2017 Novgorod Oblast gubernatorial election
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Gubernatorial Election in Novgorod Oblast were held on 10 September 2017.
Background[]
13 February 2017 Governor Sergey Mitin announced early resignation and that he will not nominate his candidacy for a new term. Acting Governor appointed Andrey Nikitin.[1]
Candidates[]
Candidates on the ballot:[2]
| Candidate | Party | Office | |
|---|---|---|---|
Born 1970 (age 47) |
Communist Party | Member of the Novgorod Oblast Duma | |
Born 1954 (age 63) |
Patriots of Russia | Head of Department, Chief state engineer-inspector of State Technical Supervision of the Novgorod Oblast | |
Born 1972 (age 45) |
Liberal Democratic Party | Member of the State Duma | |
| Andrey Nikitin Born 1979 (age 37) |
United Russia | Incumbent acting Governor | |
Born 1964 (age 52) |
A Just Russia | Deputy Director of "Prisma" | |
Opinion polls[]
| Date | Poll source | Nikitin | Yefimova | Morozov | Panov | Zakharov | Undecided | Abstention | Spoil the Ballot |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10–21 August 2017 | FOM | 50% | 5% | 3% | 2% | 1% | 20% | 17% | 2% |
| 24 July–4 August 2017 | APEK | 53.7% | 7.9% | 3.8% | 2.0% | 1.3% | 22.3% | 7.4% | 1.6% |
Result[]
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrey Nikitin | United Russia | 97,405 | 67.99% | |
| Communist Party | 23,167 | 16.17% | ||
| Liberal Democratic Party | 10,765 | 7.51% | ||
| A Just Russia | 5,859 | 4.09% | ||
| Patriots of Russia | 2,450 | 1.71% | ||
| Invalid ballots | 3,618 | 2.53% | ||
| Total | 143,264 | 100% | ||
| Source:[3] | ||||
See also[]
References[]
Categories:
- 2017 elections in Russia
- 2017 Russian gubernatorial elections
- Politics of Novgorod Oblast