The Kerch constituency (No.20) is a Russian legislative constituency in the Republic of Crimea. The constituency covers central and eastern Crimea.

The constituency has been represented since its creation in 2016 by United Russia deputy Konstantin Bakharev, former First Deputy Chairman of the State Council of the Republic of Crimea and journalist.

Boundaries 2016–2026: Kerch, Kirovsky District, Krasnogvardeysky District, Leninsky District, Nizhnegorsky District, Simferopol (Kievsky), Simferopolsky District (Donskoye, Gvardeyskoye, Mazanskoye, Molodezhninskoye, Novoandreyevskoye, Pervomayskoye, Shirokovskoye, Trudovskoye, Urozhaynovskoye), Sovetsky District The constituency was created for the first time for the 2016 election. This seat covered central and western Crimea, stretching from eastern Simferopol to Kerch.

Since 2026: Alushta, Belogorsky District, Feodosia, Kerch, Kirovsky District, Leninsky District, Sudak, Yalta After 2025 redistricting the constituency was significantly altered as it gained the entirety of the Black Sea coastal resorts (the Southern Coast of Crimea) from Simferopol constituency, stretching from Feodosia to Yalta. The constituency lost its part of Simferopol and its suburbs to Simferopol constituency, and most of central Crimea – to Yevpatoria constituency.

Members elected ElectionMemberParty2016Konstantin BakharevUnited Russia2021

Election results 2016 Declared candidates Valery Alekseyev (CPCR), electrician, perennial candidate Konstantin Bakharev (United Russia), First Deputy Chairman of the State Council of the Republic of Crimea (2014–present) Rustem Emirov (The Greens), community activist Igor Kiyko (LDPR), businessman Stepan Kiskin (CPRF), Member of Simferopol City Council (2014–present), entrepreneur Andrey Pasha (Rodina), former Member of Feodosia City Council (2006–2011), dance contests organizer Yury Pershikov (Patriots of Russia), First Deputy Minister of Information Policy, Press, and Communications of the Luhansk People's Republic (2015–present) Aleksandr Svistunov (Party of Growth), former Member of Supreme Council of Crimea (2006–2014) Mikhail Voropay (A Just Russia), party official

Results

! colspan=2 style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:left;vertical-align:top;" |Candidate ! style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:left;vertical-align:top;" |Party ! style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:right;" |Votes ! style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:right;" |% |- |style="background-color:"| |align=left|Konstantin Bakharev |align=left|United Russia |167,896 |70.46% |- |style="background-color:"| |align=left|Igor Kiyko |align=left|Liberal Democratic Party |17,100 |7.18% |- |style="background-color:"| |align=left|Stepan Kiskin |align=left|Communist Party |12,285 |5.16% |- |style="background:;"| |align=left|Valery Alekseyev |align=left|Communists of Russia |11,608 |4.87% |- |style="background-color:"| |align=left|Mikhail Voropay |align=left|A Just Russia |7,359 |3.09% |- |style="background-color:"| |align=left|Andrey Pasha |align=left|Rodina |6,834 |2.87% |- |style="background:"| |align=left|Rustem Emirov |align=left|The Greens |6,265 |2.63% |- |style="background:"| |align=left|Yury Pershikov |align=left|Patriots of Russia |1,238 |0.52% |- |style="background:;"| |align=left|Aleksandr Svistunov |align=left|Party of Growth |1,199 |0.50% |- | colspan="5" style="background-color:#E9E9E9;"| |- style="font-weight:bold" | colspan="3" style="text-align:left;" | Total | 238,271 | 100% |- | colspan="5" style="background-color:#E9E9E9;"| |- style="font-weight:bold" | colspan="4" |Source: |Результаты выборов по одномандатному избирательному округу, 2016

2021 Declared candidates Konstantin Bakharev (United Russia), incumbent Member of State Duma (2016–present) Artyom Dubovik (Rodina), journalist Viktor Kudryashov (CPRF), individual entrepreneur Vladimir Petukhov (The Greens), construction businessman Yekaterina Pitina (New People), teaching methodologist Oleg Severnenko (SR–ZP), IT businessman Artur Travin (RPPSS), legal counsel Aleksandr Turov (CPCR), individual entrepreneur Nikolay Volkov (LDPR), Member of State Council of the Republic of Crimea (2018–present)

Results

! colspan=2 style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:left;vertical-align:top;" |Candidate ! style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:left;vertical-align:top;" |Party ! style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:right;" |Votes ! style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:right;" |% |- |style="background-color:"| |align=left|Konstantin Bakharev (incumbent) |align=left|United Russia |153,043 |63.59% |- |style="background-color:"| |align=left|Nikolay Volkov |align=left|Liberal Democratic Party |16,225 |6.74% |- |style="background-color:"| |align=left|Viktor Kudryashov |align=left|Communist Party |14,379 |5.97% |- |style="background-color:"| |align=left|Yekaterina Pitina |align=left|New People |13,697 |5.69% |- |style="background-color:"| |align=left|Oleg Severnenko |align=left|A Just Russia — For Truth |11,625 |4.83% |- |style="background-color:"| |align=left|Artur Travin |align=left|Party of Pensioners |7,135 |2.96% |- |style="background:;"| |align=left|Aleksandr Turov |align=left|Communists of Russia |6,500 |2.70% |- |style="background-color:"| |align=left|Artyom Dubovik |align=left|Rodina |4,185 |1.74% |- |style="background:"| |align=left|Vladimir Pastukhov |align=left|The Greens |3,760 |1.56% |- | colspan="5" style="background-color:#E9E9E9;"| |- style="font-weight:bold" | colspan="3" style="text-align:left;" | Total | 240,660 | 100% |- | colspan="5" style="background-color:#E9E9E9;"| |- style="font-weight:bold" | colspan="4" |Source: |Результаты выборов по одномандатному избирательному округу, 2021

2026 Potential candidates Aleksandr Baranov (The Greens), unemployed Maksim Kabanov (A Just Russia), cosmetics businessman (United Russia), Mayor of Yalta (2020–present) Ivan Pavlichenko (CPRF), former Member of Yalta City Council (2014–2024), aide to State Duma member Leonid Kalashnikov Daniil Shupenya (New People), party activist Aleksandr Turov (CPCR), first secretary of the party regional committee, 2021 candidate for this seat Yury Yuryev (LDPR), Member of State Council of the Republic of Crimea (2014–present), agricultural executive

Did not file Gennady Grishchuk (Independent), road worker

Declined Konstantin Bakharev (United Russia), incumbent Member of State Duma (2016–present) (ran on the party list)

Results

! colspan=2 style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:left;vertical-align:top;" |Candidate ! style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:left;vertical-align:top;" |Party ! style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:right;" |Votes ! style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:right;" |% |- |style="background-color:"| |align=left|Aleksandr Baranov |align=left|The Greens

|style="background-color:"| |align=left|Maksim Kabanov |align=left|A Just Russia

|style="background-color:"| |align=left| |align=left|United Russia

|style="background-color:"| |align=left|Ivan Pavlichenko |align=left|Communist Party

|style="background-color:"| |align=left|Daniil Shupenya |align=left|New People

|style="background-color:"| |align=left|Aleksandr Turov |align=left|Communists of Russia

|style="background-color:"| |align=left|Yury Yuryev |align=left|Liberal Democratic Party

| colspan="5" style="background-color:#E9E9E9;"| |- style="font-weight:bold" | colspan="3" style="text-align:left;" | Total | | 100% |- | colspan="5" style="background-color:#E9E9E9;"| |- style="font-weight:bold" | colspan="4" |Source:

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