title: 2022 Russian gubernatorial elections
text: # 2022 Russian gubernatorial elections
  
  Gubernatorial elections were held in Russia on 11 September 2022 in 15 federal subjects. Seven incumbent governors were seeking re-election.
  
  Three regions, namely Tambov, Vladimir and Yaroslavl oblasts, had their governors resigned in October 2021. On 10 May 2022, the incumbent governors of five other regions announced their resignations: Valery Radayev of Saratov Oblast and Sergey Zhvachkin of Tomsk Oblast finished their second term early, while Alexander Yevstifeyev of Mari El, Nikolay Lyubimov of Ryazan Oblast and Igor Vasilyev of Kirov Oblast resigned shortly before the end of the first five-year term.
  
  ## Race summary
  
  ### Popular vote
  
  | Region | Incumbent | Status | Last race | Result |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Buryatia | Alexey Tsydenov (UR) | Incumbent re-elected | 2017: 87.4% | 86.2% |
  | Karelia | Artur Parfenchikov (UR) | Incumbent re-elected | 2017: 61.3% | 69.2% |
  | Mari El | Alexander Yevstifeyev (IND) | Resigned | 2017: 88.3% | — |
  | Mari El | Yury Zaitsev (IND) | Acting Head elected to full term | — | 82.4% |
  | Udmurtia | Aleksandr Brechalov (UR) | Incumbent re-elected | 2017: 78.2% | 64.4% |
  | Kaliningrad Oblast | Anton Alikhanov (UR) | Incumbent re-elected | 2017: 81.0% | 80.2% |
  | Kirov Oblast | Igor Vasilyev (UR) | Resigned | 2017: 64.0% | — |
  | Kirov Oblast | Aleksandr Sokolov (UR) | Acting Governor elected to full term | — | 71.9% |
  | Novgorod Oblast | Andrey Nikitin (UR) | Incumbent re-elected | 2017: 68.0% | 77.0% |
  | Ryazan Oblast | Nikolay Lyubimov (UR) | Resigned | 2017: 80.1% | — |
  | Ryazan Oblast | Pavel Malkov (UR) | Acting Governor elected to full term | — | 84.6% |
  | Saratov Oblast | Valery Radayev (UR) | Resigned | 2017: 74.6% | — |
  | Saratov Oblast | Roman Busargin (UR) | Acting Governor elected to full term | — | 72.6% |
  | Sverdlovsk Oblast | Yevgeny Kuyvashev (UR) | Incumbent re-elected | 2017: 62.2% | 65.8% |
  | Tambov Oblast | Aleksandr Nikitin (UR) | Resigned | 2020: 79.3% | — |
  | Tambov Oblast | Maksim Yegorov (UR) | Acting Governor elected to full term | — | 85.0% |
  | Tomsk Oblast | Sergey Zhvachkin (UR) | Resigned | 2017: 60.6% | — |
  | Tomsk Oblast | Vladimir Mazur (UR) | Acting Governor elected to full term | — | 84.9% |
  | Vladimir Oblast | Vladimir Sipyagin (LDPR) | Resigned | 2018: 31.2% (first round), 57.0% (second round) | — |
  | Vladimir Oblast | Aleksandr Avdeyev (UR) | Acting Governor elected to full term | — | 83.7% |
  | Yaroslavl Oblast | Dmitry Mironov (UR) | Resigned | 2017: 79.3% | — |
  | Yaroslavl Oblast | Mikhail Yevrayev (IND) | Acting Governor elected to full term | — | 82.3% |
  
  ### Vote in parliament
  
  | Region | Incumbent | Incumbent | Status | Last race | Result |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Adygea | | Murat Kumpilov (UR) | Incumbent re-elected | 2017: 48/48 | Murat Kumpilov 49 / 49 |
  