The 2024 Altai Republic head election took place on 6–8 September 2024, on common election day, coinciding with 2024 Altai Republic State Assembly election. Acting Head Andrey Turchak was elected to a full term in office.
Background Oleg Khorokhordin, then-Federal Government Apparatus staffer and GLONASS board chairman, was appointed acting Head of the Altai Republic in March 2019. Khorokhordin replaced three-term incumbent Alexander Berdnikov, who resigned at his own request and was later appointed Rosgeologia executive.
Khorokhordin, officially an independent, was nominated for a full term by United Russia. The 2019 election was regarded as highly competitive with some experts viewed the possibility of a second round. Khorokhordin won the election with 58.82% of the vote in the second closest election of the cycle (the margin, however, was still overwhelming), defeating former State Duma member Viktor Romashkin (CPRF) by 27 points.
Poor management and public conflicts with local Altai elite led to speculations about Khorokhordin's potential retirement, which further intensified in early June 2024. Unexpectedly rumours had surfaced about the potential appointment of First Deputy Chairman of the Federation Council and Secretary General of United Russia party Andrey Turchak as acting Head of the republic, which was viewed likely as a demotion. On June 4 Khorokhordin announced his resignation and President of Russia Vladimir Putin during a video conference with Turchak offered him a position as acting Head of the Altai Republic, which Turchak accepted. Andrey Turchak previously served as Governor of Pskov Oblast in 2009–2017.
Candidates In the Altai Republic candidates for Head can be nominated only by registered political parties. Candidate for Head of the Altai Republic should be a Russian citizen and at least 30 years old. Candidates for Head 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 head candidates present 3 candidacies to the Federation Council and election winner later appoints one of the presented candidates.
Declared Candidate name,political partyOccupationStatusRef.Oleg DobryninRodina Member of State Assembly of the Altai Republic (2019–present)RegisteredAleksandr KirillovLiberal Democratic Party Former Member of State Assembly of the Altai Republic (2006–2014)Sports instructorRegisteredAndrey TurchakUnited Russia Acting Head of the Altai Republic (2024–present)Former Secretary General of United Russia party (2017–2024)Former First Deputy Chairman of the Federation Council (2020–2024)RegisteredAleksandr KlimovCossack Party BusinessmanFailed to qualifyVladimir KosovGreen Alternative Security shooterFailed to qualifyPyotr BukachCommunist Party Member of State Assembly of the Altai Republic (2019–present)BusinessmanDid not fileSergey KukhtuyekovCivic Initiative Member of State Assembly of the Altai Republic (2019–present)BusinessmanDid not fileVasily TolmachevCivilian Power Prison driverWithdrew
Eliminated at convention Tatyana Gigel (United Russia), Senator from Altai Republic (2014–present) Aydar Myzin (United Russia), Member of State Assembly of the Altai Republic (2019–present)
Declined Viktor Romashkin (CPRF), Member of State Assembly of the Altai Republic (1993–1995, 2006–present), former Member of State Duma (1995–1999), 1997, 2001, 2014 and 2019 gubernatorial candidate
Candidates for Federation Council Incumbent Senator Vladimir Poletaev (United Russia) was not renominated. Head candidate,political partyCandidates for Federation CouncilStatusAndrey TurchakUnited Russia * Amyr Argamakov, Russian intervention in the Syrian Civil War and invasion of Ukraine veteran, Hero of the Russian Federation * Tatyana Gigel, incumbent Senator from the State Assembly of the Altai Republic (2014–present) * Ezher Malchinov, Chairman of the Altai Krai Chamber of Control and Account (2019–present)Nominated
Finances All sums are in rubles. Financial Report Source Bukach Dobrynin Kirillov Klimov Kosov Kukhtuyekov Turchak First 60,000 150,000 170,000 130,000 20,000 25,000 13,310,000 Final 60,000 800,000 906,125 130,000 20,000 25,000 27,155,000
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;"| Andrey Turchak (incumbent) | style="text-align:left;"| United Russia | | 74.09 |- | style="background-color:"| | style="text-align:left;"| Aleksandr Kirillov | style="text-align:left;"| Liberal Democratic Party | | 10.02 |- | style="background-color:"| | style="text-align:left;"| Oleg Dobrynin | style="text-align:left;"| Rodina | | 6.31 |- | style="text-align:left;" colspan="3"| Valid votes | | 90.41 |- | style="text-align:left;" colspan="3"| Blank ballots | | 9.59 |- 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 | | 45.65 |- | style="text-align:left;" colspan="3"| Registered voters | | 100.00 |- | colspan="5" style="background-color:#E9E9E9;"| |- style="font-weight:bold" | colspan="4" |Source:
Head Turchak appointed Hero of the Russian Federation Amyr Argamakov (Independent) to the Federation Council, replacing incumbent Senator Vladimir Poletaev (United Russia).
See also 2024 Russian regional elections
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