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2003 Russian gubernatorial elections

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2003 Russian gubernatorial elections
← 2002 26 January – 21 December 2003 2004 →
23 Heads of Federal Subjects from 89
2003 Russian regional elections:
  Gubernatorial
  Legislative
  Gubernatorial and legislative
  Referendum
  Referendum and gubernatorial

Gubernatorial elections in 2003 were held in 23 federal subjects of Russia. 16 incumbent governors re-elected.

Race summary

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Federal Subject Date Incumbent First
elected		 Candidates[1][2]
Taymyr AO[3] 26 January Alexander Khloponin[a] 2001
  • Green tickY Oleg Budargin 68.89%
  • Gennady Subbotkin 7.05%
  • Sergey Uoday 3.81%
  • Alexander Burdein 2.71%
Magadan Oblast[4] 2 & 16 February Valentin Tsvetkov[b] 1996
  • Green tickY Nikolay Dudov 26.04% / 50.41%
  • Nikolay Karpenko 37.55% / 42.38%
  • Andrey Zinchenko 10.20%
  • Alexander Sechkin 8.97%
Mordovia[5] 16 February Nikolay Merkushkin 1995
Belgorod Oblast[6] 25 May Yevgeny Savchenko 1995
Karachay-Cherkessia[7][8] 17 & 31 August Vladimir Semyonov 1999
Novgorod Oblast 7 September Mikhail Prusak 1995
  • Green tickY Mikhail Prusak 78.73%
  • Vladimir Dugenets 4.39%
  • Alexander Sevastyanov 4.34%
Omsk Oblast[9] 7 September Leonid Polezhayev 1995
Sverdlovsk Oblast[10] 7 September Eduard Rossel 1995
Leningrad Oblast 21 September Valery Serdyukov 1999
Tomsk Oblast 21 September Viktor Kress 1995
Saint Petersburg 21 September,
5 October 		Vladimir Yakovlev[c] 1996
Chechnya[11] 5 October Akhmad Kadyrov —[d]
Moscow[12][13] 7 December Yury Luzhkov 1996[e]
Vologda Oblast 7 December Vyacheslav Pozgalyov 1996
Moscow Oblast 7 December Boris Gromov 1999
Novosibirsk Oblast 7 December Viktor Tolokonsky 1999
Orenburg Oblast 7 December Alexey Chernyshyov 1999
Tambov Oblast 7 December Oleg Betin 1999
Yaroslavl Oblast 7 December Anatoly Lisitsyn 1995
Bashkortostan 7 & 21 December Murtaza Rakhimov 1993
Kirov Oblast 7 & 21 December Vladimir Sergeyenkov[f] 1996
Sakhalin Oblast 7 & 21 December Igor Farkhutdinov[g] 1996
  • Green tickY Ivan Malakhov 35.17% / 53.01%
  • Fyodor Sidorenko 19.55% / 34.26%
  • Anatoly Chyorny 8.56%
Tver Oblast[14][15] 7 & 21 December Vladimir Platov 1995

Notes

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  1. ^ Elected governor of Krasnoyarsk Krai in September 2002.
  2. ^ Assassinated 18 October 2002.
  3. ^ Resigned from office 16 June 2003.
  4. ^ Head of the Chechen Republic Administration from 12 June 2000, appointed by federal president.
  5. ^ Elected as vice mayor for Gavriil Popov in 1991, succeeded him in 1992.
  6. ^ Term-limited.
  7. ^ Died in a helicopter crash 20 August 2003.

References

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  1. ^ "Губернаторские выборы - 2003" [Gubernatorial elections - 2003]. politika.su (in Russian).
  2. ^ Ivanov, Vitaly (2020). Глава субъекта Российской Федерации. История губернаторов. Том I. История. Книга II [Head of the subject of the Russian Federation. History of governors. Volume I: History. Book II] (in Russian). pp. 180–187.
  3. ^ "Олег Бударгин - новый губернатор Таймыра" [Oleg Budargin is the new governor of Taymyr]. RIA Novosti (in Russian). 2003-01-27.
  4. ^ "Николай Дудов уже в понедельник начнет формировать свою новую команду" [Nikolay Dudov will start forming his new team on Monday]. newsru.com (in Russian). 2003-02-17. Archived from the original on 2021-07-22.
  5. ^ "На губернаторских выборах в Мордовии победил Николай Меркушкин" [Nikolay Merkushkin wins the gubernatorial elections in Mordovia]. newsru.com (in Russian). 2003-02-17. Archived from the original on 2021-07-21.
  6. ^ "Итоги выборов в субъектах Российской Федерации 25 мая 2003 года" [Results of elections in the subjects of the Russian Federation on 25 May 2003]. CEC (in Russian).
  7. ^ "Выборы в КЧР" [Elections in the KCR]. Kommersant (in Russian). 2003-09-01.
  8. ^ "Мустафа Батдыев — новый президент Карачаево-Черкесии" [Mustafa Batdyyev is the new president of Karachay-Cherkessia]. Channel One Russia (in Russian). 2003-09-01.
  9. ^ "Полежаев официально объявлен победителем выборов губернатора в Омской области" [Polezhaev officially declared winner of the gubernatorial election in Omsk Oblast]. newsru.com (in Russian). 2003-09-09. Archived from the original on 2004-11-20.
  10. ^ "Глава Свердловской области будет избран во втором туре" [The head of Sverdlovsk Oblast will be elected in the second round]. newsru.com (in Russian). 2003-09-08.
  11. ^ "Хроника управляемых выборов в Чеченской Республике" [Chronicle of 'managed' elections in the Chechen Republic]. scilla.ru (in Russian). Archived from the original on 2022-03-14. Retrieved 2022-03-16.
  12. ^ "На выборах мэра Москвы Юрий Лужков набрал почти 75% голосов" [Yury Luzhkov won almost 75% of the votes in Moscow mayoral election]. newsru.com (in Russian). 2003-12-08. Archived from the original on 2021-07-21.
  13. ^ "Выборы Мэра Москвы" [Moscow mayoral election]. CEC (in Russian).
  14. ^ First round
  15. ^ "Second round". Archived from the original on 2022-01-29. Retrieved 2022-03-16.
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