Governor Election in Sevastopol were held on 10 September 2017. It was the second election of the Governor of Sevastopol after the 2014 Russian annexation of Crimea, and was the first direct elections for Governor (last time the Governor was elected to the Legislative Assembly).
Background The previous Governor of Sevastopol Sergey Menyailo, who was appointed after the 2014 Russian annexation of Crimea, in the summer of 2016 was appointed representative of Russian President to the Siberian Federal District. The acting Governor was appointed Dmitry Ovsyannikov.
March 14, 2017, the Legislative Assembly of Sevastopol adopted the law on the introduction of direct elections of the Governor.
Result CandidatePartyVotes%Dmitry OvsyannikovUnited Russia77,40671.05%Roman KiyashkoCommunist Party of the Russian Federation17,89016.42%Ilya ZhuravlyovLiberal Democratic Party8,286 7.61%Ivan YermakovPatriots of Russia2,3232.13%Nikolay KryazhevCommunist Party of Social Justice5460.50%Invalid ballots2,5022.30%Total108,953100%Sources:
Voter turnout (in the) election was 34%.http://tass.ru/politika/4551470 Дмитрий Овсянников набрал 71% голосов на выборах губернатора Севастополя
See also 2017 Russian gubernatorial elections
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