title: 2017 Tomsk Oblast gubernatorial election
text: # 2017 Tomsk Oblast gubernatorial election
  
  Gubernatorial Election in Tomsk Oblast were held on 10 September 2017.
  
  ## Candidates
  
  Candidates on the ballot:
  
  | Candidate | Party | Office |
  | - | - | - |
  | Natalia Baryshnikova Born 1971 (age 45) | Communist Party | Member of the Legislative Duma of Tomsk Oblast |
  | Alexei Didenko Born 1983 (age 34) | Liberal Democratic Party | Member of the State Duma |
  | Sergey Zhvachkin Born 1957 (age 60) | United Russia | Incumbent Governor |
  | Alexander Rostovtsev Born 1963 (age 54) | A Just Russia | Member of the Legislative Duma of Tomsk Oblast |
  
  ## Opinion polls
  
  | Date | Poll source | Zhvachkin | Didenko | Baryshnikova | Rostovtsev | Undecided | Abstention | Spoil the Ballot |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 10-20 August 2017 | WCIOM | 44% | 12% | 5% | 3% | 20% | 14% | 1% |
  
  ## Result
  
  | Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Sergey Zhvachkin | United Russia | 120,441 | 60.58% |
  | | Alexei Didenko | Liberal Democratic Party | 38,541 | 19.38% |
  | | Natalia Baryshnikova | Communist Party | 23,024 | 11.58% |
  | | Alexander Rostovtsev | A Just Russia | 12,536 | 6.31% |
  | Invalid ballots | Invalid ballots | Invalid ballots | 4,280 | 2.15% |
  | Total | Total | Total | 198,822 | 100% |
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