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2021 Tula Oblast gubernatorial election

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2021 Tula Oblast gubernatorial election

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Turnout52.69%
 
CPRF
Candidate Aleksey Dyumin Vladimir Isakov
Party Independent CPRF
Popular vote 506,816 54,371
Percentage 83.58% 8.97%

Governor before election

Aleksey Dyumin
Independent

Elected Governor

Aleksey Dyumin
Independent

The 2021 Tula Oblast gubernatorial election took place on 17–19 September 2021, on common election day, coinciding with election to the State Duma. Incumbent governor Aleksey Dyumin was re-elected for his second term.[1]

Background

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Aleksey Dyumin in February 2016 replaced Vladimir Gruzdev as Governor of Tula Oblast, before the appointment Dyumin served as Deputy Minister of Defense (2015-2016) and Vladimir Putin's adjutant. Dyumin ran as an Independent with the support from United Russia and LDPR and won 2016 election with 84.17% of the vote.[2] Dyumin became the first of "Putin's adjutants" - a group of Russian governors appointed in 2016-2018 who previously served in Federal Protective Service for President Putin, besides Dyumin, this group consists of Yaroslavl Oblast Governor Dmitry Mironov, former acting Kaliningrad Oblast Governor Yevgeny Zinichev (2016) and former acting Astrakhan Oblast Governor Sergey Morozov (2018-2019).[3]

For much of Dyumin's term speculations floated that Dyumin would return to Moscow to head a federal armed service.[4] Governor Aleksey Dyumin is also considered a possible Vladimir Putin's successor as President of Russia.[5] However, Dyumin decided to run for the second term as governor.[6]

Candidates

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In Tula Oblast candidates for Governor can be nominated by registered political parties or by self-nomination. Candidate for Governor of Tula 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 7% of signatures of members and heads of municipalities (71-74 signatures).[7] In addition self-nominated candidates should collect 2% of signatures of Tula Oblast residents (23,4 thousand signatures). Also gubernatorial candidates present 3 candidacies to the Federation Council and election winner later appoints one of the presented candidates.

Incumbent governor Aleksey Dyumin for the second time decided to run as an Independent and received support from United Russia.[8] LPDR[9] and SR-ZP[10] declined to nominate a candidate.

Registered candidates

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Candidates for the Federation Council

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Results

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Summary of the 17-19 September 2021 Tula Oblast gubernatorial election results
Candidate Party Votes %
Aleksey Dyumin (incumbent) Independent 506,816 83.58
Vladimir Isakov Communist Party 54,371 8.97
Vladimir Rostovtsev Party of Pensioners 18,519 3.05
Yury Moiseev Communists of Russia 16,810 2.77
Valid votes 596,516 98.37
Blank ballots 9,868 1.63
Total 606,384 100.00
Turnout 606,384 52.69
Registered voters 1,150,957 100.00
Source: [12]

Incumbent Senator Dmitry Savelyev (United Russia) was re-appointed to the Federation Council.[13]

References

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  1. ^ В пресс-центре избирательной комиссии Тульской области огласили результаты выборов
  2. ^ Алексей Дюмин избран губернатором Тульской области
  3. ^ Ждуны. Рассказ о том, как охранники Владимира Путина не стали слугами народа
  4. ^ Тульский губернатор Алексей Дюмин заявил, что слухи о переводе в Москву его не интересуют
  5. ^ Путин отступил от правила ради одного губернатора
  6. ^ Тульский губернатор Дюмин выдвинулся на второй срок
  7. ^ Кандидатам в губернаторы Тульской области нужно заручиться поддержкой депутатов в 20 районах
  8. ^ "Единая Россия" поддержит беспартийного Дюмина на выборах губернатора Тульской области
  9. ^ Тульское региональное отделение ЛДПР не будет выдвигать кандидата на пост губернатора
  10. ^ Сергей Гребенщиков о выборах губернатора: Фаворит предстоящей избирательной кампании, по моему мнению, уже известен - это Алексей Дюмин
  11. ^ В Тульской области все выдвинутые кандидаты в губернаторы подали документы на регистрацию
  12. ^ Результаты выборов Губернатора Тульской области, 2021
  13. ^ Сенатором от Тульской области снова стал Дмитрий Савельев