Election of 2004
The election should take place in Dec 2004, but Tkachyov and the local parliament fixed it on 14 March 2004, on the day of the Presidential election. The official reason was to save money, but really Tkachyov wanted to use Vladimir Putin’s popularity to go in a “couple”: President and governor. The result was excellent for Tkachyov. Neither he himself nor Kondratenko had ever got such a popularity in absolute numbers.
Participation - 2,376,396 (63.08% activity)
Invalid ballots - 27,488 (1.16%)
| Name | Ballots for | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Alexander Tkachyov | 1,995,681 | 83.98% |
| Alexander Bondarenko | 79,854 | 3.36% |
| Anatoly Pahomov | 47,862 | 2.01% |
| Sergei Kirichenko | 44,442 | 1.87% |
| Against all | 181,069 | 7.62% |
This was the last election of Kuban governor, and soon electoral system was removed by another one, when the presidents presents a candidate for governor and local legislature accepts the candidate or rejects him (her).
Read more about this topic: Krasnodar Krai Head Of Administration Elections
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