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2003 Russian gubernatorial elections
Gubernatorial elections in 2003 were held in 23 federal subjects of Russia. 16 incumbent governors re-elected.
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Gubernatorial elections in 2003 were held in 23 federal subjects of Russia. 16 incumbent governors re-elected.
| Federal Subject | Date | Incumbent | Incumbentsince | Candidates | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taymyr AO (snap election) | 26 January | Alexander Khloponin (resigned)Sergey Nauman (acting) | 2001 | .mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0} | |
| Y Oleg Budargin 68.89% | |||||
| Gennady Subbotkin 7.05% | |||||
| Against all 12.59% | New governor elected to a vacant position. | ||||
| Magadan Oblast (snap election) | 2 February (first round) | Valentin Tsvetkov (died in office)Nikolay Dudov (acting) | 1996 | Nikolay Karpenko 37.55% | |
| Nikolay Dudov 26.04% | |||||
| Andrey Zinchenko 10.20% | |||||
| Aleksandr Sechkin 8.97% | |||||
| Against all 5.78% | Acting governor elected to full term. | ||||
| 16 February (runoff) | Y Nikolay Dudov 50.44% | ||||
| Nikolay Karpenko 42.33% | |||||
| Against all 6.21% | |||||
| Mordovia | 16 February | Nikolay Merkushkin | 1995 | Y Nikolay Merkushkin 87.34% | |
| Anatoly Chubukov (CPRF) 7.01% | Incumbent re-elected. | ||||
| Belgorod Oblast | 25 May | Yevgeny Savchenko | 1993 | Y Yevgeny Savchenko 61.15% | |
| Vasily Altukhov (CPRF) 21.93% | |||||
| Against all 9.99% | Incumbent re-elected. | ||||
| Karachay-Cherkessia | 17 August (first round) | Vladimir Semyonov | 1999 | Mustafa Batdyyev 41.52% | |
| Vladimir Semyonov 37.29% | |||||
| Islam Burlakov 12.80% | Incumbent lost re-election.New president elected. | ||||
| 31 August (runoff) | Y Mustafa Batdyyev 47.97% | ||||
| Vladimir Semyonov 46.41% | |||||
| Novgorod Oblast | 7 September | Mikhail Prusak | 1991 | Y Mikhail Prusak 78.73% | |
| Vladimir Dugenets 4.39% | |||||
| Aleksandr Sevastyanov 4.34% | Incumbent re-elected. | ||||
| Omsk Oblast | 7 September | Leonid Polezhayev | 1991 | Y Leonid Polezhayev 57.27% | |
| Leonid Mayevsky (CPRF) 28.59% | Incumbent re-elected. | ||||
| Sverdlovsk Oblast | 7 September (first round) | Eduard Rossel | 1995 | Eduard Rossel (UR) 42.85% | |
| Anton Bakov 14.43% | |||||
| Andrey Vikharev 13.68% | Incumbent re-elected. | ||||
| 21 September (runoff) | Y Eduard Rossel (UR) 55.53% | ||||
| Anton Bakov 29.97% | |||||
| Leningrad Oblast | 21 September | Valery Serdyukov | 1999 | Y Valery Serdyukov 56.85% | |
| Vadim Gustov 25.26% | |||||
| Against all 7.75% | Incumbent re-elected. | ||||
| Tomsk Oblast | 21 September | Viktor Kress | 1991 | Y Viktor Kress 70.10% | |
| Aleksandr Pomorov (CPRF) 12.75% | Incumbent re-elected. | ||||
| Saint Petersburg (snap election) | 21 September (first round) | Vladimir Yakovlev (resigned)Alexander Beglov (acting) | 1996 | Valentina Matviyenko 48.73% | |
| Anna Markova 15.84% | |||||
| Sergey Belyayev 8.08% | |||||
| Mikhail Amosov (Yabloko) 7.05% | New governor elected to a vacant position. | ||||
| 5 October (runoff) | Y Valentina Matviyenko 63.20% | ||||
| Anna Markova 24.14% | |||||
| Against all 11.75% | |||||
| Chechnya | 5 October | Akhmad Kadyrov | 2000 | Y Akhmad Kadyrov 80.84% | |
| Abdulla Bugayev 5.77% | |||||
| Shamil Burayev 3.95% | New president elected to a vacant position. | ||||
| Bashkortostan | 7 December (first round) | Murtaza Rakhimov | 1993 | Murtaza Rakhimov 42.59% | |
| Sergey Veremeenko 25.38% | |||||
| Ralif Safin 23.04% | Incumbent re-elected. | ||||
| 21 December (runoff) | Y Murtaza Rakhimov 78.01% | ||||
| Sergey Veremeenko 15.84% | |||||
| Kirov Oblast (snap election) | 7 December (first round) | Vladimir Sergeyenkov | 1996 | Nikolay Shaklein 33.82% | |
| Oleg Valenchuk 13.92% | |||||
| Vyacheslav Torsunov 10.25% | |||||
| Aleksandr Strelnikov 8.84% | |||||
| Vasily Kiselyov 5.62% | |||||
| Against all 10.23% | Incumbent term-limited.New governor elected. | ||||
| 21 December (runoff) | Y Nikolay Shaklein 62.77% | ||||
| Oleg Valenchuk 26.32% | |||||
| Against all 10.08% | |||||
| Moscow | 7 December | Yury Luzhkov | 1992 | Y Yury Luzhkov (UR) 74.83% | |
| Alexander Lebedev 12.78% | |||||
| German Sterligov 3.65% | |||||
| Against all 7.17% | Incumbent re-elected. | ||||
| Moscow Oblast | 7 December | Boris Gromov | 1999 | Y Boris Gromov (UR) 83.04% | |
| Aleksey Mitrofanov (LDPR) 4.14% | |||||
| Against all 9.73% | Incumbent re-elected. | ||||
| Novosibirsk Oblast | 7 December | Viktor Tolokonsky | 1999 | Y Viktor Tolokonsky 57.67% | |
| Mikhail Titov (CPRF) 17.80% | |||||
| Ivan Starikov (SPS) 9.78% | |||||
| Yevgeny Loginov 5.35% | |||||
| Against all 5.40% | Incumbent re-elected. | ||||
| Orenburg Oblast | 7 December | Alexey Chernyshyov | 1999 | Y Alexey Chernyshyov (APR) 63.38% | |
| Oleg Naumov (SPS) 10.55% | |||||
| Rinat Khamiyev 5.76% | |||||
| Against all 9.08% | Incumbent re-elected. | ||||
| Sakhalin Oblast (snap election) | 7 December (first round) | Igor Farkhutdinov (died in office)Ivan Malakhov (acting) | 1995 | Ivan Malakhov 35.17% | |
| Fyodor Sidorenko 19.55% | |||||
| Anatoly Chyorny 8.56% | |||||
| Vladimir Varennikov 5.43% | |||||
| Svetlana Ivanova (CPRF) 5.11% | |||||
| Against all 8.39% | Acting governor elected to full term. | ||||
| 21 December (runoff) | Y Ivan Malakhov 53.01% | ||||
| Fyodor Sidorenko 34.26% | |||||
| Against all 11.68% | |||||
| Tambov Oblast | 7 December | Oleg Betin | 1999 | Y Oleg Betin 71.08% | |
| Aleksandr Zhalnin 8.96% | |||||
| Against all 10.89% | Incumbent re-elected. | ||||
| Tver Oblast | 7 December (first round) | Vladimir Platov | 1995 | Dmitry Zelenin 42.49% | |
| Igor Zubov 14.59% | |||||
| Tatyana Astrakhankina (CPRF) 12.85% | |||||
| Vladimir Platov 12.45% | Incumbent lost re-election.New governor elected. | ||||
| 21 December (runoff) | Y Dmitry Zelenin 57.42% | ||||
| Igor Zubov 33.85% | |||||
| Against all 8.74% | |||||
| Vologda Oblast | 7 December | Vyacheslav Pozgalyov | 1996 | Y Vyacheslav Pozgalyov 82.93% | |
| Vyacheslav Stepanov 5.00% | |||||
| Against all 8.81% | Incumbent re-elected. | ||||
| Yaroslavl Oblast | 7 December | Anatoly Lisitsyn | 1991 | Y Anatoly Lisitsyn 73.15% | |
| Sergey Zagidullin 10.50% | |||||
| Oleg Vinogradov 6.84% | |||||
| Against all 7.20% | Incumbent re-elected. |
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