2003 Russian gubernatorial elections

2003 Russian gubernatorial elections
26 January – 21 December 2003
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

Federal Subject Date Incumbent First
elected		 Candidates[1][2] Result
Taymyr AO[3][4] 26 January Alexander Khloponin
(resigned)[a]
Sergey Nauman
(acting) 		2001
  • Y Oleg Budargin 68.89%
  • Gennady Subbotkin 7.05%
  • Against all 12.59%
 New governor elected to a vacant position.
Magadan Oblast[5] 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)
Mordovia[6] 16 February Nikolay Merkushkin 1995
(indirect)
Incumbent re-elected.
Belgorod Oblast[7] 25 May Yevgeny Savchenko 1995
Incumbent re-elected.
Karachay-Cherkessia[8][9] 17 August
(first round) 		Vladimir Semyonov 1999
Incumbent lost re-election.
New president elected.
31 August
(runoff)
Novgorod Oblast 7 September Mikhail Prusak 1995
  • Y Mikhail Prusak 78.73%
  • Vladimir Dugenets 4.39%
  • Aleksandr Sevastyanov 4.34%
 Incumbent re-elected.
Omsk Oblast[10] 7 September Leonid Polezhayev 1995
Incumbent re-elected.
Sverdlovsk Oblast[11] 7 September
(first round) 		Eduard Rossel 1995
Incumbent re-elected.
21 September
(runoff)
Leningrad Oblast 21 September Valery Serdyukov 1999
Incumbent re-elected.
Tomsk Oblast 21 September Viktor Kress 1995
Incumbent re-elected.
Saint Petersburg 21 September
(first round) 		Vladimir Yakovlev
(resigned)
Alexander Beglov
(acting) 		1996
New governor elected to a vacant position.
5 October
(runoff)
Chechnya[12] 5 October Akhmad Kadyrov —[b]
New president elected to a vacant position.
Moscow[13][14] 7 December Yury Luzhkov 1996[c]
Incumbent re-elected.
Vologda Oblast 7 December Vyacheslav Pozgalyov 1996
Incumbent re-elected.
Moscow Oblast 7 December Boris Gromov 1999
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[15] 7 December Alexey Chernyshyov 1999
Incumbent re-elected.
Tambov Oblast 7 December Oleg Betin 1999
  • Y Oleg Betin 71.08%
  • Aleksandr Zhalnin 8.96%
  • Against all 10.89%
 Incumbent re-elected.
Yaroslavl Oblast 7 December Anatoly Lisitsyn 1995
  • Y Anatoly Lisitsyn 73.15%
  • Sergey Zagidullin 10.50%
  • Oleg Vinogradov 6.84%
  • Against all 7.20%
 Incumbent re-elected.
Bashkortostan 7 December
(first round) 		Murtaza Rakhimov 1993
Incumbent re-elected.
21 December
(runoff)
Kirov Oblast 7 December
(first round) 		Vladimir Sergeyenkov 1996
Incumbent term-limited.
New governor elected.
21 December
(runoff)
Sakhalin Oblast[16] 7 December
(first round) 		Igor Farkhutdinov
(died in office)
Ivan Malakhov
(acting) 		1996
  • 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%
Tver Oblast 7 December
(first round) 		Vladimir Platov 1995
Incumbent lost re-election.
New governor elected.
21 December
(runoff)

Notes

  1. ^ Elected governor of Krasnoyarsk Krai in September 2002.
  2. ^ Head of the Chechen Republic Administration from 12 June 2000, appointed by federal president.
  3. ^ Elected as vice mayor for Gavriil Popov in 1991, succeeded him in 1992.

References

  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. ^ "Выборы Губернатора Таймырского (Долгано-Ненецкого) автономного округа". Central Election Commission of Russia (in Russian). Retrieved 29 November 2025.
  4. ^ "Олег Бударгин - новый губернатор Таймыра" [Oleg Budargin is the new governor of Taymyr]. RIA Novosti (in Russian). 27 January 2003.
  5. ^ "Николай Дудов уже в понедельник начнет формировать свою новую команду" [Nikolay Dudov will start forming his new team on Monday]. newsru.com (in Russian). 17 February 2003. Archived from the original on 22 July 2021.
  6. ^ "На губернаторских выборах в Мордовии победил Николай Меркушкин" [Nikolay Merkushkin wins the gubernatorial elections in Mordovia]. newsru.com (in Russian). 17 February 2003. Archived from the original on 21 July 2021.
  7. ^ "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).
  8. ^ "Выборы в КЧР" [Elections in the KCR]. Kommersant (in Russian). 1 September 2003.
  9. ^ "Мустафа Батдыев — новый президент Карачаево-Черкесии" [Mustafa Batdyyev is the new president of Karachay-Cherkessia]. Channel One Russia (in Russian). 1 September 2003.
  10. ^ "Полежаев официально объявлен победителем выборов губернатора в Омской области" [Polezhaev officially declared winner of the gubernatorial election in Omsk Oblast]. newsru.com (in Russian). 9 September 2003. Archived from the original on 20 November 2004.
  11. ^ "Глава Свердловской области будет избран во втором туре" [The head of Sverdlovsk Oblast will be elected in the second round]. newsru.com (in Russian). 8 September 2003.
  12. ^ "Хроника управляемых выборов в Чеченской Республике" [Chronicle of 'managed' elections in the Chechen Republic]. scilla.ru (in Russian). Archived from the original on 14 March 2022. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
  13. ^ "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). 8 December 2003. Archived from the original on 21 July 2021.
  14. ^ "Выборы Мэра Москвы" [Moscow mayoral election]. CEC (in Russian).
  15. ^ "7 декабря 2003 года состоялись выборы главы администрации (губернатора) Оренбургской области". orinfo.ru (in Russian). 10 December 2003. Retrieved 29 November 2025.
  16. ^ "Выборы Губернатора Сахалинской области 7 декабря 2003". Election Commission of Sakhalin Oblast (in Russian). Retrieved 29 November 2025.
    "Повторное голосование по выборам Губернатора Сахалинской области 21 декабря 2003". Election Commission of Sakhalin Oblast (in Russian). Retrieved 29 November 2025.
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