2004–05 Russian gubernatorial elections
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Gubernatorial elections in 2004 and 2005 were held in 25 federal subjects of Russia. In several regions these elections were moved from end of 2004 to March 14 to combine with the 2004 Russian presidential election.
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14 March 2004 – 6 February 2005
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25 Heads of Federal Subjects from 89 | |
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2004 Russian regional elections: Gubernatorial Legislative Gubernatorial and legislative Gubernatorial and legislative (both of another subject) |
On 12 December 2004, at the initiative of Russian President Vladimir Putin, gubernatorial elections were abolished throughout the country. These were the last gubernatorial elections in Russia until September 2012.
Race summary
| Federal Subject | Date | Incumbent | Incumbent since | Candidates | Result |
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| Udmurtia[1] (snap election) | 14 March | Alexander Volkov | 2000 |
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Incumbent re-elected. |
| Altai Krai[2][3] | 14 March (first round) | Aleksandr Surikov | 1996 |
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Incumbent lost re-election. New governor elected. |
| 4 April (runoff) |
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| Krasnodar Krai[4] (snap election) | 14 March | Alexander Tkachov | 2000 |
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Incumbent re-elected. |
| Arkhangelsk Oblast[5][6] (snap election) | 14 March (first round) | Anatoly Yefremov | 1996 |
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Incumbent lost re-election. New governor elected. |
| 28 March (runoff) |
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| Voronezh Oblast[7] (snap election) | 14 March | Vladimir Kulakov | 2000 |
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Incumbent re-elected. |
| Kaluga Oblast[9] (snap election) | 14 March | Anatoly Artamonov | 2000 |
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Incumbent re-elected. |
| Murmansk Oblast[10] | 14 March | Yury Yevdokimov | 1996 |
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Incumbent re-elected. |
| Ryazan Oblast[11][12] (snap election) | 14 March (first round) | Vyacheslav Lyubimov | 1996 |
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Incumbent lost re-election. New governor elected. |
| 28 March (runoff) |
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| Chita Oblast[13] (snap election) | 14 March | Ravil Geniatulin | 1996 |
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Incumbent re-elected. |
| Koryak AO[14][15] (snap election) | 14 March (first round) | Vladimir Loginov | 2000 |
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Incumbent re-elected. |
| 4 April (runoff) |
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| Chechnya[16] | 29 August | Akhmad Kadyrov (died in office) Sergey Abramov (acting) | 2003 |
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New president elected to a vacant position. |
| Pskov Oblast[17][18] | 14 November (first round) | Yevgeny Mikhailov | 1996 |
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Incumbent lost re-election. New governor elected. |
| 5 December (runoff) |
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| Ust-Orda Buryat AO[19] | 14 November | Valery Maleyev | 1996 |
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Incumbent re-elected. |
| Kurgan Oblast[20][21] | 28 November (first round) | Oleg Bogomolov | 1996 |
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Incumbent re-elected. |
| 19 December (runoff) |
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| Astrakhan Oblast[22] | 5 December | Anatoly Guzhvin (died in office) Aleksandr Glazkov (acting) | 1991 |
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New governor elected to a vacant position. |
| Bryansk Oblast[23][24] | 5 December (first round) | Yury Lodkin | 1996 |
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Incumbent disqualified. New governor elected. |
| 19 December (runoff) |
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| Volgograd Oblast[25][26] | 5 December (first round) | Nikolay Maksyuta | 1996 |
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Incumbent re-elected. |
| 26 December (runoff) |
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| Kamchatka Oblast[27][28] | 5 December (first round) | Mikhail Mashkovtsev | 2000 |
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Incumbent re-elected. |
| 19 December (runoff) |
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| Ulyanovsk Oblast[29][30] | 5 December (first round) | Vladimir Shamanov (resigned) Maria Bolshakova (acting) | 2000 |
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Incumbent resigned from office. New governor elected. |
| 26 December (runoff) |
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| Mari El[31] | 19 December | Leonid Markelov | 2000 |
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Incumbent re-elected. |
| Khabarovsk Krai[32] | 19 December | Viktor Ishayev | 1991 |
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Incumbent re-elected. |
| Khakassia[33] | 26 December | Aleksey Lebed | 1996 |
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Incumbent re-elected. |
| Nenets AO[34][35] | 23 January (first round) | Vladimir Butov | 1996 |
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Incumbent term-limited. New governor elected. |
| 6 February (runoff) |
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Bryansk Oblast
Governor of Bryansk Oblast Yury Lodkin was going on his third term in 2004 (fourth if 1993–96 tenure as Head of Administration counted), but was removed from registration "for abuse of office". The application to the regional court was submitted by the candidate from the People's Party Alexander Zhdanov. Lodkin, considered one of the favorites of the campaign, linked his removing from ballot with his Communist Party membership. He accused the United Russia party of “unwillingness to win legally”.[36]
Samara Oblast
The elections were set up by the regional court on 19 September 2004,[37] after the court recognized that the 5-year term limit, introduced into the Samara Oblast Charter during the 2000 elections, can come into force only after next elections and that Konstantin Titov's term expired on July 2. However, the elections were later canceled by the Supreme Court at the suit of the Central Election Commission.
Nenets Autonomous Okrug
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January 23, 2005 (first round)
February 6, 2005 (runoff) | |||||||||||||
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Gubernatorial elections in the Nenets Autonomous Okrug were held on 23 January 2005, the second round was held on February 6. Incumbent governor Vladimir Butov, in office from 1996, could not be nominated due to the two-term limit (the Supreme Court of Russia overturned regional act passed shortly before the elections that allowed Butov to run for a third term). In addition he was convicted for beating a traffic police officer.[38]
Candidates included:[39]
- Alexey Barinov, President of a charitable foundation, former chief federal inspector for Nenets AO, ex-employee of LUKoil
- Viktoria Bobrova, assistant of Nenets AO Regional Prosecutor
- Vladimir Butov, relative and namesake of incumbent governor
- Igor Koshin, member of Nenets AO legislature; former secretary of the political council of United Russia's regional branch, expelled from the party after self-nominating for governorship
- Leonid Sablin, member of Nenets AO legislature, chairman of regional executive committee (1985–90)
- Aleksandr Shmakov, entrepreneur, 2001 gubernatorial candidate
Results
| Candidate | Party | First round | Second round | |||
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| Votes | % | Votes | % | |||
| Alexey Barinov | Independent | 4,362 | 22.74 | 9,005 | 48.87 | |
| Igor Koshin | Independent | 4,028 | 20.99 | 5,663 | 30.74 | |
| Leonid Sablin | Communist Party | 3,515 | 18.32 | |||
| Aleksandr Shmakov | United Russia | 3,157 | 16.45 | |||
| Vladimir Butov | 1,091 | 5.69 | ||||
| Alexander Bebenin | 593 | 3.09 | ||||
| Viktoria Bobrova | 497 | 2.59 | ||||
| Leonid Bogachuk | 88 | 0.46 | ||||
| Nikolay Kalchishkov | 72 | 0.38 | ||||
| Vladimir Kislyakov | 66 | 0.34 | ||||
| Stanislav Bestuzhev | 63 | 0.33 | ||||
| Nikolay Kirikov | 24 | 0.13 | ||||
| Alexander Kolesnikov | 24 | 0.13 | ||||
| Mikhail Nikitsin | 23 | 0.12 | ||||
| Nikolay Yablokov | 17 | 0.09 | ||||
| Against all | 1,566 | 8.16 | 3,757 | 20.39 | ||
| Total | 19,186 | 100.00 | 18,425 | 100.00 | ||
| Valid votes | 19,186 | 98.55 | 18,425 | 99.12 | ||
| Invalid/blank votes | 282 | 1.45 | 163 | 0.88 | ||
| Total votes | 19,468 | 100.00 | 18,588 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 30,939 | 62.92 | 30,933 | 60.09 | ||
| Source: Election Commission of Nenets Autonomous Okrug[34][35] | ||||||
Aftermath
On 18 February 2005, Alexey Barinov officially took office. In May 2006 he was arrested on charges of committing fraud.[40] On June 2 of the same year, President Vladimir Putin removed Barinov from the governorship and appointed the chief federal inspector for the region, Valery Potapenko as the interim governor of NAO. Later, in 2007, Barinov was acquitted.[41]
Notes
- Replacing Sergey Gerasimov, who was removed from ballot by a court decision.