2017 Sevastopol gubernatorial election
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Turnout34.2%
 
Nominee Dmitry Ovsyannikov
Party United Russia
Popular vote 77,406
Percentage 71.05%
Acting Governor before election

Dmitry Ovsyannikov
Independent

Elected Governor

Dmitry Ovsyannikov
Independent

Governor Election in Sevastopol were held on 10 September 2017. It was the second election of the Governor of Sevastopol after the 2014 Russian annexation of Crimea, and was the first direct elections for Governor (last time the Governor was elected to the Legislative Assembly).

Background

The previous Governor of Sevastopol Sergey Menyailo, who was appointed after the 2014 Russian annexation of Crimea, in the summer of 2016 was appointed representative of Russian President to the Siberian Federal District. The acting Governor was appointed Dmitry Ovsyannikov.

March 14, 2017, the Legislative Assembly of Sevastopol adopted the law on the introduction of direct elections of the Governor.[1]

Result

Candidate Party Votes %
Dmitry Ovsyannikov United Russia 77,406 71.05%
Roman Kiyashko Communist Party of the Russian Federation 17,890 16.42%
Ilya Zhuravlyov Liberal Democratic Party 8,286 7.61%
Ivan Yermakov Patriots of Russia 2,323 2.13%
Nikolay Kryazhev Communist Party of Social Justice 546 0.50%
Invalid ballots 2,502 2.30%
Total 108,953 100%
Sources:[2]

Voter turnout (in the) election was 34%.[3]

See also

Notes

References

  1. ^ "В Севастополе принят закон о прямых выборах губернатора". Regnum.ru. 2017-03-14. Retrieved 2017-07-17.
  2. ^ "Результаты выборов". Archived from the original on 2017-09-14. Retrieved 2017-09-15.
  3. ^ http://tass.ru/politika/4551470 Дмитрий Овсянников набрал 71% голосов на выборах губернатора Севастополя
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