# 2024 Stavropol Krai gubernatorial election

The 2024 Stavropol Krai gubernatorial election took place on 6–8 September 2024, on common election day. Incumbent Governor Vladimir Vladimirov was re-elected to a third term in office.

## Background

Then-First Deputy Governor of Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug Vladimir Vladimirov was appointed acting Governor of Stavropol Krai in September 2013, replacing Valery Zerenkov, who resigned just a little over a year in office. Vladimirov easily won the election for a full term in September 2014 against three opponents with 84.22% of the vote. Vladimirov ran for a second full term in 2019 and won again with 79.65%.
Initially the Governor of Stavropol was limited for just two consecutive terms so Vladimirov would have been term-limited in 2024. However, in December 2021 "On Common Principles of Organisation of Public Authority in the Subjects of the Russian Federation" law was enacted, which lifted term limits for Russian governors. Stavropol Krai followed suit and lifted the restrictions, which allowed Vladimirov to seek another term in 2024.

## Candidates

In Stavropol Krai candidates for Governor can be nominated only by registered political parties. Candidate for Governor of Stavropol Krai should be a Russian citizen and at least 30 years old. Candidates for Governor should not have a foreign citizenship or residence permit. Each candidate in order to be registered is required to collect at least 6% of signatures of members and heads of municipalities. Also gubernatorial candidates present 3 candidacies to the Federation Council and election winner later appoints one of the presented candidates.

### Declared

| Candidate name, political party | Occupation | Status | Ref. |
| Viktor Goncharov Communist Party | First Deputy Chairman of the Duma of Stavropol Krai (2021–present) Member of the Duma (2007–2011, 2016–present) Former Member of State Duma (2011–2016) 2014 gubernatorial candidate | Registered | [6][7] [8] |
| Aleksandr Kuzmin SR–ZP | Deputy Chairman of the Duma of Stavropol Krai (2003–present) 2014 and 2019 gubernatorial candidate | Registered | |
| Aleksandr Lyushin Liberal Democratic Party | Former Member of Legislative Assembly of the Republic of Karelia (2011–2016) | Registered | |
| Boris Obolenets New People | Former Member of Duma of Stavropol Krai (2007–2011) President of Stavropol Krai Chamber of Commerce | Registered | |
| Vladimir Vladimirov United Russia | Incumbent Governor of Stavropol Krai (2013–present) | Registered | [12][13] [14] |

### Candidates for Federation Council

| Gubernatorial candidate, political party | Candidates for Federation Council | Status |
| Viktor Goncharov Communist Party | * Vasily Belchenko, pensioner * Andrey Serdyukov, Member of Duma of Predgorny District (2020–present) * Vasily Smolyakov, pensioner | Registered |
| Aleksandr Kuzmin SR–ZP | * Pavel Samarin, Member of Petrovsky District Council of Deputies (2022–present) * Nikolay Shchipachev, Member of Stavropol City Duma (2021–present), sales manager * Oleg Shpunt, Member of Duma of Pyatigorsk (2016–present), financial director | Registered |
| Aleksandr Lyushin Liberal Democratic Party | * Vladimir Chekhursky, Member of Duma of Pyatigorsk (2021–present), businessman * Aleksandr Kovalev, Member of Duma of Trunovsky District (2020–present) * Aleksandr Zemtsev, Member of Duma of Izobilnensky District (2012–present), businessman | Registered |
| Boris Obolenets New People | * Viktor Mazurov, pensioner * Lyubov Valovaya, Vice President of Stavropol Krai Chamber of Commerce * Sergey Vladimirov, individual entrepreneur | Registered |
| Vladimir Vladimirov United Russia | * Mikhail Afanasov, incumbent Senator (2012–2019, 2020–present) * Vladimir Sitnikov, Rector of Stavropol State Agrarian University (2022–present) * Nikolay Velikdan, Chairman of the Duma of Stavropol Krai (2021–present) | Registered |

## Finances

All sums are in rubles.
| Financial Report | Source | Goncharov | Kuzmin | Lyushin | Obolenets | Vladimirov |
| First | | 830,000 | 516,600 | 515,000 | 16,000 | 20,500,000 |
| Final | | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | 44,000,000 |

## Results

Summary of the 6–8 September 2024 Stavropol Krai gubernatorial election results :
| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
| | Vladimir Vladimirov (incumbent) | United Russia | 869,599 | 79.61 |
| | Viktor Goncharov | Communist Party | 103,998 | 9.52 |
| | Aleksandr Kuzmin | A Just Russia – For Truth | 50,993 | 4.67 |
| | Boris Obolenets | New People | 29,441 | 2.70 |
| | Aleksandr Lyushin | Liberal Democratic Party | 26,679 | 2.44 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 1,080,710 | 98.94 |
| Blank ballots | Blank ballots | Blank ballots | 11,558 | 1.06 |
| Total | Total | Total | 1,092,268 | 100.00 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,092,268 | 57.38 |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | Registered voters | 1,903,514 | 100.00 |
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Governor Vladimirov re-appointed incumbent Senator Mikhail Afanasov (United Russia) to the Federation Council.