Yury Grigoriev SR–ZP | align=left |
| Failed to qualify | ||
|- 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;"| Valery Afitsinsky| style="text-align:left;"| The Greens| | |-| style="background-color:"|| style="text-align:left;"| Konstantin Korostelyov| style="text-align:left;"| Communists of Russia| | |-| style="background-color:"|| style="text-align:left;"| Aleksandr Osipov (incumbent)| style="text-align:left;"| Independent| | |-| style="background-color:"|| style="text-align:left;"| Georgy Shilin| 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:||}