The 2022 Udmurt Republic head election took place on 9–11 September 2022, on common election day, coinciding with elections to the State Council of Udmurtia. Incumbent Head Aleksandr Brechalov was re-elected to a second term.Бречалов победил на выборах главы Удмуртии
Background In April 2017 Head of Udmurtia Aleksandr Solovyov was arrested for taking bribes. He was removed from office and replaced with Civic Chamber Secretary Alexander Brechalov. Brechalov won the subsequent head election with 78.16% of the vote.
In the 2021 Russian legislative election United Russia received only 35.63% in Udmurtia, which could prompt a potentially competitive head election in 2022. Despite United Russia's poor showing in the parliamentary elections, in January 2022 Vedomosti reported that Aleksandr Brechalov most likely would retain his position. In May 2022 President Vladimir Putin officially endorsed Brechalov for reelection.
Due to the start of the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 and subsequent economic sanctions the cancellation and postponement of direct gubernatorial elections was proposed. The measure was even supported by A Just Russia leader Sergey Mironov. Eventually, the postponement never occurred, as on 3 June State Council of the Udmurt Republic called head election for 11 September 2022.
Candidates Only political parties can nominate candidates for head election in Udmurtia; self-nomination is not possible. However, candidate is not obliged to be a member of the nominating party. Candidate for Head of Udmurtia should be a Russian citizen and at least 30 years old. Each candidate in order to be registered is required to collect at least 7% of signatures of members and heads of municipalities (55-57 signatures). Also gubernatorial candidates present 3 candidacies to the Federation Council and election winner later appoints one of the presented candidates.
Registered Vadim Belousov (SR-ZP), Member of State Duma Aleksandr Brechalov (United Russia), incumbent Head of Udmurtia Aleksandr Syrov (CPRF), Member of Izhevsk City Duma, businessmanКПРФ выдвинула лидера партийной фракции Ижевска на пост главы Удмуртии Timur Yagafarov (LDPR), Member of State Council of the Udmurt Republic, 2017 head candidateСтали известны первые кандидаты на должность главы Удмуртии
Withdrew after registration Georgy Leshchev (ZA!), individual entrepreneur (endorsed Brechalov)«Справедливая Россия — за правду» выдвинула Вадима Белоусова на пост главы УдмуртииГеоргий Лещев снял свою кандидатуру с выборов главы Удмуртии Vladimir Segal (RPPSS), pensionerПервый кандидат на должность Главы Удмуртии предоставил документы в ЦИККандидат от Партии пенсионеров снялся с участия в выборах главы Удмуртии
Did not file Yury Mishkin (Communists of Russia), individual entrepreneur, first secretary of CPCR regional committeeПартия «Коммунисты России» выдвинула на пост главы Удмуртии Юрия Мишкина
Withdrawn Sergey Antonov (PVR), political strategistПартия Возрождения России выдвинула на пост главы Удмуртии Сергея Антонова
Declined Vladimir Bodrov (CPRF), Member of State Council of the Udmurt Republic, 2017 head candidateКоммунисты могут добавить остроты Vladimir Chepkasov (CPRF), former Member of State Council of the Udmurt Republic (2007-2017), 2014 head candidate
Candidates for Federation Council Vadim Belousov (SR-ZP): Andrey Blinov, Member of the Glazov City Duma, former Member of the State Council of the Udmurt Republic (2012-2017) Sergey Gromov, entrepreneur Vladimir Ovsyannikov, Member of the Seltinsky District Council of Deputies, stomatologist
Aleksandr Brechalov (United Russia): Lyubov Glebova, incumbent Senator Nadezhda Mikhaylova, First Deputy Speaker of the State Council of the Udmurt Republic Sergey Smirnov, Chief of Staff to Head and Government of Udmurtia
Georgy Leschev (ZA!): Vera Bushkova, education methodologist Andrey Leshchev, candidate's father Larisa Lescheva, candidate's mother
Vladimir Segal (RPPSS): Aleksandr Berezin, pensioner Lyudmila Korepanova, chair of RPPSS regional office Vladimir Kulyabin, pensioner
Aleksandr Syrov (CPRF): Natalya Ivanova, former Member of the Adam Council of Deputies (2012-2016) Andrey Pichugin, private security agency director Valentina Pudova, singer
Timur Yagafarov (LDPR): Aleksandr Dodin, cultural organiser Aleksey Kuznetsov, Member of the Zavyalovsky District Council of Deputies, engineer Tatyana Shutova, Member of the Yakshur-Bodyinsky District Council of Deputies, college professor
Finances All sums are in rubles. Financial Report Source Antonov Belousov Brechalov Leshchev Mishkin Segal Syrov Yagafarov First СВЕДЕНИЯ о поступлении средств в избирательные фонды кандидатов на должность Главы Удмуртской Республики и расходовании этих средств выборов (на основании данных, представленных ПАО Сбербанк) 0 2,700,000 6,810,000 15,000 TBA 10,000 3,100,000 3,760,000 Final Итоговые финансовые отчеты TBD 10,368,019 75,810,000 8,471,000 TBD 60,010,000 12,100,000 11,410,000
Polls Fieldwork datePolling firm Brechalov Syrov Yagafarov Belousov Segal LeshchevUndecidedLead 6 September 2022 Segal withdraws from the race 3 September 2022 Leshchev withdraws from the race15 - 20 August 2022ИНСОМАР65%11%8%4%1%1%9%54%
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;"| Aleksandr Brechalov (incumbent) | style="text-align:left;"| United Russia | 298,822 | 64.37 |- | style="background-color:| | style="text-align:left;"| Aleksandr Syrov | style="text-align:left;"| Communist Party | 91,876 | 19.79 |- | style="background-color:;"| | style="text-align:left;"| Timur Yagafarov | style="text-align:left;"| Liberal Democratic Party | 45,436 | 9.79 |- | style="background-color:| | style="text-align:left;"| Vadim Belousov | style="text-align:left;"| A Just Russia — For Truth | 15,352 | 3.31 |- | style="text-align:left;" colspan="3"| Valid votes | 451,486 | 97.25 |- | style="text-align:left;" colspan="3"| Blank ballots | 12,759 | 2.75 |- style="font-weight:bold" | style="text-align:left;" colspan="3"| Total | 464,248 | 100.00 |- | style="background-color:#E9E9E9;" colspan="6"| |- | style="text-align:left;" colspan="3"| Turnout | 464,248 | 39.79 |- | style="text-align:left;" colspan="3"| Registered voters | 1,166,781 | 100.00 |- | colspan="5" style="background-color:#E9E9E9;"| |- style="font-weight:bold" | colspan="4" |Source: |Результаты выборов Главы Удмуртской Республики, 2022
Incumbent Senator Lyubov Glebova (United Russia) was re-appointed to the Federation Council.Сенатором Совета федерации от Удмуртии вновь назначена Любовь Глебова
See also 2022 Russian gubernatorial elections
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