The 2022 Sverdlovsk Oblast gubernatorial election took place on 11 September 2022, on common election day. Governor Yevgeny Kuyvashev was re-elected for a third term.Евгений Куйвашев избран губернатором Свердловской области
Background Presidential Envoy to the Ural Federal District Yevgeny Kuyvashev was appointed acting Governor of Sverdlovsk Oblast in May 2012, and later that month he was confirmed in the position by the Legislative Assembly of Sverdlovsk Oblast. Kuyvashev won his second term in 2017 election with 62.16% of the vote.
Since autumn 2021 rumours spread about Kuyvashev potential resignation, however, the governor generally avoided complaints about his job. In April 2022, Kuyvashev publicly feuded with TV host Vladimir Solovyov after the latter's degrading comments about Yekaterinburg. Despite the rumours and the public conflict, on 20 May President Vladimir Putin endorsed Kuyvashev 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, on 7 June Legislative Assembly of Sverdlovsk Oblast called the gubernatorial election for 11 September 2022.
Candidates Only political parties can nominate candidates for gubernatorial election in Sverdlovsk Oblast, self-nomination is not possible. However, candidates are not obliged to be members of the nominating party. Candidate for Governor of Sverdlovsk Oblast should be a Russian citizen and at least 30 years old. Each candidate in order to be registered is required to collect at least 7.9% of signatures of members and heads of municipalities (121-127 signatures). Also, gubernatorial candidates present three candidacies to the Federation Council and election winner later appoints one of the presented candidates.
Registered Alexander Demin (New People), Member of State Duma, Chairman of the Duma Committee on Small and Medium-sized Entrepreneurship Aleksandr Ivachyov (CPRF), Deputy Chairman of Legislative Assembly of Sverdlovsk OblastКПРФ выдвинула главу реготделения кандидатом на выборы губернатора Свердловской области Aleksandr Kaptyug (LDPR), Member of Legislative Assembly of Sverdlovsk OblastЛДПР и КПРФ определились с кандидатами на выборы губернатора Свердловской области Yevgeny Kuyvashev (United Russia), incumbent Governor of Sverdlovsk OblastЕвгений Куйвашев подал документы для участия в выборах главы Свердловской области Andrey Kuznetsov (SR-ZP), Member of State DumaЭсеры выставили против Куйвашева неудобного соперника. Его выдвижение пытались сорвать
Failed to qualify Ivan Volkov (ROS), lawyer, 2017 gubernatorial candidateЕще одним кандидатом в свердловские губернаторы стал юрист Иван Волков
Eliminated at convention Dmitry Zhukov (United Russia), Member of Legislative Assembly of Sverdlovsk OblastКандидаты на праймериз на пост губернатора объявлены в Свердловской области
Declined Konstantin Kiselyov (Yabloko), Member of Yekaterinburg City Duma, 2017 The Greens gubernatorial candidateСвердловское «Яблоко» отказалось от участия в выборах губернатора Yevgeny Roizman (Yabloko), former mayor of Yekaterinburg (2013–2018), former Member of State Duma (2003–2007), 2017 gubernatorial candidateРойзман может стать соперником Куйвашева на выборах губернатора Свердловской области в 2022 году Igor Toroshchin (LDPR), former Member of State Duma (2016–2021), 2017 gubernatorial candidateКандидат от СР Кузнецов намерен договориться с Куйвашевым о конкуренции на выборах губернатора Свердловской области
Candidates for Federation Council Incumbent Senator Eduard Rossel (United Russia) was not renominated. Aleksandr Demin (New People): Yaroslav Borodin, TV host, actor Tatyana Fleganova, Member of Civic Chamber of Sverdlovsk Oblast, nonprofit executive Aleksey Nevyantsev, entrepreneur Aleksandr Ivachyov (CPRF): Yevgeny Bukreyev, Member of Legislative Assembly of Sverdlovsk Oblast, Kirovgrad School No.3 director Taras Isakov, Member of Legislative Assembly of Sverdlovsk Oblast, retired Lieutenant General Rimma Skomorokhova, Member of Legislative Assembly of Sverdlovsk Oblast Aleksandr Kaptyug (LDPR): Vladimir Korolkov, LDPR regional office lawyer Kristina Rachkevich, deputy coordinator of LDPR regional office Alyona Vyatkina, economist Yevgeny Kuyvashev (United Russia): Irina Levina, co-chair of ONF regional office, Director of Sverdlovsk Oblast Medical College Aleksey Orlov, Mayor of Yekaterinburg Viktor Sheptiy, First Deputy Speaker of Legislative Assembly of Sverdlovsk Oblast Andrey Kuznetsov (SR-ZP): Oksana Ivanova, aide to Andrey Kuznetsov, Christian activist Aleksey Korovkin, emergency medical technician Leonid Martyushev, Member of Nizhny Tagil City Duma
Finances All sums are in rubles. Financial Report Source Demin Ivachyov Kaptyug Kuyvashev Kuznetsov Volkov First Сведения из первых финансовых отчетов кандидатов о поступлении и расходовании средств избирательных фондов 210,000 810,000 191,800 15,000,000 1,230,000 1,000 Final Сведения из итоговых финансовых отчетов кандидатов о поступлении и расходовании средств избирательных фондов 25,000,000 7,956,000 3,099,062 45,000,000 6,671,500 1,000
Polls Fieldwork datePolling firm Kuyvashev Demin Ivachyov Kuznetsov KaptyugUndecidedLead30 August - 3 September 2022Russian Field61%8%7%4%4%13%53%
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;"| Yevgeny Kuyvashev (incumbent) | style="text-align:left;"| United Russia | 618,617 | 65.78 |- | style="background-color:| | style="text-align:left;"| Aleksandr Ivachyov | style="text-align:left;"| Communist Party | 121,351 | 12.90 |- | style="background-color:;"| | style="text-align:left;"| Andrey Kuznetsov | style="text-align:left;"| A Just Russia — For Truth | 86,047 | 9.15 |- | style="background-color:| | style="text-align:left;"| Alexander Demin | style="text-align:left;"| New People | 60,883 | 6.47 |- | style="background-color:;"| | style="text-align:left;"| Aleksandr Kaptyug | style="text-align:left;"| Liberal Democratic Party | 29,857 | 3.17 |- | style="text-align:left;" colspan="3"| Valid votes | 916,755 | 97.49 |- | style="text-align:left;" colspan="3"| Blank ballots | 23,648 | 2.51 |- style="font-weight:bold" | style="text-align:left;" colspan="3"| Total | 950,405 | 100.00 |- | style="background-color:#E9E9E9;" colspan="6"| |- | style="text-align:left;" colspan="3"| Turnout | 950,405 | 28.47 |- | style="text-align:left;" colspan="3"| Registered voters | 3,303,323 | 100.00 |- | colspan="5" style="background-color:#E9E9E9;"| |- style="font-weight:bold" | colspan="4" |Source: |Результаты выборов Губернатора Свердловской области, 2022
Legislative Assembly of Sverdlovsk Oblast First Vice-Speaker Viktor Sheptiy (United Russia) was appointed to the Federation Council, replacing incumbent senator Eduard Rossel (United Russia).Виктор Шептий назначен сенатором Совета Федерации от Свердловской области
See also 2022 Russian gubernatorial elections
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