2022 Tambov Oblast Gubernatorial Election
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Tambov Oblast Tambov Oblast (russian: Тамбо́вская о́бласть, ''Tambovskaya oblast'') is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast). Its administrative center is the city of Tambov. As of the 2010 Census, its population was 1,091,994. Geo ...
gubernatorial election took place on 9–11 September 2022, on common election day. Acting Governor
Maksim Yegorov Maksim Borisovich Yegorov (Russian: Максим Борисович Егоров; born 23 May 1977) is a Russian politician. He is currently the acting Head of Administration of Tambov Oblast, Head of Tambov Oblast, since 4 October 2021, when h ...
was elected to a full term.


Background

Aleksandr Nikitin served as
Head of Administration of Tambov Oblast The Head of Tambov Oblast (russian: Глава Тамбовской области) is the Governor (Russia), head of government of that Subdivisions of Russia, region of Russia. History of office In the late 1991, the President of Russia Boris ...
since 2015, replacing 15-year incumbent
Oleg Betin Oleg Ivanovich Betin (russian: Олег Иванович Бетин) (born August 25, 1950) is a governor of Tambov Oblast in Russia. He was a member of Our Home – Russia party. In 1995 he became governor. He was re-elected on December 7, 2003 ...
. That year, Nikitin won the
election An election is a formal group decision-making process by which a population chooses an individual or multiple individuals to hold public office. Elections have been the usual mechanism by which modern representative democracy has opera ...
for a full term with 85.47% of the vote. Nikitin won a second term in
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with 79.30% of the vote. Despite modest economic achievements, Nikitin's term was marked by poor consolidation of regional elite, which resulted in several setbacks for the administration. One of them was
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's defeat in the 2020
Tambov Tambov (, ; rus, Тамбов, p=tɐmˈbof) is a types of inhabited localities in Russia, city and the administrative center of Tambov Oblast, Central Federal District, central Russia, at the confluence of the Tsna River (Moksha basin), Tsna and ...
City Duma elections, when Rodina, affiliated with former Tambov Mayor Maksim Kosenkov won 26 seats out of 36. On 4 October 2021 Nikitin resigned just one year into his second term, Deputy Minister of Construction
Maksim Yegorov Maksim Borisovich Yegorov (Russian: Максим Борисович Егоров; born 23 May 1977) is a Russian politician. He is currently the acting Head of Administration of Tambov Oblast, Head of Tambov Oblast, since 4 October 2021, when h ...
was appointed acting
Head of Administration of Tambov Oblast The Head of Tambov Oblast (russian: Глава Тамбовской области) is the Governor (Russia), head of government of that Subdivisions of Russia, region of Russia. History of office In the late 1991, the President of Russia Boris ...
. Nikitin was appointed to the
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by
Tambov Oblast Duma The Tambov Oblast Duma (russian: Тамбовская областная дума, Tambovskaya oblastnaya duma) is the regional parliament of Tambov Oblast, a federal subject of Russia. A total of 50 deputies are elected for five-year terms. H ...
on 7 October. Due to the start of
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in February 2022 and subsequent
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, the cancellation and postponement of direct gubernatorial elections was proposed. The measure was even supported by
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leader
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. Eventually, on 7 June
Tambov Oblast Duma The Tambov Oblast Duma (russian: Тамбовская областная дума, Tambovskaya oblastnaya duma) is the regional parliament of Tambov Oblast, a federal subject of Russia. A total of 50 deputies are elected for five-year terms. H ...
called the gubernatorial election for 11 September 2022.


Candidates

Only political parties can nominate candidates for gubernatorial election in
Tambov Oblast Tambov Oblast (russian: Тамбо́вская о́бласть, ''Tambovskaya oblast'') is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast). Its administrative center is the city of Tambov. As of the 2010 Census, its population was 1,091,994. Geo ...
, self-nomination is not possible. However, candidates are not obliged to be members of the nominating party. Candidate for
Head of Administration of Tambov Oblast The Head of Tambov Oblast (russian: Глава Тамбовской области) is the Governor (Russia), head of government of that Subdivisions of Russia, region of Russia. History of office In the late 1991, the President of Russia Boris ...
should be a Russian citizen and at least 30 years old. Each candidate in order to be registered is required to
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at least 7% of signatures of members and heads of municipalities. Also, gubernatorial candidates present 3 candidacies to the
Federation Council The Federation Council (russian: Сове́т Федера́ции – ''Soviet Federatsii'', common abbreviation: Совфед – ''Sovfed''), or Senate (officially, starting from July 1, 2020) ( ru , Сенат , translit = Senat), is th ...
and election winner later appoints one of the presented candidates.


Registered

*
Sergey Malinkovich Sergey Alexandrovich Malinkovich (russian: Сергей Александрович Малинкович; born 27 May 1975) is a Russian politician, current leader of the Communists of Russia party and founder of the Communists of Petersburg and ...
(
Communists of Russia The Communist Party "Communists of Russia" (CPCR; russian: Коммунистическая партия «Коммунисты России»; КПКР; ''Kommunisticheskaya partiya «Kommunisty Rossii»'', ''KPKR'') or simply Communists of Russi ...
), Member of Altai Krai Legislative Assembly, chair of
Communists of Russia The Communist Party "Communists of Russia" (CPCR; russian: Коммунистическая партия «Коммунисты России»; КПКР; ''Kommunisticheskaya partiya «Kommunisty Rossii»'', ''KPKR'') or simply Communists of Russi ...
party,
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Nenets AO gubernatorial candidate * Oleg Morozov (
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), Member of
Tambov Oblast Duma The Tambov Oblast Duma (russian: Тамбовская областная дума, Tambovskaya oblastnaya duma) is the regional parliament of Tambov Oblast, a federal subject of Russia. A total of 50 deputies are elected for five-year terms. H ...
* Pavel Plotnikov ( SR-ZP), Member of
Tambov Oblast Duma The Tambov Oblast Duma (russian: Тамбовская областная дума, Tambovskaya oblastnaya duma) is the regional parliament of Tambov Oblast, a federal subject of Russia. A total of 50 deputies are elected for five-year terms. H ...
,
2020 2020 was heavily defined by the COVID-19 pandemic, which led to global Social impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, social and Economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, economic disruption, mass cancellations and postponements of events, COVID- ...
gubernatorial candidate *
Maksim Yegorov Maksim Borisovich Yegorov (Russian: Максим Борисович Егоров; born 23 May 1977) is a Russian politician. He is currently the acting Head of Administration of Tambov Oblast, Head of Tambov Oblast, since 4 October 2021, when h ...
(
United Russia United Russia ( rus, Единая Россия, Yedinaya Rossiya, (j)ɪˈdʲinəjə rɐˈsʲijə) is a Conservatism in Russia, Russian conservative List of political parties in Russia, political party. As the largest party in Russia, it hold ...
), acting
Head of Administration of Tambov Oblast The Head of Tambov Oblast (russian: Глава Тамбовской области) is the Governor (Russia), head of government of that Subdivisions of Russia, region of Russia. History of office In the late 1991, the President of Russia Boris ...
, former Deputy Minister of Construction, Housing and Utilities (2018-2021) * Andrey Zhidkov (
CPRF , anthem = , seats1_title = Seats in the State Duma , seats1 = , seats2_title = Seats in the Federation Council , seats2 = , seats3_title = Governors , seats3 = , seats4_title ...
), Member of
Tambov Oblast Duma The Tambov Oblast Duma (russian: Тамбовская областная дума, Tambovskaya oblastnaya duma) is the regional parliament of Tambov Oblast, a federal subject of Russia. A total of 50 deputies are elected for five-year terms. H ...
,
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and
2020 2020 was heavily defined by the COVID-19 pandemic, which led to global Social impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, social and Economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, economic disruption, mass cancellations and postponements of events, COVID- ...
gubernatorial candidate


Results

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Maksim Yegorov Maksim Borisovich Yegorov (Russian: Максим Борисович Егоров; born 23 May 1977) is a Russian politician. He is currently the acting Head of Administration of Tambov Oblast, Head of Tambov Oblast, since 4 October 2021, when h ...
(incumbent) , style="text-align:left;",
United Russia United Russia ( rus, Единая Россия, Yedinaya Rossiya, (j)ɪˈdʲinəjə rɐˈsʲijə) is a Conservatism in Russia, Russian conservative List of political parties in Russia, political party. As the largest party in Russia, it hold ...
, 398,054 , 84.95 , - , style="background-color:, , style="text-align:left;", Andrey Zhidkov , style="text-align:left;",
Communist Party A communist party is a political party that seeks to realize the socio-economic goals of communism. The term ''communist party'' was popularized by the title of ''The Manifesto of the Communist Party'' (1848) by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels. A ...
, 31,737 , 6.77 , - , style="background-color:;", , style="text-align:left;", Pavel Plotnikov , style="text-align:left;",
A Just Russia — For Truth A Just Russia — For Truth (SRZP; russian: Справедливая Россия — За правду; СРЗП, Spravedlivaya Rossiya — Za pravdu; SRZP), formerly A Just Russia (SR), is a social conservative and social-democratic political p ...
, 15,538 , 3.32 , - , style="background-color:;", , style="text-align:left;", Oleg Morozov , style="text-align:left;", Liberal Democratic Party , 11,351 , 2.42 , - , style="background-color:;", , style="text-align:left;",
Sergey Malinkovich Sergey Alexandrovich Malinkovich (russian: Сергей Александрович Малинкович; born 27 May 1975) is a Russian politician, current leader of the Communists of Russia party and founder of the Communists of Petersburg and ...
, style="text-align:left;",
Communists of Russia The Communist Party "Communists of Russia" (CPCR; russian: Коммунистическая партия «Коммунисты России»; КПКР; ''Kommunisticheskaya partiya «Kommunisty Rossii»'', ''KPKR'') or simply Communists of Russi ...
, 7,161 , 1.53 , - , style="text-align:left;" colspan="3", Valid votes , 463,841 , 98.98 , - , style="text-align:left;" colspan="3", Blank ballots , 4,760 , 1.02 , - style="font-weight:bold" , style="text-align:left;" colspan="3", Total , 468,601 , 100.00 , - , style="background-color:#E9E9E9;" colspan="6", , - , style="text-align:left;" colspan="3", Turnout , 468,601 , 57.87 , - , style="text-align:left;" colspan="3", Registered voters , 809,704 , 100.00 , - , colspan="5" style="background-color:#E9E9E9;", , - style="font-weight:bold" , colspan="4" , Source: , Результаты досрочных выборов Главы Тамбовской области, 2022
/ref> Incumbent Senator Mikhail Belousov (
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) was re-appointed to the
Federation Council The Federation Council (russian: Сове́т Федера́ции – ''Soviet Federatsii'', common abbreviation: Совфед – ''Sovfed''), or Senate (officially, starting from July 1, 2020) ( ru , Сенат , translit = Senat), is th ...
.


See also

* 2022 Russian gubernatorial elections


References

{{2022 elections in Russia
Tambov Oblast Tambov Oblast (russian: Тамбо́вская о́бласть, ''Tambovskaya oblast'') is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast). Its administrative center is the city of Tambov. As of the 2010 Census, its population was 1,091,994. Geo ...
Tambov Oblast Tambov Oblast (russian: Тамбо́вская о́бласть, ''Tambovskaya oblast'') is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast). Its administrative center is the city of Tambov. As of the 2010 Census, its population was 1,091,994. Geo ...
Politics of Tambov Oblast