1996 Russian gubernatorial elections

Gubernatorial elections in 1996 took place in 51 regions of the Russian Federation. President of Tatarstan Mintimer Shaymiyev as well as mayors of Moscow and Saint Petersburg Yury Luzhkov and Anatoly Sobchak (all three elected in 1991) went to the re-election, while other regions held their first gubernatorial elections that year. All these campaigns were held after the 1996 Russian presidential election.

1996 Russian gubernatorial elections

← 1995 24 March – 29 December 1996 1997 →

51 Heads of Federal Subjects from 89
 
Leader Gennady Zyuganov Sergey Filatov
Alliance People's Patriotic Union of Russia All-Russian Coordination Council
Seats won 23 17

Background

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In August 1996, two coalitions were presented, which formally became the main participants in the countrywides election campaign. Our Home – Russia, Democratic Choice of Russia, Party of Russian Unity and Accord and 16 other parties and movements loyal to re-elected Boris Yeltsin were united through representation in the All-Russian Coordination Council (OKS). It was opposed by the People's Patriotic Union of Russia (NPSR) associated with the Communist Party of the Russian Federation and its allies. Former Kremlin Chief of Staff Sergei Filatov was appointed the head of OKS, while NPSR was headed by Gennady Zyuganov, leader of CPRF.[1]

NPSR initially announced the lists of approved candidates publicly and centrally, but by the end of the campaign it gave a significant part of the initiative to the localities. In some cases, the support was unilateral (without public commitment of the candidate). Among the candidates supported by NPSR were three incumbent governors, and in three regions the alliance observed neutrality. OKS supported mainly the incumbent governors. As a result of the autumn-winter electoral marathon, 22 out of 49 running incumbents re-elected. The second tours in Mari El and Tyumen Oblast moved to 1997, as well as recall elections in Amur Oblast, Agin-Buryat and Evenk Autonomous Okrugs.[2]

Results

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Federal Subject Date Incumbent First elected Candidates
Tatarstan 24 March Mintimer Shaymiyev 1991  Y Mintimer Shaymiyev 97.14%
Saint Petersburg 19 May, 2 June Anatoly Sobchak 1991
Moscow 16 June Yury Luzhkov 1991[b]
Federal Subject Date Incumbent Incumbent status Candidates Result
Saratov Oblast 1 September Dmitry Ayatskov Appointed 1996
Incumbent elected to full term.
Amur Oblast 22 September Yury Lyashko Appointed 1996
Election results annulled.
Leningrad Oblast 29 September Alexander Belyakov Appointed 1991
Incumbent lost election.
New governor elected.
NPSR gain.
Rostov Oblast 29 September Vladimir Chub Appointed 1991
  •  Y Vladimir Chub (OKS) 62.16%
  • Leonid Ivanchenko (NPSR) 31.60%
Incumbent elected to full term.
Vologda Oblast 6 October Vyacheslav Pozgalyov Appointed 1996
Incumbent elected to full term.
Kaliningrad Oblast 6 October, 20 October Yuri Matochkin Appointed 1991
Incumbent lost election.
New governor elected.
NPSR gain.
Kirov Oblast 6 October, 20 October Vasily Desyatnikov [ru] Appointed 1991
  •  Y Vladimir Sergeyenkov [ru] 39.64% / 50.46%
  • Gennady Shtin 30.54% / 45.45%
  • Vasily Desyatnikov (OKS) 18.20%
Incumbent lost election.
New governor elected.
NPSR gain.
Yamalo-Nenets AO 13 October Yury Neyolov [ru] Appointed 1994
Incumbent elected to full term.
Kursk Oblast 20 October Vasily Shuteyev Appointed 1991
Incumbent lost election.
New governor elected.
NPSR gain.
Pskov Oblast 20 October, 3 November Vladislav Tumanov Appointed 1992
Incumbent lost election.
New governor elected.
LDPR gain.
Sakhalin Oblast 20 October Igor Farkhutdinov Appointed 1995
  •  Y Igor Farkhutdinov (OKS) 39.47%
  • Anatoly Chyorny (NPSR) 27.20%
  • Nikolay Dolgikh 9.44%
  • Vladimir Bersenev (Yabloko) 7.21%
Incumbent elected to full term.
Jewish AO 20 October Nikolay Volkov Appointed 1991
Incumbent elected to full term.
Krasnodar Krai 27 October Nikolai Yegorov Appointed 1996
Election results annulled.
Stavropol Krai 27 October, 17 November Pyotr Marchenko Appointed 1995
Incumbent lost election.
New governor elected.
NPSR gain.
Kaluga Oblast 27 October, 9 November Oleg Savchenko Appointed 1996
Incumbent lost election.
New governor elected.
NPSR gain.
Chita Oblast 27 October Ravil Geniatulin Appointed 1996
  •  Y Ravil Geniatulin (OKS) 30.76%
  • Yaroslav Shvyryayev 22.89%
  • Vladimir Bogatov (LDPR) 19.55%
  • Viktor Kurochkin (supported by DR and Yabloko) 10.98%
  • Viktor Kolesnikov (APR/NPSR) 7.14%
Incumbent elected to full term.
Agin-Buryat AO 27 October Bolot Ayushiyev Appointed 1996
Election results annulled.[3]
Khanty-Mansi AO 27 October Alexander Filipenko Appointed 1991
Incumbent elected to full term.
Magadan Oblast 3 November Viktor Mikhailov Appointed 1991
Incumbent lost election.
New governor elected.
NPSR gain.
Altai Krai 17 November, 1 December Lev Korshunov Appointed 1994
  •  Y Alexander Surikov (NPSR) 46.92% / 49.36%
  • Lev Korshunov (OKS) 43.39% / 46.14%
Incumbent lost election.
New governor elected.
NPSR gain.
Kamchatka Oblast 17 November, 1 December Vladimir Biryukov Appointed 1991
  •  Y Vladimir Biryukov (OKS) 47.67% / 60.96%
  • Boris Oleynikov 10.65% / 27.80%
  • Mikhail Kulak 9.36%
  • Nikolay Tokmantsev 8.02%
Incumbent elected to full term.
Murmansk Oblast 17 November, 1 December Yevgeny Komarov Appointed 1991
  •  Y Yury Yevdokimov (NPSR in 2nd round) 20.10% / 43.45%
  • Yevgeny Komarov (OKS) 31.09% / 40.64%
  • Mikhail Zub 13.92%
  • Boris Vorobyov (LDPR) 10.15%
  • Vasily Kalayda (NPSR) 7.14%
  • Igor Lebedev (Yabloko) 4.93%
Incumbent lost election.
New governor elected.
NPSR gain.
Komi-Permyak AO 17 November Nikolay Poluyanov Appointed 1991
  •  Y Nikolay Poluyanov (OKS) 69.63%
  • Anatoly Fedoseyev (Constitutional Party) 15.26%
Incumbent elected to full term.
Koryak AO 17 November Sergey Leushkin [ru] Appointed 1991
  •  Y Valentina Bronevich (endorsed by NPSR nominee) 47.13%
  • Sergey Leushkin (OKS) 25.58%
  • Nikolay Savelyev 9.92%
Incumbent lost election.
New governor elected.
NPSR gain.
Ust-Orda Buryat AO 17 November Aleksey Batagayev [ru] Appointed 1991
Incumbent lost election.
New governor elected.
Independent gain.
Kurgan Oblast 24 November, 8 December Anatoly Sobolev [ru] Appointed 1995
  •  Y Oleg Bogomolov (NPSR) 40.87% / 66.29%
  • Anatoly Koltashov (Yabloko) 33.14%, withdrew from 2nd round
  • Anatoly Sobolev (OKS) 12.92%
Incumbent lost election.
New governor elected.
NPSR gain.
Khakassia 1 December, 22 December Yevgeny Smirnov [ru] Premier since 1992 (nonelected)
  •  Y Aleksey Lebed (CHiR) 42.10% / 71.85%
  • Yevgeny Reznikov 17.00% / 19.77%
  • Yevgeny Smirnov 11.06%...
  • Nikolay Bulankin (OKS) 4.76%
New prime minister elected.
Honor and Homeland gain.
Ivanovo Oblast 1 December Vladislav Tikhomirov Appointed 1996
Incumbent elected to full term.
Samara Oblast 1 December Konstantin Titov Appointed 1991
Incumbent elected to full term.
Nenets AO 1 December, 13 December Vladimir Khabarov Appointed 1996
Incumbent lost election.
New governor elected.
Independent gain.
Khabarovsk Krai 8 December Viktor Ishayev Appointed 1991
Incumbent elected to full term.
Arkhangelsk Oblast 8 December, 22 December Anatoly Yefremov Appointed 1996
Incumbent elected to full term.
Astrakhan Oblast 8 December Anatoly Guzhvin Appointed 1991
Incumbent elected to full term.
Bryansk Oblast 8 December Aleksandr Semernyov Appointed 1996
Incumbent lost election.
New governor elected.
NPSR gain.
Vladimir Oblast 8 December Yury Vlasov Appointed 1991
Incumbent lost election.
New governor elected.
NPSR gain.
Voronezh Oblast 8 December Aleksandr Tsapin Appointed 1996
Incumbent lost election.
New governor elected.
NPSR gain.
Kostroma Oblast 8 December, 22 December Valery Arbuzov Appointed 1991
Incumbent lost election.
New governor elected.
NPSR gain.
Perm Oblast 8 December, 22 December Gennady Igumnov Appointed 1996
  •  Y Gennady Igumnov (OKS) 42.38% / 63.86%
  • Sergey Levitan 26.89% / 29.08%
  • Vladimir Ilyinykh 7.79%
  • Yury Perkhun (CPRF) 4.89%
Incumbent elected to full term.
Ryazan Oblast 8 December, 22 December Igor Ivlev Appointed 1996
Incumbent lost election.
New governor elected.
NPSR gain.
Mari El 22 December 1996,
4 January 1997
Vladislav Zotin Elected 1991
Incumbent lost election.
New president elected.
NPSR gain.
Sakha (Yakutia) 22 December Mikhail Nikolayev Elected 1991
Incumbent re-elected.
Krasnodar Krai
(revote)
22 December Nikolai Yegorov Appointed 1996
Incumbent lost election.
New governor elected.
NPSR gain.
Volgograd Oblast 22 December, 29 December Ivan Shabunin Appointed 1991
Incumbent lost election.
New governor elected.
NPSR gain.
Tyumen Oblast 22 December 1996,
12 January 1997
Leonid Roketsky Appointed 1993
  •  Y Leonid Roketsky [ru] (OKS) 42.01% / 58.83%
  • Sergey Atroshenko 23.87% / 32.94%
  • Gennady Raikov 8.45%
  • Anatoly Cherepanov (RCWP) 8.44%
Incumbent elected to full term.
Ulyanovsk Oblast 22 December Yury Goryachev Appointed 1992
Incumbent elected to full term.
Chelyabinsk Oblast 22 December Vadim Solovyov Appointed 1991
Incumbent lost election.
New governor elected.
NPSR gain.
Taymyr AO 22 December Gennady Nedelin Appointed 1991
Incumbent elected to full term.
Chukotka AO 22 December Aleksandr Nazarov Appointed 1991
Incumbent elected to full term.
Evenk AO 22 December Anatoly Yakimov Appointed 1991
Election results annulled.

Notes

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  1. ^ Belyakov, then-governor of Leningrad Oblast, was nominated in Saint Petersburg promoting the idea of two regions' reunification. However, he lost both campaigns.
  2. ^ As vice mayor for Gavriil Popov.
  3. ^ Sumin was first elected in April 1993 and removed from office by president Yeltsin. He contested Solovyov's governorship until October 1993.

References

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  1. ^ Ivanov 2019, p. 442.
  2. ^ Gubernatorial elections — 1996, politika.su
  3. ^ Ivanov 2019, p. 455.

Sources

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  • Ivanov, Vitaly (2019). Глава субъекта Российской Федерации. История губернаторов [Head of the subject of the Russian Federation. History of governors] (in Russian). ISBN 978-5-907250-14-7.