Khakassia was given to the Communist Party of the Russian Federation

Communist Party candidate Valentin Konovalov elected as new governor of Khakassia

Based on the results of processing 100% of the protocols, he won 57.57% of the votes. 41.16% of voters voted against his candidacy. Konovalov had no competitors - to win, the only candidate needed to gain more than 50% of the vote. Turnout was 45%.

“This is a common victory for the entire population of Khakassia. Despite the fact that even some of the people voted against, I know that most of them were drugged by the election campaign that was waged against us on television,” said Konovalov . “Therefore, I want to say thank you to all the voters who came to the polling stations, and, of course, special thanks to those residents who supported us, believed in us, and personally I will do everything to justify your hopes.”

The fact that Konovalov would be the only candidate became known on October 15, when withdrew from the race, explaining his decision with a desire to reduce the "heat of passions." the candidate from the "Party of Growth" Alexander Myakhar

On September 9, Viktor Zimin, who previously led Khakassia, failed to win in the first round of voting, losing to Valentin Konovalov. later He announced his refusal to participate in the second round. As a result, it was postponed to October 7th. Konovalov and A Just Russia candidate Andrei Filyagin, who took third place in the first round, were supposed to take part in it. On October 2, Filyagin filed an application to withdraw his candidacy. Alexander Myakhar, took fourth place in the first round and was supposed to compete with Konovalov in the second round, but also refused to participate. On October 11, the election committee of Khakassia, at the request of the prosecutor's office, filed a lawsuit to remove Konovalov's candidacy due to the incorrect indication of the party's name in the registration documents, but later withdrew the application.

On October 3, President Vladimir Putin signed a decree appointing Mikhail Razvozhaev as acting head of the Republic of Khakassia. At the same time, he promised Razvozhaev to return him to Moscow after the elections. As Taiga.info . notes , pro-government organizations and Viktor Lebedev, a member of the political council of the United Russia regional branch, organized the People's Head movement in Khakassia They tried to disrupt the second round of the elections by agitating to vote against Konovalov in order to hold a second ballot in February 2019. Razvozhaev, whom United Russia wanted to support, was ready to take part in it.