1995 Russian gubernatorial elections

none 1995 Russian gubernatorial elections Russia parliamentary no 1994 Russian gubernatorial elections 1994 6 August – 30 December 1995 1996 Russian gubernatorial elections 1996 15 Heads of Federal Subjects from 89 Russian regional elections in 1995.svg 300px 1995 Russian regional elections: red Gubernatorialblue Legislativeroyalblue Legislative (of another subject)gold Referendumgreen Referendum and legislative Gubernatorial elections in 1995 took place in fifteen regions of the Russian Federation. Background On 3 October 1994, the President of Russia Boris Yeltsin signed the Decree No. 1969 stating that elections for heads of administrations should be held only with the president's permission, until another procedure is established by federal law.Decree of the President of the Russian Federation of October 3, 1994 No. 1969 "On measures to strengthen the unified system of executive power in the Russian Federation"3 October 1994: Regulation "On the head of administration" approved, Electronic Museum of Russia's constitutional history The head of administration is included in the unified system of executive power in the Russian Federation, formed by the federal executive bodies and executive bodies of the regions ... is subordinate to the President and the Government of Russia ... Appointment and dismissal of heads of administrations of krais, oblasts, federal cities, autonomous entities is made by decrees of the President on the proposal of the Chairman of the Government In August 1995, elections for the head of the administration of Sverdlovsk Oblast, unauthorized by the president, were held, and on December 17, in accordance with a presidential decree, elections were scheduled in 11 regions. In the same year, the president of Kalmykia was re-elected and the head of the Chechen Republic was elected. Race summary Federal subjectGubernatorial elections — 1995, politika.su Incumbent Incumbentsince Election day Candidates ResultSverdlovsk Oblast Aleksey Strakhov 1994 6 August (first round) Eduard Rossel 26.01% Aleksey Strakhov (NDR) 23.44% Valery Trushnikov 20.30% Vladimir Kadochnikov (CPRF) 8.06% Malik Gaisin 4.89%Incumbent lost election.Former governor elected. 20 August (runoff) Eduard Rossel 59.86% Aleksey Strakhov (NDR) 32.10% Kalmykia (snap election) Kirsan Ilyumzhinov 1993 15 October Kirsan Ilyumzhinov 85.09%(ran unopposed) Incumbent re-elected. Chechnya Doku Zavgayev 1995Prime minister of the (pro-Russian) Government of national revival since October 1995, contested by Dzhokhar Dudayev as president of the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria. 17 December Doku Zavgayev 74.8%(ran unopposed)Ivanov 2019 358 Incumbent elected to full term. ChuvashiaШабунин Дмитрий Регионы России. Хроника и руководители. Том 8 145 https://src-h.slav.hokudai.ac.jp/publictn/tom8/vol8_119_159.pdf 5 April 2026 ru Чувашская Республика Slavic-Eurasian Research Center (referendum) Nikolay Fyodorov 1993 17 December No (retain the presidency) 48.47% Yes (abolish the presidency) 47.76% Office of president preserved. Primorsky Krai Yevgeny Nazdratenko 1993 17 December Yevgeny Nazdratenko (NDR) 68.55% Viktor Cherepkov 17.24% Incumbent elected to full term. Belgorod Oblast Yevgeny Savchenko 1993 17 December Yevgeny Savchenko (NDR, APR) 55.54% Mikhail Beskhmenitsyn (CPRF, RCWP, Derzhava) 32.19% Sergey Sychyov (LDPR) 6.04% Incumbent elected to full term.Moscow Oblast Anatoly Tyazhlov 1991 17 December (first round) Anatoly Tyazhlov (NDR) 43.33% Valery Galchenko (supported by Yabloko, DVR) 14.67% Oleg Antonov (supported by CPRF, APR) 14.07% Viktor Dorkin (supported by KRO) 5.74% Against all 12.56%Incumbent elected to full term. 30 December (runoff) Anatoly Tyazhlov (NDR) 70.83% Valery Galchenko 21.41% Nizhny Novgorod Oblast Boris Nemtsov 1991 17 December Boris Nemtsov 58.37% Vyacheslav Rasteryayev 26.17% Oleg Maslov (KRO) 6.17% Incumbent elected to full term. Novgorod Oblast Mikhail Prusak 1991 17 December Mikhail Prusak (NDR) 56.17% Anatoly Kuznetsov 8.94% Valery Gaidym (CPRF) 8.72% Incumbent elected to full term.Novosibirsk Oblast Ivan Indinok 1993 17 December (first round) Ivan Indinok (NDR) 22.81% Vitaly Mukha 18.12% Aleksey Manannikov 17.49% Ivan Starikov 16.72% Yevgeny Loginov (LDPR) 15.58%Incumbent lost election.Former governor elected. 24 December (runoff) Vitaly Mukha 54.04% Ivan Indinok (NDR) 37.24% Omsk Oblast Leonid Polezhayev 1991 17 December Leonid Polezhayev (NDR) 59.62% Viktor Lotkov 13.75% Leonid Gorynin (KRO)http://www.igpi.ru/monitoring/1047645476/1995/1295/55.html https://web.archive.org/web/20190823081501/http://www.igpi.ru/monitoring/1047645476/1995/1295/55.html 2019-08-23 Омская область в декабре 1995 года ru Institute for Humanities and Political Studies 8.79% Yevgeny Pokhitailo (CPRF) 8.27% Incumbent elected to full term. Orenburg Oblasthttp://www.stormloader.com/orenburg/e951217a.htm https://web.archive.org/web/20010501175210/http://www.stormloader.com/orenburg/e951217a.htm 1 May 2001 Выборы Главы исполнительной власти Оренбургской области 17 декабря 1995 года ru Vladimir Yelagin 1991 17 December Vladimir Yelagin (NDR) 58.78% Gennady Donkovtsev 21.69% Yury Kalyuzhny (Derzhava) 7.79% Incumbent elected to full term.Tambov Oblasthttp://tambov.izbirkom.ru/arkhiv-vyborov-i-referendumov/arkhiv-vyborov/1995/17-24-12-glava-administr-to/ Выборы главы администрации Тамбовской области 17/24 декабря 1995 года Election Commission of Tambov Oblast ru 20 October 2025 Oleg Betin 1995 17 December (first round) Oleg Betin (NDR) 41.97% Aleksandr Ryabov (CPRF) 36.80% Pavel Gorbunov 7.34% Yury Baturov 5.09% Against all 6.80%Incumbent lost election.New governor elected. 24 December (runoff) Aleksandr Ryabov (CPRF) 52.62% Oleg Betin (NDR) 43.48% Tomsk Oblast Viktor Kress 1991 17 December Viktor Kress (NDR) 52.09% Pyotr Koshel (LDPR) 15.52% Ivan Tyutrin 15.10% Rostislav Popadeykin 9.61% Incumbent elected to full term. Tver Oblasthttps://www.electoralgeography.com/new/ru/countries/r/russia/tver/tverskaya-gubernator-17-12-1995.html Выборы губернатора Тверской области 17 декабря 1995 года ru electoralgeography.comВыборы в местные органы власти - Тверская область http://socarchive.narod.ru/bibl/polros/Tver/izbir-tve.htm society.ru https://web.archive.org/web/20030730185347/http://socarchive.narod.ru/bibl/polros/Tver/izbir-tve.htm 30 July 2003 ru dead Local government elections - Tver Oblast Vladimir Suslov 1991 17 December Vladimir Platov (supported by CPRF, APR, Yabloko) 50.50% Vladimir Suslov (NDR) 35.16% Against all 6.73% Incumbent lost election.New governor elected. Yaroslavl Oblast Anatoly Lisitsyn 1991 17 December Anatoly Lisitsyn (NDR) 51.81% Vladimir Kornilov (CPRF) 33.10% Incumbent elected to full term. Kalmykia 1995 Kalmyk presidential election Kalmykia presidential 120x120px 15 October 1995 1993 Russian gubernatorial elections#Kalmykia 1993 2002 Russian gubernatorial elections#Kalmykia 2002 Kirsan Ilyumzhinov (council.gov.ru).jpg Kirsan Ilyumzhinov Valery Bogdanovhttps://gorod-elista.ru/gorod/pochetnye-grazhdane/bogdanov-valerij-petrovich Богданов Валерий Петрович ru gorod-elista.ru 85.09%Ivanov 2019 358–359 NOTA Option Logo.svg Against all 11.35%Республика Калмыкия. Выборы президента Республики, 1995 https://www.electoralgeography.com/new/ru/countries/r/russia/kalmykia/kalmykia-governor-1995.html electoralgeography.com 1 February 2026 ru Republic of Kalmykia. Election of the President of the Republic, 1995 1995 Kalmyk presidential election map.svg 250px Ilyumzhinov: #969696 60–70% #737373 70–80% #555555 80–90% #373737 >90% President Kirsan Ilyumzhinov Kirsan Ilyumzhinov A snap presidential election was held in Kalmykia on 15 October 1995. Kirsan Ilyumzhinov was re-elected, running unopposed. This term (seven years) was the longest among the Russian governors. According to Ilyumzhinov himself, his competitors failed to collect signatures for registration, and Ilyumzhinov's administration decided not to find any nominal candidate, because he did not want to "fool the people".Ivanov 2019 364 Chechnya First Chechen War The 1995 elections for the head of Chechen Republic were held on December 17, simultaneously with the elections to the State Duma. Contrary to the laws of Russia, but according to the decision of the Supreme Council of the former Checheno-Ingushetia (which was restored as a temporary authority of Chechnya),http://www.memo.ru/hr/hotpoints/CHECHEN/ITOGI/y95-10.htm Russia-Chechnya: chain of mistakes and crimes. Chronicle of the armed conflict. 1995. October 2016-12-25 https://web.archive.org/web/20161225075912/http://www.memo.ru/hr/hotpoints/CHECHEN/ITOGI/y95-10.htm 2016-12-25 dead Memorial Society every resident of Chechnya could vote wherever it suits them. The separatists staged a number of provocations. A few hours before the elections, a hospital in Gudermes was stormed by them. One of the schools in Grozny, where the polling station was located, was thrown by militants with grenades.How Chechnya elects, Kommersant (10 October 2003) On December 6, the congress of the "Union of the People for the Revival of the Republic" was failed to held because of the government restrictions: delegates from the southern parts of Chechnya were stopped at checkpoints. The union was headed by the former chairman of the Supreme Soviet of Russia Ruslan Khasbulatov, considered Zavgayev's only real rival. For these reasons, on December 9, Khasbulatov withdrew from the elections. Violation of the electoral rights of citizens http://www.memo.ru/hr/hotpoints/CHECHEN/ITOGI/d3-11.htm https://web.archive.org/web/20161224233815/http://www.memo.ru/hr/hotpoints/CHECHEN/ITOGI/d3-11.htm 2016-12-24 Memorial Society According to official sources, 50.43% of Chechnya's residents took part in the voting. In addition, Russian military contingent stationed in Chechnya (about 40 thousand people) took part in the elections. The elections were monitored by 60 OSCE representatives, as well as 150 Russian and international observers, and no serious violations were identified. Other sources stating that OSCE representatives left Chechnya during the elections and none of the international observers attended the voting. Notes References Sources Ivanov Vitaly 2019 Глава субъекта Российской Федерации. История губернаторов. Том I Head of the subject of the Russian Federation. History of governors. Volume I Russian 978-5-907250-14-7 Category:Gubernatorial elections in Russia Category:1995 elections in Russia