In the first round, held on 9 September (which was the common election day in Russia), none of the candidates received an absolute majority.

[1] The second round of election was subject to public protest due to perceived inconsistencies in the counting of votes.

On 4 October 2017, he resigned, and Russian President Vladimir Putin appointed Andrey Tarasenko as Acting Governor.

Official results published by the Primorsky Krai Electoral Commission [10][11] Exit polls on the day of the second round have also shown a victory of Tarasenko.

After counting 95% of the protocols of the second round, the candidate from the Communist party Ishchenko won by a significant margin — 51.6% against 45.8%.

After processing 99% of the protocols, the ratio changed in favor of the incumbent Acting Governor Andrey Tarasenko — 49.02% against 48.56%.

For example, the Territorial Election Commission building of the Ussuriysk urban district was cordoned off by police officers.

[19] On 19 September in Primorsky Krai came to a special commission of the CEC to verify complaints of violations in the election.