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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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4 March 2012 (2012-03-04)14 October 2012
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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.

LegislatureVoting systemParty-list resultsDistrict seatsMajority
North Ossetia, ParliamentParallel (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.

CityDateIncumbentIncumbentsinceCandidatesResult
Arkhangelsk, Arkhangelsk Oblast4 MarchViktor Pavlenko2008.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 Oblast4 MarchSergey Bozhenov (resigned)Mikhail Stolyarov (acting)2004Y Mikhail Stolyarov (UR) 60.00%
Oleg Shein (SR) 29.96%Acting mayor elected for a full term.
Cherepovets, Vologda Oblast4 MarchOleg Kuvshinnikov (resigned)2007Y 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 Republic4 MarchViktor Oblogin1992Y Viktor Oblogin (UR) 53.65%
Viktor Romashkin (CPRF) 37.41%Incumbent re-elected.
Kamensk-Uralsky, Sverdlovsk Oblast4 MarchMikhail Astakhov2008Y Mikhail Astakhov (UR) 74.02%
Dmitry Zavyalov (SR) 19.56%Incumbent re-elected.
Kamyshin, Volgograd Oblast4 MarchAleksandr Chunakov2004Y Aleksandr Chunakov (Ind) 42.16%
Aleksandr Khatsenko (SR) 38.38%Incumbent re-elected.
Naryan-Mar, Nenets AO4 MarchYury Rodionovsky2008Y 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 Oblast4 MarchOleg Volkov2007Y 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 Oblast4 MarchNikolay Fedyanin2003Y Vladimir Prasolov (SR) 38.69%
Nikolay Fedyanin (UR) 29.21%
Viktor Bulgakov (CPRF) 28.52%Incumbent lost re-election.New mayor elected.
Tolyatti, Samara Oblast4 March (first round)Anatoly Pushkov2008Aleksandr 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 MarchYury Zabolev (resigned)Igor Nikiforov (acting)2007Y 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 Oblast4 March (first round)Viktor Volonchunas1991Yevgeny 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 Krai4 MarchKonstantin Skomorokhin (resigned)2003Y 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 Oblast20 MayAleksandr Karavayev (resigned)2009Y Vyacheslav Zhilin (UR) 47.34%
Raisa Istomina (Ind) 23.67%
Valery Uskov (Ind) 16.62%New mayor elected to a vacant position.
Krasnoyarsk, Krasnoyarsk Krai10 JunePyotr Pimashkov (resigned)Edkham Akbulatov (acting)1996Y Edkham Akbulatov 69.37%
Aleksey Podkorytov 12.03%
Aleksandr Koropachinsky 11.33%Acting mayor elected for a full term.
Omsk, Omsk Oblast17 JuneViktor Schreider (resigned)Tatyana Vizhevitova (acting)2005Y Vyacheslav Dvorakovsky (UR) 49.35%
Viktor Zharkov (CPRF) 28.97%
Irina Overina (SR) 6.40%New mayor elected to a vacant position.
Angarsk, Irkutsk Oblast14 OctoberVladimir Zhukov (mayor–chairman of the Duma)Anton Medko (city manager)2010Y Vladimir Zhukov (Ind) 43.64%
Sergey Petrov (Ind) 32.94%
Sergey Brenyuk (CPRF) 14.43%Executive mayoralty re-created.New mayor elected.
Kaliningrad, Kaliningrad Oblast14 OctoberAlexander Yaroshuk2007Y Alexander Yaroshuk (UR) 56.62%
Yury Galanin (CPRF) 13.59%
Yevgeny Gan (PoR) 12.23%Incumbent re-elected.
Khimki, Moscow Oblast14 OctoberVladimir Strelchenko (resigned)2005Y 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 Oblast14 OctoberValentina Isayeva2008Y Sergey Nosov (UR) 92.35%
Aleksey Kubasov (CPRF) 2.35%Incumbent did not stand for re-election.New mayor elected.
Novocherkassk, Rostov Oblast2 DecemberAnatoly Kondratenko (resigned)2010Y 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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