2012 Russian regional elections
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Regional elections were held in 2012 in eleven federal subjects of Russia, first on 4 March, and then on 14 October. These were the first elections where governors were elected since 2005.
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4 March 2012
14 October 2012 | |
5 heads of federal subjects 6 regional parliaments | |
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Regions where a gubernatorial election took place are highlighted in red. Regions where a parliamentary election took place are highlighted in blue. |
Gubernatorial elections
Legislative elections
Elections for regional parliaments were held on 14 October in 6 federal subjects of Russia. Parties clearing the electoral threshold (varying from 5% to 7% in each region) are highlighted.
| Legislature | Voting system | Party-list results | District seats | Majority | ||||
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| UR | CPRF | LDPR | SR | Other[a] | ||||
| North Ossetia, Parliament[1][2] | Parallel (35 PR + 35 TRS)[b] | 44.20% (18) | 10.48% (4) | 1.33% | 7.17% (2) | PoR 26.57% (11) | General: UR 19, SR 3, PoR 1, Ind 1
Runoff: UR 7, PoR 2, CPRF 1, Ind 1 |
44 / 70 |
| Udmurtia, State Council[3] | Parallel (45 PR + 45 FPTP)[c] | 53.19% (29) | 17.23% (9) | 10.08% (6) | 5.07% (1) | — | UR 38, CPRF 2, Ind 5 | 67 / 90 |
| Krasnodar Krai, Legislative Assembly[4] | Parallel (50 PR + 50 FPTP)[d] | 69.47% (45) | 8.98% (5) | 4.56% | 4.15% | — | UR 50 | 95 / 100 |
| Penza Oblast, Legislative Assembly[5] | Parallel (18 PR + 18 FPTP) | 70.64% (16) | 12.52% (2) | 4.61% | 2.87% | — | UR 18 | 34 / 36 |
| Sakhalin Oblast Duma[6][7] | Parallel (14 PR + 14 FPTP) | 50.18% (9) | 18.33% (3) | 8.36% (1) | 7.17% (1) | — | UR 12, Ind 2 | 21 / 28 |
| Saratov Oblast Duma[8][9] | Parallel (23 PR + 22 FPTP)[e] | 77.92% (21) | 8.27% (1) | 2.83% | 5.01% (1) | — | UR 22 | 43 / 45 |
| Total (incl. district seats) | 369 seats | 304 | 27 | 7 | 8 | 23 | — | 304 / 369 |
Mayoral elections
The table includes capital cities of federal subjects (9) and urban okrugs with 100,000+ inhabitants.
| City | Date | Incumbent | Incumbent since | Candidates | Result |
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| Arkhangelsk, Arkhangelsk Oblast[10] | 4 March | Viktor Pavlenko | 2008 |
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Incumbent re-elected. |
| Astrakhan, Astrakhan Oblast[11] | 4 March | Sergey Bozhenov (resigned) Mikhail Stolyarov (acting) | 2004 |
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Acting mayor elected for a full term. |
| Cherepovets, Vologda Oblast[12] | 4 March | Oleg Kuvshinnikov (resigned) | 2007 |
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New mayor elected to a vacant position. |
| Gorno-Altaysk, Altai Republic[13] | 4 March | Viktor Oblogin | 1992 |
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Incumbent re-elected. |
| Kamensk-Uralsky, Sverdlovsk Oblast[14] | 4 March | Mikhail Astakhov | 2008 |
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Incumbent re-elected. |
| Kamyshin, Volgograd Oblast[15] | 4 March | Aleksandr Chunakov | 2004 |
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Incumbent re-elected. |
| Naryan-Mar, Nenets AO[16] | 4 March | Yury Rodionovsky | 2008 |
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Incumbent lost re-election. New mayor elected. |
| Novokuybyshevsk, Samara Oblast[17] | 4 March | Oleg Volkov | 2007 |
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Incumbent did not stand for re-election. New mayor elected. |
| Taganrog, Rostov Oblast[18] | 4 March | Nikolay Fedyanin | 2003 |
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Incumbent lost re-election. New mayor elected. |
| Tolyatti, Samara Oblast[19] | 4 March (first round) | Anatoly Pushkov | 2008 |
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Incumbent did not stand for re-election. New mayor elected. |
| 18 March (runoff) |
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| Yakutsk, Sakha (Yakutia)[20] | 4 March | Yury Zabolev (resigned) Igor Nikiforov (acting)[21] | 2007 |
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New mayor elected to a vacant position. |
| Yaroslavl, Yaroslavl Oblast[22] | 4 March (first round) | Viktor Volonchunas | 1991 |
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Incumbent did not stand for re-election. New mayor elected. |
| 1 April (runoff) |
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| Yessentuki, Stavropol Krai[23] | 4 March | Konstantin Skomorokhin (resigned) | 2003 |
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New mayor elected to a vacant position. |
| Zlatoust, Chelyabinsk Oblast[24] | 20 May | Aleksandr Karavayev (resigned) | 2009 |
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New mayor elected to a vacant position. |
| Krasnoyarsk, Krasnoyarsk Krai[25] | 10 June | Pyotr Pimashkov (resigned) Edkham Akbulatov (acting) | 1996 |
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Acting mayor elected for a full term. |
| Omsk, Omsk Oblast[26] | 17 June | Viktor Schreider (resigned) Tatyana Vizhevitova (acting) | 2005 |
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New mayor elected to a vacant position. |
| Angarsk, Irkutsk Oblast[27] | 14 October | Vladimir Zhukov (mayor–chairman of the Duma) Anton Medko (city manager) | 2010 |
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Executive mayoralty re-created. New mayor elected. |
| Kaliningrad, Kaliningrad Oblast[28] | 14 October | Alexander Yaroshuk | 2007 |
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Incumbent re-elected. |
| Khimki, Moscow Oblast[29] | 14 October | Vladimir Strelchenko (resigned) | 2005 |
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New mayor elected to a vacant position. |
| Nizhny Tagil, Sverdlovsk Oblast[30] | 14 October | Valentina Isayeva | 2008 |
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Incumbent did not stand for re-election. New mayor elected. |
| Novocherkassk, Rostov Oblast[31] | 2 December | Anatoly Kondratenko (resigned) | 2010 |
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New mayor elected to a vacant position. |
