2024 Kemerovo Oblast gubernatorial election

The 2024 Kemerovo Oblast gubernatorial election will take place on 6–8 September 2024, on common election day. Acting Governor Ilya Seredyuk is running for a full term in office.

Background
Sergey Tsivilyov, then–Deputy Governor and former coal executive, was appointed acting Governor of Kemerovo Oblast in April 2018, replacing longtime Governor Aman Tuleyev. Tsivilyov won election for a full term in September 2018 with 81.3% of the vote and won reelection for a second term in 2023 with 85.2%.

In May 2024 Governor Tsivilyov was mentioned as potential future Minister of Energy. On May 11, 2024, re-appointed Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin nominated Governor Sergey Tsivilyov to serve in his second cabinet as Minister of Energy, replacing Nikolay Shulginov. State Duma Committee on Energy unanimously supported Tsivilyov's nomination on May 12, while the full chamber voted 375–0–57 to approve Tsivilyov as new Minister of Energy two days later.

After his nomination, Governor Tsivilyov left Kemerovo on May 12, 2024, leaving First Deputy Governor – Chairman of the Kemerovo Oblast Government Ilya Seredyuk as acting Governor until the temporary replacement be appointed by the President. Seredyuk and Tyumen Mayor Ruslan Kukharuk were mentioned as potential candidates for the appointment. On May 15 President Vladimir Putin appointed Ilya Seredyuk as acting Governor of Kemerovo Oblast.

Candidates
In Kemerovo Oblast candidates for Governor can be nominated only by registered political parties. Candidate for Governor of Kemerovo 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 8% of signatures of members and heads of municipalities. Also gubernatorial candidates present 3 candidacies to the Federation Council and election winner later appoints one of the presented candidates.