2025 Kamchatka Krai gubernatorial election
12–14 September 2025
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The 2025 Kamchatka Krai gubernatorial election took place on 12–14 September 2025, on common election day. Incumbent Governor of Kamchatka Krai Vladimir Solodov was re-elected to a second term in office.
Background
Vladimir Solodov, then-Chairman of the Government of Yakutia, was appointed acting governor of Kamchatka Krai in April 2020, replacing two-term incumbent Vladimir Ilyukhin.[1] Ilyukhin left after poor handling of the COVID-19 pandemic, for which he was criticised by Rospotrebnadzor head Anna Popova and State Duma member Yevgeny Revenko.[2] Solodov ran for a full term as an Independent with United Russia support[3] and won the election with 80.51% of the vote.[4]
In November 2023 during a live translation Solodov publicly announced his intention to seek a second term in office.[5] In November 2024 Governor Solodov joined United Russia party.[6] In February 2025 during a meeting with President Vladimir Putin Governor Solodov announced his intention to run for a second term and received Putin's endorsement.[7]
Candidates
In Kamchatka Krai candidates for Governor of Kamchatka Krai can be nominated by registered political parties or by self-nomination. Candidate for Governor of Kamchatka Krai should be a Russian citizen and at least 30 years old. Candidates for Governor of Kamchatka Krai 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.[8] In addition, self-nominated candidates should collect 2% of signatures of Kamchatka Krai residents. Also gubernatorial candidates present 3 candidacies to the Federation Council and election winner later appoints one of the presented candidates.
Declared
| Candidate name, political party |
Occupation | Status | Ref. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vasilina Kuliyeva Liberal Democratic Party |
Member of State Duma (2011–2012, 2016–2021, 2023–present) 2013 Zabaykalsky Krai gubernatorial candidate |
Registered | [9] | ||
| Roman Litvinov Communist Party |
Member of Legislative Assembly of Kamchatka Krai (2016–present) | Registered | [10][11] | ||
| Vladimir Solodov United Russia |
Incumbent Governor of Kamchatka Krai (2020–present) | Registered | [5][7] [12] | ||
| Dmitry Tyurin Communists of Russia |
Lawyer | Registered | [13] | ||
| Yegor Bukhanov Independent |
Housing and utility services executive | Failed to qualify | [14] | ||
| Alyona Didenko Independent |
Water utilities employee | Failed to qualify | [15] | ||
| Aleksey Nikolayev Independent |
Activist 2015 Communists of Russia gubernatorial candidate 2020 gubernatorial candidate |
Failed to qualify | [16] | ||
| Dmitry Avdeyev Independent |
Cultural director | Did not file | [17] | ||
| Leonid Kalyayev Independent |
Middle school deputy principal | Did not file | [18] | ||
| Natalya Kolgina Independent |
Lyceum principal | Did not file | [19] | ||
| Yevgeny Miroshnichenko Independent |
Dentist | Did not file | [20] | ||
| Dmitry Pirozhnikov Independent |
Water utility executive | Did not file | [21] | ||
| Natalya Teterevkova Party of Pensioners |
Member of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky City Duma (2022–present) Russian Red Cross Society regional director |
Did not file | [22] | ||
Declined
- Valery Kalashnikov (LDPR), Member of Legislative Assembly of Kamchatka Krai (2016–present), 2015 and 2020 gubernatorial candidate[23]
- Aleksandra Novikova (SR–ZP), Member of Legislative Assembly of Kamchatka Krai (2021–present)[24][25]
Candidates for Federation Council
| Head candidate, political party |
Candidates for Federation Council | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vasilina Kuliyeva Liberal Democratic Party |
* Valery Kalashnikov, Member of Legislative Assembly of Kamchatka Krai (2016–present), 2015 and 2020 gubernatorial candidate * Vasily Kolyadka, Member of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky City Duma (2017–present), aide to State Duma member Arkady Svistunov * Irina Rykova, Member of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky City Duma (2012–2017, 2022–present), school principal |
Registered | |
| Roman Litvinov Communist Party |
* Lyubov Lazutkina, Member of Legislative Assembly of Kamchatka Krai (2021–present) * Valery Matveyenko, party secretary * Galina Pesotskaya, Member of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky City Duma (2022–present), aide to State Duma member Nikolay Kharitonov |
Registered | |
| Vladimir Solodov United Russia |
* Svetlana Galante, former Member of Legislative Assembly of Kamchatka Krai (2011–2021), 1996 Olympic judoka * Nadezhda Gogoleva, Member of Civic Chamber of Kamchatka Krai (2024–present), military base club chief * Boris Nevzorov, incumbent Senator (2011–present) |
Registered | |
| Dmitry Tyurin Communists of Russia |
* Maksim Chaly, military base security guard * Oksana Murzina, children musical school principal * Vladislav Pavlov, water utility engineer |
Registered | |
Finances
All sums are in rubles.
| Financial Report | Source | Avdeyev | Bukhanov | Didenko | Kalyayev | Kolgina | Kuliyeva | Litvinov | Miroshnichenko | Nikolayev | Pirozhnikov | Solodov | Teterevkova | Tyurin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First | [26] | 75,000 | 4,570,000 | 29,000 | 1,745,000 | 50,000 | 130,000 | 400,000 | 120,000 | 5,000 | 1,580,000 | 26,357,150 | 100,000 | 14,475,000 |
| Final | [27] | 75,000 | 4,570,000 | 29,000 | 1,745,000 | 50,000 | 15,130,000 | 1,150,000 | 120,000 | 5,000 | 1,580,000 | 40,000,000 | 100,000 | 26,910,000 |
Polls
| Fieldwork date | Polling firm | Solodov | Kuliyeva | Litvinov | Tyurin | None | Lead |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 September 2025 | 2025 election | 63.0 | 13.8 | 13.3 | 5.1 | 4.8 | 49.2 |
| March – August 2025 | INSOMAR | 59 | 12 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 42 |
Results
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vladimir Solodov (incumbent) | United Russia | 67,820 | 62.97 | ||
| Vasilina Kuliyeva | Liberal Democratic Party | 14,885 | 13.82 | ||
| Roman Litvinov | Communist Party | 14,321 | 13.30 | ||
| Dmitry Tyurin | Communists of Russia | 5,526 | 5.13 | ||
| Valid votes | 102,552 | 95.21 | |||
| Blank ballots | 5,154 | 4.79 | |||
| Total | 107,706 | 100.00 | |||
| Turnout | 107,706 | 46.48 | |||
| Registered voters | 231,736 | 100.00 | |||
| Source: | [28] | ||||
Governor Solodov re-appointed incumbent Senator Boris Nevzorov (United Russia) to the Federation Council.[29]
See also
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