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The 2023 Magadan Oblast gubernatorial election took place on 8–10 September 2023, on common election day. Incumbent Governor Sergey Nosov was re-elected to a second term in office.[1]
Nizhny Tagil Mayor Sergey Nosov was appointed acting Governor of Magadan Oblast in May 2018 to replace retiring one-term governor Vladimir Pechyony.[2] Nosov had never visited Magadan Oblast prior to his appointment and was actually rumoured to be potential candidate for Governor of Sverdlovsk Oblast. Nosov won an election for a full term in September 2018 with 81.5% of the vote – the highest margin in Magadan Oblast's history.[3]
On June 6, 2023 President Vladimir Putin in a meeting with Sergey Nosov endorsed the incumbent for a second gubernatorial term.[4]
In Magadan Oblast candidates for Governor can be nominated only by registered political parties, self-nomination is not possible. However, candidates are not obliged to be members of the nominating party. Candidate for Governor of Magadan Oblast 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 10% of signatures of members and heads of municipalities.[5] Also gubernatorial candidates present 3 candidacies to the Federation Council and election winner later appoints one of the presented candidates.
Candidate | Party | Votes | % | ||
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Sergey Nosov (incumbent) | United Russia | 24,508 | 72.51 | ||
Sergey Goncharenko | Communist Party | 3,602 | 10.66 | ||
Roman Isayev | Liberal Democratic Party | 2,933 | 8.68 | ||
Oleg Prikoki | A Just Russia — For Truth | 1,951 | 5.77 | ||
Valid votes | 32,994 | 97.62 | |||
Blank ballots | 805 | 2.38 | |||
Total | 33,799 | 100.00 | |||
Turnout | 33,799 | 35.01 | |||
Registered voters | 96,536 | 100.00 | |||
Source: | [10] |
Governor Nosov re-appointed incumbent Senator Anatoly Shirokov to the Federation Council.[11]