The 2023 Primorsky Krai gubernatorial election took place on 8–10 September 2023, along with other local elections. Incumbent governor Oleg Kozhemyako was re-elected to a second term in office.

Background Due to massive irregularities in the second round of the September 2018 Primorsky Krai gubernatorial election between acting Governor of Primorsky Krai Andrey Tarasenko (United Russia) and businessman Andrey Ishchenko (CPRF) the results were annulled.Избирком Приморья отменил результаты второго тура губернаторских выборов Another gubernatorial election was scheduled for December 2018. On 26 September 2018 Tarasenko declined to seek a full term and resigned, President Vladimir Putin appointed then-Governor of Sakhalin Oblast Oleg Kozhemyako as acting Governor of Primorsky Krai.Врио главы Приморья назначен Кожемяко, побывавший губернатором трех регионов For Kozhemyako, a Primorsky Krai native, who built a large fishing business and served as Federation Council Senator from the region, it is a fourth governorship as he previously led Sakhalin Oblast (2015–2018), Amur Oblast (2008–2015) and Koryak Autonomous Okrug (2005–2007) – an unbeaten record among Russian politicians. Kozhemyako ran for a full term as an independent and won with 61.9% of the vote, while September election runner-up Andrey Ishchenko lost the support from Communist Party and failed to collect enough signatures to qualify.Кожемяко выиграл на выборах главы Приморья после подсчета 99,62% голосов

Oleg Kozhemyako maintained a high profile as governor persuading to move Far Eastern Federal District administrative centre from Khabarovsk to Vladivostok, transforming regional government structure, visiting Donbass and holding meetings with prominent officeholders, such as President of Belarus Aleksandr Lukashenko.

Candidates In Primorsky Krai candidates for governor can be nominated only by registered political parties, self-nomination was allowed in September 2018 to allow acting Governor Kozhemyako to run as an independent,Врио губернатора Приморского края Кожемяко пойдет на выборы самовыдвиженцем however, it was abolished in March 2023.В самовыдвижении отпала нужда Candidates are not obliged to be members of the nominating party. Candidate for Governor of Primorsky 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 7% 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.

Registered Aleksandr Andoni (Communists of Russia), political scientist, journalist"Коммунисты России" выдвинули Александра Андони в губернаторы Приморья Inna Kosheleva (LDPR), Member of Duma of Vladivostok (2020–present)ЛДПР выдвинула депутата думы Владивостока кандидатом в губернаторы Приморья Denis Kovalyov (Cossack Party), Ussuriysk Federation of Hand-to-Hand Combat presidentКазаки идут на губернаторские выборы в Приморье Oleg Kozhemyako (United Russia), incumbent Governor of Primorsky Krai (2018–present) Kirill Rudyuk (SR–ZP), businessmanЭсэры выдвинули на выборы губернатора в Приморье директора компании по вывозу мусора

Withdrawn Vasily Somov (RPPSS), Member of Duma of Nakhodka (2007–2017, 2022–present), businessmanНовые кандидаты поборются с Кожемяко за пост губернатора Приморья Источник: https://deita.ru/article/537865Бизнесмен Василий Сомов снял свою кандидатуру с выборов губернатора Приморья

Eliminated at United Russia convention Andrey Brik, Chairman of the Duma of Vladivostok (2017–present)

Declined Andrey Andreychenko (LDPR), Member of Legislative Assembly of Primorsky Krai (2016–2017, 2021–present), former Member of State Duma (2017–2021), 2014, September 2018 and December 2018 gubernatorial candidateЛДПР собирается выдвинуть на выборы главы Приморья депутата ЗС ПК Андрея Андрейченко Vyacheslav Baydelyuk (RPPSS), Member of Legislative Assembly of Primorsky Krai (2021–present) Roza Chemeris (New People), Member of State Duma (2021–present), December 2018 For Women of Russia gubernatorial candidateГубернаторам подыскивают конкурентов Anatoly Dolgachev (CPRF), Deputy Chairman of the Legislative Assembly of Primorsky Krai (2021–present), Member of Legislative Assembly (2011–present)КПРФ отказывается выдвигать кандидата на выборы губернатора Приморья Aleksey Kozitsky (SR–ZP), Member of Legislative Assembly of Primorsky Krai (2011–present), September 2018 gubernatorial candidate

Candidates for Federation Council Oleg Kozhemyako (United Russia): Aleksandr Rolik, Chairman of the Legislative Assembly of Primorsky Krai (2016–present) Vera Shcherbina, Chairwoman of the Government of Primorsky Krai (2018–present) Aleksandr Zakharov, Member of Legislative Assembly of Primorsky Krai (2021–present)

Polls Fieldwork datePolling firm Kozhemyako Kosheleva Andoni Kovalyov RudyukNoneLead18–24 August 2023WCIOM76%10%7%3%2%3%66%

Results

|- style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:center;" ! style="text-align:left;" colspan=2| Candidate ! style="text-align:left;"| Party ! width="75"|Votes ! width="30"|% |- | style="background-color:"| | style="text-align:left;"| Oleg Kozhemyako (incumbent) | style="text-align:left;"| United Russia | | 72.78 |- | style="background-color:"| | style="text-align:left;"| Inna Kosheleva | style="text-align:left;"| Liberal Democratic Party | | 9.83 |- | style="background-color:"| | style="text-align:left;"| Aleksandr Andoni | style="text-align:left;"| Communists of Russia | | 5.94 |- | style="background-color:"| | style="text-align:left;"| Kirill Rudyuk | style="text-align:left;"| A Just Russia — For Truth | | 4.77 |- | style="background-color:#0061AC"| | style="text-align:left;"| Denis Kovalyov | style="text-align:left;"| Cossack Party | | 3.89 |- | style="text-align:left;" colspan="3"| Valid votes | | 97.22 |- | style="text-align:left;" colspan="3"| Blank ballots | | 2.78 |- style="font-weight:bold" | style="text-align:left;" colspan="3"| Total | | 100.00 |- | style="background-color:#E9E9E9;" colspan="6"| |- | style="text-align:left;" colspan="3"| Turnout | | 45.55 |- | style="text-align:left;" colspan="3"| Registered voters | | 100.00 |- | colspan="5" style="background-color:#E9E9E9;"| |- style="font-weight:bold" | colspan="4" |Source: |Результаты выборов Губернатора Приморского края, 2023

Legislative Assembly of Primorsky Krai chairman Aleksandr Rolik (United Russia) was appointed to the Federation Council, replacing incumbent Svetlana Goryacheva (A Just Russia – For Truth).Кожемяко назначил сенатором спикера парламента Приморья Ролика

See also 2023 Russian regional elections

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