By-elections to the 8th Russian State Duma will be held to fill vacancies in the

State Duma The State Duma (russian: Госуда́рственная ду́ма, r=Gosudárstvennaja dúma), commonly abbreviated in Russian as Gosduma ( rus, Госду́ма), is the lower house of the Federal Assembly of Russia, while the upper house ...

between the 2021 election and the 2026 election. According to article 97 of the Federal Law "On elections of deputies of the State Duma", by-elections are appointed on the second Sunday of September (single voting day), but not less than 85 days before the day of voting. This means that if a vacant seat occurs before a single voting day, but less than 85 days before it, the election will be scheduled for next year. Also, by-elections are not appointed and are not held if, as a result of these elections, a Deputy can not be elected for a term of more than one year before the end of the constitutional term for which the State Duma was elected. The nearest by-election will be held in September 2024, in at least two constituencies.

Overview

8–10 September 2023

Simferopol

On 3 September 2022, Deputy

Alexey Chernyak Alexey Yuryevich Chernyak (russian: Алексей Юрьевич Черняк; born August 27, 1973) is a Russian political figure and a former member of the State Duma. Education and career In 2018, Chernyak was granted a Doctor of Scien ...

Simferopol constituency The Simferopol Constituency (No. 19) is a Russian legislative constituency in the Republic of Crimea. The constituency covers south-central Crimea, including the entirety of Southern Coast of Crimea. Members elected Election results 2016 , - ...

asked for his resignation from the

to focus on work in Crimea. The request was approved on 13 September, however, the by-election was scheduled for next single election day, 10 September 2023, 372 days after the resignation. On 10 September 2023, Simferopol City Council member Yury Nesterenko won the by-election.

Registered candidates

* Dmitry Fridman ( LDPR), Member of Alushta City Council (2019–present)Списки заверены 13.07.2023
/ref> * Stepan Kiskin ( SR–ZP), former Member of Simferopol City Council (2014–2019)Состоялось заседание Президиума Центрального совета Партии СПРАВЕДЛИВАЯ РОССИЯ – ЗА ПРАВДУ
/ref> * Yury Nesterenko ( United Russia), Member of Simferopol City Council (2014–2023) * Vasily Sayenko ( CPRF), Member of Simferopol City Council (2019–present)КПРФ выдвинула четырех кандидатов на довыборы в Госдуму
/ref> * Aleksandr Turov ( Communists of Russia), pensionerСписки заверены 07.07.2023
/ref>

Did not file

* Sait Umerov ( Independent), security specialist, United Russia primary candidate

Eliminated in United Russia primary

* Olga Pavolotskaya, unemployed * Alik Palakyan, unemployed * Maxim Pinayev, entrepreneur * Igor Savchenko, unemployed * Alexander Stolbov, Sergeant of the

Russian Armed Forces The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation (, ), commonly referred to as the Russian Armed Forces, are the military forces of Russia. In terms of active-duty personnel, they are the world's fifth-largest military force, with at least two m ...

* Sait Umerov, controller of Crocus International JSC ''(running as an Independent)'' * Alexander Chuvakov, Commander of the 6th department of the Fire and Rescue Unit of Simferopol

Declined

* Viktor Bout ( LDPR), entrepreneur, arms dealer, convicted in 2012 in the United States for 25 years in prison for intending to illegally carry out arms trafficking and exchanged in 2022

Results

, - ! colspan=2 style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:left;vertical-align:top;" , Candidate ! style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:left;vertical-align:top;" , Party ! style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:right;" , Votes ! style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:right;" , % , - , style="background-color:" , , align=left, Yury Nesterenko , align=left, United Russia , , 68.71% , - , style="background-color: " , , align=left, Stepan Kiskin , align=left,

A Just Russia – For Truth A Just Russia – For Truth (official abbreviation of the full name Socialist Political Party "A Just Russia – Patriots – For Truth" (SRZP;) russian: Справедливая Россия – За правду; СРЗП, Spravedlivaya Rossiya ...

, , 7.47% , - , style="background-color: " , , align=left, Vasily Sayenko , align=left, Communist Party , , 7.39% , - , style="background-color: " , , align=left, Aleksandr Turov , align=left, Communists of Russia , , 6.52% , - , style="background-color: " , , align=left, Dmitry Fridman , align=left, Liberal Democratic Party , , 6.47% , - , colspan="5" style="background-color:#E9E9E9;" , , - style="font-weight:bold" , colspan="3" style="text-align:left;" , Total , , 100% , - , colspan="5" style="background-color:#E9E9E9;" , , - style="font-weight:bold" , colspan="4" , Source: ,

Lipetsk

Longtime Deputy Nikolay Bortsov, a wealthy agribusinessman who represented Lipetsk Oblast in the

for nearly 20 years, died on 23 April 2023 at the age of 77. A by-election was held on the nearest single election day, 10 September 2023. On 10 September 2023, Lipetsk Oblast Council of Deputies chairman

Dmitry Averov Dmitry Lvovich Averov (russian: Дмитрий Львович Аверов; born on 3 June 1974), is a Russian statesman and politician, who is currently a member of the State Duma, elected in September 2023. He was formerly a chairman of the Li ...

won the by-election.

Registered candidates

( United Russia), Chairman of the Lipetsk Oblast Council of Deputies (2021–2023), former

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from Lipetsk Oblast (2021)Праймериз «Единой России» по довыборам в Госдуму стартовал в Липецкой области
/ref> * Larisa Ksenofontova ( SR–ZP), Member of Lipetsk Oblast Council of Deputies (2011–present),

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gubernatorial candidate * Oleg Tokarev ( Communists of Russia), former Member of Lipetsk Oblast Electoral Commission (2021–2023) * Sergey Tokarev ( CPRF), Member of Lipetsk Oblast Council of Deputies (2011–present),

gubernatorial candidate * Anatoly Yemelyanov ( LDPR), Member of Lipetsk Oblast Council of Deputies (2021–present),

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candidate for this seat

Did not file

* Anton Rychkov ( Yabloko), shooting instructor«Яблоко» выдвинуло кандидатов на довыборы депутатов Государственной Думы в Карачаево-Черкесии, Красноярском крае и Липецкой области
/ref>

Eliminated in United Russia primary

*Nikolay Golosov, Director of the Center for the Development of Children's Recreation *Leonid Gusev, retired Captain 1st rank of the Russian Navy, Chairman of the Lipetsk Branch of the All-Russian Fleet Support Movement *Margarita Zhirova, Head of the Department of the Youth Center *Vladimir Khabibullin, Head of the Department for Physical Culture, Sports and Youth Policy of the Yelets City Administration

Declined

* Nikolay Bykovskikh ( CPRF), Member of Lipetsk Oblast Council of Deputies (2021–present),

runner-up for this seatРазбор мандатов
/ref>

Results

, align=left, United Russia , , 58.78% , - , style="background-color: " , , align=left, Sergey Tokarev , align=left, Communist Party , , 13.96% , - , style="background-color: " , , align=left, Anatoly Yemelyanov , align=left, Liberal Democratic Party , , 9.69% , - , style="background-color: " , , align=left, Larisa Ksenofontova , align=left,

, , 8.62% , - , style="background-color: " , , align=left, Oleg Tokarev , align=left, Communists of Russia , , 6.50% , - , colspan="5" style="background-color:#E9E9E9;" , , - style="font-weight:bold" , colspan="3" style="text-align:left;" , Total , , 100% , - , colspan="5" style="background-color:#E9E9E9;" , , - style="font-weight:bold" , colspan="4" , Source: ,

Karachay-Cherkessia

Freshman

member

Dzhasharbek Uzdenov Dzhasharbek Borisovich Uzdenov (russian: Джашарбек Борисович Узденов; 25 January 1967 – 23 April 2023) was a Russian politician who served as a deputy in the 8th State Duma. From 1985 to 1987, Uzdenov served at t ...

from Karachay-Cherkessia died on 23 April 2023 after battling with a severe illness since his initial election in 2021. A by-election will be held on the nearest single election day, 10 September 2023. On 10 September 2023, Cherkessk City Duma member and son of the previous late incumbent

Soltan Uzdenov Soltan Dzhasharbekovich Uzdenov (russian: Солтан Джашарбекович Узденов; born 9 October 1997) is a Russian politician from United Russia. In September 2023, he was elected to the State Duma in a By-elections to the 8th R ...

won the by-election.

Registered candidates

* Akhmed Abazov ( Yabloko), chairman of Yabloko regional office,

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and

candidate for this seat * Zaur Akbashev ( SR–ZP), businessman, former chairman of Patriots of Russia regional office (2021) * Kemal Bytdayev ( CPRF), Member of People's Assembly of Karachay-Cherkessia (2019–present),

and

candidate for this seat * Soltan Uzdenov ( United Russia), Member of Cherkessk City Duma (2022–2023), son of Dzhasharbek Uzdenov * Oleg Zhedyayev ( LDPR), Member of People's Assembly of Karachay-Cherkessia (2009–present),

candidate for this seat

Eliminated in United Russia primary

*Ahmed Baterbiyev, Member of Cherkessk City Duma (2002–present)Стартовало предварительное голосование «Единой России» на довыборах в Госдуму в Липецкой области и Карачаево-Черкесской Республике
/ref> *Igor Gonov, Member of the People's Assembly of Karachay-Cherkessia (2019–present) *Tatyana Ivakhnova, Member of Cherkessk City Duma (2022–present) *Elena Lyashova, Director of the Education Center No. 11 *Vladimir Umalatov, Member of the People's Assembly of Karachay-Cherkessia (2004–present)

Results

, align=left, United Russia , , 71.16% , - , style="background-color: " , , align=left, Kemal Bytdayev , align=left, Communist Party , , 13.03% , - , style="background-color: " , , align=left, Zaur Akbashev , align=left,

, , 7.79% , - , style="background-color: " , , align=left, Oleg Zhedyayev , align=left, Liberal Democratic Party , , 6.31% , - , style="background-color: " , , align=left, Akhmed Abazov , align=left, Yabloko , , 1.54% , - , colspan="5" style="background-color:#E9E9E9;" , , - style="font-weight:bold" , colspan="3" style="text-align:left;" , Total , , 100% , - , colspan="5" style="background-color:#E9E9E9;" , , - style="font-weight:bold" , colspan="4" , Source: ,

Divnogorsk

Four-term

member Viktor Zubarev from Krasnoyarsk Krai died on 31 May 2023 in Moscow. A by-election was held on the nearest single election day, 10 September 2023. On 10 September 2023, Krasnoyarsk Krai Deputy Governor

Sergey Yeryomin Sergey Vasilyevich Yeryomin (Russian: Сергей Васильевич Ерёмин; born on 14 May 1976), is a Russian politician who is currently a member of the State Duma since 19 September 2023. He had also served as the Deputy Governor of ...

won the by-election.

Registered candidates

* Grigory Gavrilov ( LDPR), Member of Divnogorsk City Council of Deputies (2023–present), aide to

member

Sergey Karginov Sergey Karginov (russian: Сергей Генрихович Каргинов; born 5 September 1969, Vologda) is a Russian political figure and a deputy of the 6th, 7th, and 8th State Dumas. From 1987 to 1989, Karginov served in the Sov ...

* Ksenia Kadakina ( SR–ZP), personnel manager * Andrey Kucheryavy ( Yabloko), retired police colonel * Dmitry Semirenko ( CPRF), Deputy Chairman of

Shushensky District Shushensky District (russian: Шу́шенский райо́н) is an administrativeLaw #10-4765 and municipalLaw #13-2866 district (raion), one of the forty-three in Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia. It is located in the south of the krai and borders wi ...

Council of Deputies (2020–present), businessman,

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veteran * Ivan Serebryakov ( Rodina), former Member of

Legislative Assembly of Krasnoyarsk Krai The Legislative Assembly of Krasnoyarsk Krai (russian: Законодательное собрание Красноярского края, Zakonodatel'noye sobraniye Krasnoyarskogo kraya) is the regional parliament of Krasnoyarsk Krai, a federa ...

(2016–2021),

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and

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gubernatorial candidate *

( United Russia), Deputy Governor of Krasnoyarsk Krai (2022–2023), former Mayor of Krasnoyarsk (2017–2022)

Eliminated in United Russia primary

* Denis Dudalev, Deputy Chief Engineer of Krasnoyarsk Regional Energy Company JSC; * Andrey Birikh, CEO of Marininskoye CJSC; * Anna Okladnikova, Chief Specialist of the Krasnoyarsk Krai Tourism Agency; * Vera Sakova, Director of the Integrated Center for Social Services of the population "Nadezhda".

Declined

* Maksim Markert ( SR–ZP), Member of

(2011–2016, 2018–present) ''( running for Governor)'' * Boris Melnichenko ( CPRF), Member of

(2007–2016, 2021–present), agribusinessman,

runner-up for this seat

Results

, align=left, United Russia , , 57.54% , - , style="background-color: " , , align=left, Dmitry Semirenko , align=left, Communist Party , , 10.55% , - , style="background-color: " , , align=left, Grigory Gavrilov , align=left, Liberal Democratic Party , , 10.23% , - , style="background-color: " , , align=left, Ivan Serebryakov , align=left, Rodina , , 7.70% , - , style="background-color: " , , align=left, Ksenia Kadakina , align=left,

, , 6.30% , - , style="background-color: " , , align=left, Andrey Kucheryavy , align=left, Yabloko , , 2.94% , - , colspan="5" style="background-color:#E9E9E9;" , , - style="font-weight:bold" , colspan="3" style="text-align:left;" , Total , , 100% , - , colspan="5" style="background-color:#E9E9E9;" , , - style="font-weight:bold" , colspan="4" , Source: ,

8 September 2024

Khakassia

First-term

member

Sergey Sokol Sergey Mikhailovich Sokol (russian: Сергей Михайлович Сокол; 17 December 1970, Sevastopol, Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic, Ukrainian SSR) is a Russian political figure, deputy of the 7th State Duma, 7th and 8th State ...

was elected to the Supreme Council of the Republic of Khakassia on 10 September 2023 and decided to resigned from the State Duma in preparation to assume the speakership of the regional parliament. A by-election will be held on the nearest single election day in September 2024. After candidates had already filed for the United Russia primary, former deputy for this seat and secretary of the United Russia regional office Sergey Sokol suggested the party not standing its own candidate and supporting a "united candidate from all political forces in Khakassia", which was endorsed by Senator Sergey Perminov, Deputy Secretary General of United Russia. The United Russia primary for the seat was ultimately cancelled. Vitaly Minakov, a professional MMA fighter and four-time World Sambo champion who ran in the

Unecha constituency The Unecha Constituency (No.78) is a Russian legislative constituency in Bryansk Oblast. In 1993-2007 the constituency, named Pochep, included most of rural Bryansk Oblast west of Bryansk. In 2016 redistricting Pochepsky District was placed in ...

from

, was reported as potential unity candidate, supported by Rusal – a major enterprise in the republic.

Potential candidates

* Yevgeny Cheltygmashev ( Independent), Member of Supreme Council of Khakassia (2019–present),

candidate for this seatВыборный сезон Хакасии 2024 обещает быть не менее интересным, чем в текущем году
/ref> * Oleg Ivanov ( CPRF), Member of Supreme Council of Khakassia (2009–present),

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PARNAS head candidate,

Yabloko candidate for this seat,

RPPSS head candidate * Valentin Konovalov ( CPRF), Head of the Republic of Khakassia (2018–present), former Member of Supreme Council of Khakassia (2018) * Nina Leonchenko ( CPRF), Head of Ust-Abakan (2018–present) * Igor Mamontov, advisor to Head of the Republic of Khakassia Valentin Konovalov, former head of United Russia regional office executive committee (2015–2021) * Vitaly Minakov ( Independent), professional MMA fighter, 2008–2011 World Sambo champion * Mikhail Molchanov (

LPDR Laos (, ''Lāo'' )), officially the Lao People's Democratic Republic ( Lao: ສາທາລະນະລັດ ປະຊາທິປະໄຕ ປະຊາຊົນລາວ, French: République démocratique populaire lao), is a socialist ...

), Member of Supreme Council of Khakassia (2022–present),

candidate for this seat,

head candidate * Vladimir Shtygashev ( CPRF), Member of Supreme Council of Khakassia (1990–present), former Chairman of the Supreme Council of Khakassia (1990–1992, 1992–2023), former Deputy Chairman of the

Supreme Soviet of the Russian SFSR The Supreme Soviet of the Russian SFSR (russian: Верховный Совет РСФСР, ''Verkhovny Sovet RSFSR''), later Supreme Soviet of the Russian Federation (russian: Верховный Совет Российской Федерации, ...

(1985–1990) * Valery Starostin ( CPRF), Member of Supreme Council of Khakassia (2009–present),

candidate for this seat

Withdrawn candidates

* Vyacheslav Baltsevich ( United Russia),

Russian Army The Russian Ground Forces (russian: Сухопутные войска �В Sukhoputnyye voyska V, also known as the Russian Army (, ), are the Army, land forces of the Russian Armed Forces. The primary responsibilities of the Russian Gro ...

Lieutenant, community activist * Gennady Ishchenko ( United Russia), United Russia regional party office chief agitator * Aleksey Izmestyev ( United Russia),

soldier * Tatyana Kozhina ( United Russia), legal counsel * Vitaly Malinovsky ( United Russia),

Moscow Oblast Moscow Oblast ( rus, Моско́вская о́бласть, r=Moskovskaya oblast', p=mɐˈskofskəjə ˈobləsʲtʲ), or Podmoskovye ( rus, Подмоско́вье, p=pədmɐˈskovʲjə, literally "under Moscow"), is a federal subject of Rus ...

administration staffer * Aleksey Salnikov ( United Russia), nonprofit director * Andrey Shulbayev ( United Russia), Commissioner for Human Rights of the Republic of Khakassia (2019–present) * Igor Shulgin ( United Russia), entrepreneur * Vera Ushakova ( United Russia), fire department dispatcher * Kirill Zagorulko ( United Russia), municipal official * Vadim Zamarayev ( United Russia), senior lecturer * Anton Zhdanov ( United Russia), disinfector

Declined

* Oleg Golovchenko ( CPRF), entrepreneurКандидат от КПРФ пояснил, почему идет на выборы главы Абакана, а не в Госдуму
/ref> ''(running for Mayor of Abakan)''

Southern

Vitaly Kushnarev Vitaly Vasilievich Kushnarev (russian: Виталий Васильевич Кушнарёв; 1 May 1975, Mikhailov, Tatsinsky District) is a Russian political figure and deputy of the 8th State Duma. From 1998 to 2003, Kushnarev was the chie ...

, first-term

member and former Mayor of

Rostov-on-Don Rostov-on-Don ( rus, Ростов-на-Дону, r=Rostov-na-Donu, p=rɐˈstof nə dɐˈnu) is a port city and the administrative centre of Rostov Oblast and the Southern Federal District of Russia. It lies in the southeastern part of the East Eu ...

, announced his intention to resign his seat in the Duma after he was appointed Deputy Governor of Rostov Oblast – Minister of Transport of Rostov Oblast on May 23, 2024. A by-election will be held on the nearest single election day in September 2024.

References

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