2022 Tambov Oblast gubernatorial election
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The 2022 Tambov Oblast gubernatorial election took place on 9–11 September 2022, on common election day. Acting Governor Maksim Yegorov was elected to a full term.[1]
Aleksandr Nikitin served as Head of Administration of Tambov Oblast since 2015, replacing 15-year incumbent Oleg Betin. That year, Nikitin won the election for a full term with 85.47% of the vote. Nikitin won a second term in 2020 with 79.30% of the vote.[2] Despite modest economic achievements, Nikitin's term was marked by poor consolidation of regional elite, which resulted in several setbacks for the administration.[3] One of them was United Russia's defeat in the 2020 Tambov City Duma elections, when Rodina, affiliated with former Tambov Mayor Maksim Kosenkov won 26 seats out of 36.[4] On 4 October 2021 Nikitin resigned just one year into his second term, Deputy Minister of Construction Maksim Yegorov was appointed acting Head of Administration of Tambov Oblast.[5] Nikitin was appointed to the Federation Council by Tambov Oblast Duma on 7 October.[6]
Due to the start of the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 and subsequent economic sanctions, the cancellation and postponement of direct gubernatorial elections was proposed.[7] The measure was even supported by A Just Russia leader Sergey Mironov.[8] Eventually, on 7 June Tambov Oblast Duma called the gubernatorial election for 11 September 2022.[9]
Candidates
Only political parties can nominate candidates for gubernatorial election in Tambov Oblast, self-nomination is not possible. However, candidates are not obliged to be members of the nominating party. Candidate for Head of Administration of Tambov Oblast should be a Russian citizen and at least 30 years old. Each candidate in order to be registered is required to collect at least 7% of signatures of members and heads of municipalities.[10] Also, gubernatorial candidates present 3 candidacies to the Federation Council and election winner later appoints one of the presented candidates.
Registered
- Sergey Malinkovich (Communists of Russia), Member of Altai Krai Legislative Assembly, chair of Communists of Russia party, 2014 Nenets AO gubernatorial candidate[11]
- Oleg Morozov (LDPR), Member of Tambov Oblast Duma[12]
- Pavel Plotnikov (SR-ZP), Member of Tambov Oblast Duma, 2020 gubernatorial candidate[13]
- Maksim Yegorov (United Russia), acting Head of Administration of Tambov Oblast, former Deputy Minister of Construction, Housing and Utilities (2018-2021)[14]
- Andrey Zhidkov (CPRF), Member of Tambov Oblast Duma, 2015 and 2020 gubernatorial candidate[15]
