[2] Shumkov ran for a full term as an Independent and overwhelmingly won the September 2019 election with 80.86% of the vote, as his nearest challenger, Yakov Sidorov (CPRF), received just 9.70%.

[3] During the campaign analysts in May 2019 named Shumkov "tough and uncompromising anti-crisis manager" and "the toughest acting governor running that cycle".

[5] In Kurgan Oblast candidates for Governor can be nominated by registered political parties or by self-nomination.

Each candidate in order to be registered is required to collect at least 5% of signatures of members and heads of municipalities.

Governor Shumkov re-appointed incumbent Senator Yelena Perminova (United Russia) to the Federation Council.