# 2024 Vologda Oblast gubernatorial election

The 2024 Vologda Oblast gubernatorial election took place on 6–8 September 2024, on common election day. Acting Governor Georgy Filimonov was elected for a full term in office.

## Background

Then-Cherepovets mayor Oleg Kuvshinnikov was appointed acting Governor of Vologda Oblast and was later elected by the Legislative Assembly of Vologda Oblast in December 2011, replacing four-term incumbent Governor Vyacheslav Pozgalyov. Kuvshinnikov resigned early in May 2014 and ran in the special gubernatorial election in September 2014 winning it with 62.98% of the vote. Kuvshinnikov ran for a third term in 2019 and won with 60.79% of the vote.
On 31 October 2023 Oleg Kuvshinnikov unexpectedly announced his resignation nearly a year ahead of the gubernatorial election. Deputy Chairman of the Moscow Oblast Government Georgy Filimonov was appointed acting Governor of Vologda Oblast the same day. In November 2023 Filimonov appointed his predecessor, Oleg Kuvshinnikov, to the Federation Council after incumbent Senator Olga Danilova, whom Kuvshinnikov himself appointed just 44 days ago, stepped down.
In January 2024 Legislative Assembly of Vologda Oblast changed the electoral law, allowing gubernatorial candidates run as a self-nominated. Later acting Governor Filimonov announced that he was not planning to join any political party and would run in the upcoming gubernatorial election as an Independent. However, on May 24, 2024 Senator Andrey Turchak, the secretary general of United Russia, visited Vologda and personally handed over a party card to Governor Filimonov, who joined the party and announced his intention to run under its ticket.

## Candidates

In Vologda Oblast candidates for Governor can be nominated by registered political parties or by self-nomination. Candidate for Governor of Vologda Oblast 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 7% of signatures of members and heads of municipalities. In addition, self-nominated candidates should collect 1% of signatures of Vologda Oblast residents. 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 |
| Georgy Filimonov United Russia | Acting Governor of Vologda Oblast (2023–present) Former Deputy Chairman of the Government of Moscow Oblast (2021–2023) | Registered |
| Anton Grimov Liberal Democratic Party | Member of Legislative Assembly of Vologda Oblast (2011–present) Aide to State Duma member Sergey Karginov (2019–present) | Registered |
| Igor Katukhin Party of Pensioners | Member of Legislative Assembly of Vologda Oblast (2022–present) | Registered |
| Denis Khripel SR–ZP | Businessman Son of former Federation Council member Gennady Khripel | Registered |
| Aleksandr Morozov Communist Party | Member of Legislative Assembly of Vologda Oblast (2011–present) 2014 and 2019 gubernatorial candidate | Registered |
| Mikhail Dorofeyev Independent | Chairman of Yabloko party Vologda city office (2016–present) | Withdrew |
| Nikolay Tolchanov Independent | Former first secretary of Communists of Russia regional committee in Tambov Oblast (2021–2023) | Did not file |

### Declined

* Vladislav Zvorykin (SR–ZP), Member of Legislative Assembly of Vologda Oblast (2021–present), businessman

### Candidates for Federation Council

| Gubernatorial candidate, political party | Gubernatorial candidate, political party | Candidates for Federation Council | Status |
| Georgy Filimonov United Russia | | * Yevgeny Artemov, former Deputy Governor of Vologda Oblast (2012) * Oleg Kuvshinnikov, incumbent Senator (2023–present) * Andrey Lutsenko, former Chairman of the Legislative Assembly of Vologda Oblast (2016–2024) | Registered |

## Finances

All sums are in rubles.
| Financial Report | Source | Filimonov | Grimov | Katukhin | Khripel | Morozov |
| First | | 10,100,000 | 185,000 | 1,030,000 | 30,000 | 30,000 |
| Final | | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |

## Results

Summary of the 6–8 September 2024 Vologda Oblast gubernatorial election results :
| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
| | Georgy Filimonov (incumbent) | United Russia | 273,380 | 62.30 |
| | Aleksandr Morozov | Communist Party | 84,813 | 19.33 |
| | Anton Grimov | Liberal Democratic Party | 36,324 | 8.28 |
| | Denis Khripel | A Just Russia – For Truth | 19,385 | 4.42 |
| | Igor Katukhin | Party of Pensioners | 17,662 | 4.02 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 431,564 | 98.34 |
| Blank ballots | Blank ballots | Blank ballots | 7,279 | 1.66 |
| Total | Total | Total | 438,843 | 100.00 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 438,843 | 49.15 |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | Registered voters | 892,898 | 100.00 |
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Governor Filimonov appointed former Deputy Governor Yevgeny Bogomazov (United Russia) to the Federation Council, replacing incumbent Senator Oleg Kuvshinnikov (United Russia), after all candidates nominated by Filimonov including Kuvshinnikov declined to take a seat.