1996 Russian gubernatorial elections
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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.
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24 March – 29 December 1996
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 1996 Russian regional elections:
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Background
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
First half of the year
| Federal Subject | Date | Incumbent | Incumbent since | Candidates | Result |
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| Tatarstan (snap election) | 24 March | Mintimer Shaymiyev | 1991 |  Mintimer Shaymiyev 97.14%(ran unopposed) | Incumbent re-elected. |
| Saint Petersburg | 19 May (first round) | Anatoly Sobchak | 1991 |
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Incumbent lost re-election. New governor elected. |
| 2 June (runoff) |
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| Moscow | 16 June | Yury Luzhkov | 1992 |
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Incumbent elected to full term. |
September–November
| Federal Subject | Date | Incumbent | Incumbent since | Candidates | Result |
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| Saratov Oblast | 1 September | Dmitry Ayatskov | 1996 |
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Incumbent elected to full term. |
| Amur Oblast | 22 September | Yury Lyashko | 1996 |
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Election results annulled. Revote called for 23 March 1997 (see 1997 elections). |
| Leningrad Oblast | 29 September | Aleksandr Belyakov | 1991 |
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Incumbent lost election. New governor elected. |
| Rostov Oblast | 29 September | Vladimir Chub | 1991 |
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Incumbent elected to full term. |
| Vologda Oblast | 6 October | Vyacheslav Pozgalyov | 1996 |
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Incumbent elected to full term. |
| Kaliningrad Oblast | 6 October (first round) | Yuri Matochkin | 1991 |
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Incumbent lost election. New governor elected. |
| 20 October (runoff) |
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| Kirov Oblast | 6 October (first round) | Vasily Desyatnikov | 1991 |
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Incumbent lost election. New governor elected. |
| 20 October (runoff) | |||||
| Yamalo-Nenets AO | 13 October | Yury Neyolov | 1994 |
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Incumbent elected to full term. |
| Kursk Oblast | 20 October | Vasily Shuteyev | 1991 |
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Incumbent lost election. New governor elected. |
| Pskov Oblast | 20 October (first round) | Vladislav Tumanov | 1992 |
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Incumbent lost election. New governor elected. |
| 3 November (runoff) |
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| Sakhalin Oblast | 20 October | Igor Farkhutdinov | 1995 |
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Incumbent elected to full term. |
| Jewish AO | 20 October | Nikolay Volkov | 1991 |
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Incumbent elected to full term. |
| Krasnodar Krai | 27 October | Nikolai Yegorov | 1996 |
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Election results annulled. Revote called for 22 December 1996 (see below). |
| Stavropol Krai | 27 October (first round) | Pyotr Marchenko | 1995 |
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Incumbent lost election. New governor elected. |
| 17 November (runoff) |
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| Kaluga Oblast | 27 October (first round) | Oleg Savchenko | 1996 |
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Incumbent lost election. New governor elected. |
| 9 November (runoff) |
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| Chita Oblast | 27 October | Ravil Geniatulin | 1996 |
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Incumbent elected to full term. |
| Agin-Buryat AO | 27 October | Bolot Ayushiyev | 1996 |
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Election results annulled.[4] Revote called for 23 February 1997 (see 1997 elections). |
| Khanty-Mansi AO | 27 October | Alexander Filipenko | 1991 |
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Incumbent elected to full term. |
| Magadan Oblast | 3 November | Viktor Mikhailov | 1991 |
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Incumbent lost election. New governor elected. |
| Altai Krai | 17 November (first round) | Lev Korshunov | 1994 |
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Incumbent lost election. New governor elected. |
| 1 December (runoff) |
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| Kamchatka Oblast | 17 November (first round) | Vladimir Biryukov | 1991 |
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Incumbent elected to full term. |
| 1 December (runoff) |
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| Murmansk Oblast | 17 November (first round) | Yevgeny Komarov | 1991 |
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Incumbent lost election. New governor elected. |
| 1 December (runoff) |
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| Komi-Permyak AO | 17 November | Nikolay Poluyanov | 1991 |
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Incumbent elected to full term. |
| Koryak AO | 17 November | Sergey Lyoushkin | 1991 |
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Incumbent lost election. New governor elected. |
| Ust-Orda Buryat AO | 17 November | Aleksey Batagayev | 1991 |
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Incumbent lost election. New governor elected. Independent gain. |
| Kurgan Oblast | 24 November (first round) | Anatoly Sobolev | 1995 |
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Incumbent lost election. New governor elected. |
| 8 December (runoff) |
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December
| Federal Subject | Date | Incumbent | Incumbent since | Candidates | Result |
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| Khakassia | 1 December (first round) | Yevgeny Smirnov | 1992 |
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Incumbent lost election. New premier elected. |
| 22 December (runoff) |
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| Ivanovo Oblast | 1 December | Vladislav Tikhomirov | 1996 |
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Incumbent elected to full term. |
| Samara Oblast | 1 December | Konstantin Titov | 1991 |
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Incumbent elected to full term. |
| Nenets AO | 1 December (first round) | Vladimir Khabarov | 1996 |
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Incumbent lost election. New governor elected. |
| 13 December (runoff) |
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| Khabarovsk Krai[7] | 8 December | Viktor Ishayev | 1991 |
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Incumbent elected to full term. |
| Arkhangelsk Oblast | 8 December (first round) | Anatoly Yefremov | 1996 |
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Incumbent elected to full term. |
| 22 December (runoff) |
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| Astrakhan Oblast | 8 December | Anatoly Guzhvin | 1991 |
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Incumbent elected to full term. |
| Bryansk Oblast | 8 December | Aleksandr Semernyov | 1996 |
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Incumbent lost election. New governor elected. |
| Vladimir Oblast | 8 December | Yury Vlasov | 1991 |
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Incumbent lost election. New governor elected. |
| Voronezh Oblast | 8 December | Aleksandr Tsapin | 1996 |
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Incumbent lost election. New governor elected. |
| Kostroma Oblast | 8 December (first round) | Valery Arbuzov | 1991 |
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Incumbent lost election. New governor elected. |
| 22 December (runoff) |
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| Perm Oblast | 8 December (first round) | Gennady Igumnov | 1996 |
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Incumbent elected to full term. |
| 22 December (runoff) |
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| Ryazan Oblast | 8 December (first round) | Igor Ivlev | 1996 |
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Incumbent lost election. New governor elected. |
| 22 December (runoff) |
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| Mari El | 22 December (first round) | Vladislav Zotin | 1991 |
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Incumbent lost re-election. New president elected. |
| 4 January 1997 (runoff) |
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| Sakha (Yakutia) | 22 December | Mikhail Nikolayev | 1991 |
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Incumbent re-elected. |
| Krasnodar Krai (revote) | 22 December | Nikolai Yegorov | 1996 |
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Incumbent lost election. New governor elected. |
| Volgograd Oblast | 22 December (first round) | Ivan Shabunin | 1991 |
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Incumbent lost election. New governor elected. |
| 29 December (runoff) |
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| Tyumen Oblast | 22 December (first round) | Leonid Roketsky | 1993 |
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Incumbent elected to full term. |
| 12 January 1997 (runoff) |
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| Ulyanovsk Oblast | 22 December | Yury Goryachev | 1992 | Incumbent elected to full term. | |
| Chelyabinsk Oblast | 22 December | Vadim Solovyov | 1991 |
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Incumbent lost election. New governor elected. |
| Taymyr AO | 22 December | Gennady Nedelin | 1991 |
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Incumbent elected to full term. |
| Chukotka AO | 22 December | Aleksandr Nazarov | 1991 |
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Incumbent elected to full term. |
| Evenk AO | 22 December | Anatoly Yakimov | 1991 |
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Election results annulled. Revote called for 23 March 1997 (see 1997 elections). |