2017 Kaliningrad Oblast gubernatorial election

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2017 Kaliningrad Oblast gubernatorial election
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 201510 September 2017 2022  
Turnout39,35%
  Anton Alikhanov (2016-10-06).jpg Blank.png
Nominee Anton Alikhanov Igor Revin
Party United Russia Communist
Popular vote255,49128,007
Percentage81.06%8.89%

Acting Governor before election

Anton Alikhanov
Independent

Elected Governor

Anton Alikhanov
Independent

A gubernatorial election in Kaliningrad Oblast was held on 10 September 2017.

Contents

Background

28 July 2016 the Governor Nikolay Tsukanov resigned. The acting Governor was Yevgeny Zinichev. 6 October 2016 Yevgeny Zinichev resigned from the post of the acting Governor, in connection with family circumstances, the new acting Governor was appointed Anton Alikhanov.

Key dates

Candidates

Candidates on the ballot: [2]

CandidatePartyOffice
Anton Alikhanov (2016-10-06).jpg Anton Alikhanov
Born 1986 (age 30)
Independent
(nominated by United Russia)
Incumbent acting Governor
Blank.png Yevgeny Mishin
Born 1984 (age 33)
Liberal Democratic Party Member of Kaliningrad Oblast Duma
Blank.png Igor Revin
Born 1955 (age 58)
Communist Party Member of Kaliningrad Oblast Duma
Blank.png Yekaterina Timofeeva
Born 1982 (age 35)
Greens Environmental activist

Opinion polls

DatePoll source Anton Alikhanov Igor Revin Yevgeny Mishin Yekaterina Timofeeva OtherUndecidedAbstentionSpoil the Ballot
10-20 August WCIOM 66%3%2%1%1%18%8%1%

Result

CandidatePartyVotes%
Anton Alikhanov United Russia 255,49181.06%
Igor Revin Communist Party 28,0078.89%
Yevgeny Mishin Liberal Democratic Party 17,2565.47%
Yekaterina Timofeeva Greens 7,9662.53%
Valid ballots308,72097.95%
Invalid ballots6,4672.05%
Total315,187100%
Turnout315,18739.35%
Sources: [3] [4]

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References

  1. Постановление Калининградской областной Думы от 08.06.2017 № 171 «О назначении досрочных выборов Губернатора Калининградской области»
  2. "Сведения о кандидатах. Досрочные выборы Губернатора Калининградской области". Archived from the original on 2017-09-03. Retrieved 2017-09-03.
  3. Результаты выборов
  4. Избирательная комиссия Калининградской области утвердила итоги выборов