The 2023 Altai Krai gubernatorial election took place on 8–10 September 2023, on common election day. Incumbent governor Viktor Tomenko was re-elected to a second term in office.
Background
Viktor Tomenko, then-prime minister of Krasnoyarsk Krai, was appointed Governor of Altai Krai in May 2018, replacing three-term governor Alexander Karlin.[1] Tomenko won the following gubernatorial election with just 53.61% of the vote, barely above 50% threshold necessary to avoid a second round, over a field of three opponents with a notable absence of a candidate from Communist Party – the largest opposition party in the region.[2] Newly elected governor Tomenko also appointed Karlin, his predecessor, to the Federation Council.
In Altai Krai 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 Altai Krai 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 (about 504 signatures — the highest municipal filter in Russia).[5] Also gubernatorial candidates present 3 candidacies to the Federation Council and election winner later appoints one of the presented candidates.