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2012 Russian regional elections
Regional elections were held in 2012 in eleven federal subjects of Russia, first on 4 March, and then on 14 October. These were the first elections where governors were elected since 2005.
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Regional elections were held in 2012 in eleven federal subjects of Russia, first on 4 March, and then on 14 October. These were the first elections where governors were elected since 2005.
Gubernatorial elections in Amur, Belgorod, Bryansk, Novgorod and Ryazan were held on 14 October. In all five regions, United Russia won with at least 64% of the vote.
Elections for regional parliaments were held on 14 October in 6 federal subjects of Russia. Parties clearing the electoral threshold (varying from 5% to 7% in each region) are highlighted.
| Legislature | Voting system | Party-list results | District seats | Majority | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Ossetia, Parliament | Parallel (35 PR + 35 TRS) | 44.20% (18) | 10.48% (4) | 1.33% | 7.17% (2) | PoR 26.57% (11) | General: UR 19, SR 3, PoR 1, Ind 1 |
Runoff: UR 7, PoR 2, CPRF 1, Ind 1 | 44 / 70 | | Udmurtia, State Council | Parallel (45 PR + 45 FPTP) | 53.19% (29) | 17.23% (9) | 10.08% (6) | 5.07% (1) | — | UR 38, CPRF 2, Ind 5 | 67 / 90 | | Krasnodar Krai, Legislative Assembly | Parallel (50 PR + 50 FPTP) | 69.47% (45) | 8.98% (5) | 4.56% | 4.15% | — | UR 50 | 95 / 100 | | Penza Oblast, Legislative Assembly | Parallel (18 PR + 18 FPTP) | 70.64% (16) | 12.52% (2) | 4.61% | 2.87% | — | UR 18 | 34 / 36 | | Sakhalin Oblast Duma | Parallel (14 PR + 14 FPTP) | 50.18% (9) | 18.33% (3) | 8.36% (1) | 7.17% (1) | — | UR 12, Ind 2 | 21 / 28 | | Saratov Oblast Duma | Parallel (23 PR + 22 FPTP) | 77.92% (21) | 8.27% (1) | 2.83% | 5.01% (1) | — | UR 22 | 43 / 45 |
The table includes capital cities of federal subjects (9) and urban okrugs with 100,000+ inhabitants.
| City | Date | Incumbent | Incumbentsince | Candidates | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arkhangelsk, Arkhangelsk Oblast | 4 March | Viktor Pavlenko | 2008 | .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 Viktor Pavlenko (Ind) 50.18% | |||||
| Vasily Badanin (SR) 22.48% | |||||
| Nadezhda Vinogradova (CPRF) 17.12% | |||||
| Larisa Sergeyeva (LDPR) 7.33% | Incumbent re-elected. | ||||
| Astrakhan, Astrakhan Oblast | 4 March | Sergey Bozhenov (resigned)Mikhail Stolyarov (acting) | 2004 | Y Mikhail Stolyarov (UR) 60.00% | |
| Oleg Shein (SR) 29.96% | Acting mayor elected for a full term. | ||||
| Cherepovets, Vologda Oblast | 4 March | Oleg Kuvshinnikov (resigned) | 2007 | Y Yury Kuzin (Ind) 54.35% | |
| Yury Burov (CPRF) 20.84% | |||||
| Aleksandr Kozyrev (LDPR) 10.56% | |||||
| Pavel Dolgodvorov (Ind) 8.74% | New mayor elected to a vacant position. | ||||
| Gorno-Altaysk, Altai Republic | 4 March | Viktor Oblogin | 1992 | Y Viktor Oblogin (UR) 53.65% | |
| Viktor Romashkin (CPRF) 37.41% | Incumbent re-elected. | ||||
| Kamensk-Uralsky, Sverdlovsk Oblast | 4 March | Mikhail Astakhov | 2008 | Y Mikhail Astakhov (UR) 74.02% | |
| Dmitry Zavyalov (SR) 19.56% | Incumbent re-elected. | ||||
| Kamyshin, Volgograd Oblast | 4 March | Aleksandr Chunakov | 2004 | Y Aleksandr Chunakov (Ind) 42.16% | |
| Aleksandr Khatsenko (SR) 38.38% | Incumbent re-elected. | ||||
| Naryan-Mar, Nenets AO | 4 March | Yury Rodionovsky | 2008 | Y Tatyana Fyodorova (CPRF) 39.61% | |
| Yury Rodionovsky (Ind) 23.63% | |||||
| Matvey Chuprov (Ind) 11.28% | |||||
| Aleksandr Lutovinov (Ind) 10.68% | |||||
| Yelena Lyapunova (Ind) 7.49% | Incumbent lost re-election.New mayor elected. | ||||
| Novokuybyshevsk, Samara Oblast | 4 March | Oleg Volkov | 2007 | Y Andrey Konovalov (UR) 61.01% | |
| Boris Lyakhov (CPRF) 24.11% | |||||
| Yevgenia Dubnitskaya (LDPR) 6.46% | |||||
| Andrey Golikov (Ind) 5.13% | Incumbent did not stand for re-election.New mayor elected. | ||||
| Taganrog, Rostov Oblast | 4 March | Nikolay Fedyanin | 2003 | Y Vladimir Prasolov (SR) 38.69% | |
| Nikolay Fedyanin (UR) 29.21% | |||||
| Viktor Bulgakov (CPRF) 28.52% | Incumbent lost re-election.New mayor elected. | ||||
| Tolyatti, Samara Oblast | 4 March (first round) | Anatoly Pushkov | 2008 | Aleksandr Shakhov (UR) 36.49% | |
| Sergey Andreyev (Ind) 32.31% | |||||
| Andrey Serafimov (CPRF) 10.67% | |||||
| Borislav Grinblat (Ind) 5.47% | |||||
| Mikhail Maryakhin (SR) 5.44% | Incumbent did not stand for re-election.New mayor elected. | ||||
| 18 March (runoff) | Y Sergey Andreyev (Ind) 56.94% | ||||
| Aleksandr Shakhov (UR) 40.06% | |||||
| Yakutsk, Sakha (Yakutia) | 4 March | Yury Zabolev (resigned)Igor Nikiforov (acting) | 2007 | Y Aysen Nikolayev (UR) 47.73% | |
| Vladimir Fyodorov (Ind) 25.11% | |||||
| Anatoly Kyrdzhagasov (SR) 18.06% | |||||
| Gennady Mikheyev (CPRF) 5.89% | New mayor elected to a vacant position. | ||||
| Yaroslavl, Yaroslavl Oblast | 4 March (first round) | Viktor Volonchunas | 1991 | Yevgeny Urlashov (Ind) 40.25% | |
| Yakov Yakushev (Ind) 27.12% | |||||
| Vyacheslav Blatov (SR) 23.72% | |||||
| Aleksey Molodtsov (LDPR) 5.04% | Incumbent did not stand for re-election.New mayor elected. | ||||
| 1 April (runoff) | Y Yevgeny Urlashov (Ind) 69.65% | ||||
| Yakov Yakushev (Ind) 27.78% | |||||
| Yessentuki, Stavropol Krai | 4 March | Konstantin Skomorokhin (resigned) | 2003 | Y Larisa Pisarenko (UR) 56.72% | |
| Valery Smolyakov (CPRF) 17.93% | |||||
| Timofey Kononov (SR) 13.93% | |||||
| Yury Nadyktov (Ind) 6.13% | New mayor elected to a vacant position. | ||||
| Zlatoust, Chelyabinsk Oblast | 20 May | Aleksandr Karavayev (resigned) | 2009 | Y Vyacheslav Zhilin (UR) 47.34% | |
| Raisa Istomina (Ind) 23.67% | |||||
| Valery Uskov (Ind) 16.62% | New mayor elected to a vacant position. | ||||
| Krasnoyarsk, Krasnoyarsk Krai | 10 June | Pyotr Pimashkov (resigned)Edkham Akbulatov (acting) | 1996 | Y Edkham Akbulatov 69.37% | |
| Aleksey Podkorytov 12.03% | |||||
| Aleksandr Koropachinsky 11.33% | Acting mayor elected for a full term. | ||||
| Omsk, Omsk Oblast | 17 June | Viktor Schreider (resigned)Tatyana Vizhevitova (acting) | 2005 | Y Vyacheslav Dvorakovsky (UR) 49.35% | |
| Viktor Zharkov (CPRF) 28.97% | |||||
| Irina Overina (SR) 6.40% | New mayor elected to a vacant position. | ||||
| Angarsk, Irkutsk Oblast | 14 October | Vladimir Zhukov (mayor–chairman of the Duma)Anton Medko (city manager) | 2010 | Y Vladimir Zhukov (Ind) 43.64% | |
| Sergey Petrov (Ind) 32.94% | |||||
| Sergey Brenyuk (CPRF) 14.43% | Executive mayoralty re-created.New mayor elected. | ||||
| Kaliningrad, Kaliningrad Oblast | 14 October | Alexander Yaroshuk | 2007 | Y Alexander Yaroshuk (UR) 56.62% | |
| Yury Galanin (CPRF) 13.59% | |||||
| Yevgeny Gan (PoR) 12.23% | Incumbent re-elected. | ||||
| Khimki, Moscow Oblast | 14 October | Vladimir Strelchenko (resigned) | 2005 | Y Oleg Shakhov (Ind) 47.61% | |
| Yevgeniya Chirikova (Ind) 17.59% | |||||
| Oleg Mitvol (AZ–NP) 14.45% | |||||
| Leonid Vinogradov (CPRF) 8.17% | |||||
| Sergey Troitsky (Ind) 2.46% | New mayor elected to a vacant position. | ||||
| Nizhny Tagil, Sverdlovsk Oblast | 14 October | Valentina Isayeva | 2008 | Y Sergey Nosov (UR) 92.35% | |
| Aleksey Kubasov (CPRF) 2.35% | Incumbent did not stand for re-election.New mayor elected. | ||||
| Novocherkassk, Rostov Oblast | 2 December | Anatoly Kondratenko (resigned) | 2010 | Y Vladimir Kirgintsev (Ind) 48.27% | |
| Anatoly Volkov (Ind) 16.31% | |||||
| Vladimir Nadtoka (CPRF) 14.74% | |||||
| Andrey Kutyrev (Ind) 9.60% | New mayor elected to a vacant position. |
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