2023 Voronezh Oblast gubernatorial election

Voronezh Mayor Aleksandr Gusev was appointed acting Governor of Voronezh Oblast in December 2017, replacing second-term incumbent Alexey Gordeyev, who was elevated to the position of Presidential Envoy to the Central Federal District.[2] Gusev won gubernatorial election in September 2018 with 72.52% of the vote.[3]

If Gusev forgoes his re-election bid and retires early, several candidates will be considered for his replacement, including Deputy Minister of Agriculture of Russia Maksim Uvaydov, Voronezh Oblast Duma Speaker Vladimir Netyosov, State Duma member Andrey Markov, Vice Governors Sergey Sokolov and Vitaly Shabalatov, and Deputy Prime Minister of Voronezh Oblast Artyom Verkhovtsev, all of whom are thought to be allies of Deputy Chairman of the State Duma Alexey Gordeyev, himself Governor of Voronezh Oblast in 2009–2017.[4]

In Voronezh 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 Voronezh 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 5% 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.

• 2023 Russian regional elections