1997 Russian gubernatorial elections

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1997 Russian gubernatorial elections
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1997 Russian regional elections:
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      Legislative
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      Referendum and legislative
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Gubernatorial elections in 1997 took place in 14 regions of the Russian Federation.

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Background

In January–March 1997, the process of holding first gubernatorial elections in all regions of Russia, which began in September 1996, was practically completed. By January 1, six governors-appointees remained in power: Leonid Roketsky in Tyumen Oblast, Yury Lyashko in Amur Oblast, Bolot Ayushiyev in ABAO, Nikolai Sevryugin in Tula Oblast, Mikhail Kislyuk in Kemerovo Oblast and Anatoly Yakimov in Evenkia. By April only Kislyuk remained in office, instead of whom Aman Tuleyev was appointed on June 30.

In the first quarter of 1997, re-elections of presidents of four republics (Mari El, Adygea, Kabardino-Balkaria, Tuva) and presidential elections in the breakaway Chechen Republic of Ichkeria were also held. In the summer, early elections were held for the governors of Nizhny Novgorod and Irkutsk Oblasts after resignations of Boris Nemtsov and Yury Nozhikov, and in the fall the head of Kemerovo Oblast administration was elected.

By decision of the legislative assemblies, re-elections of the head of the administration of Oryol Oblast and the head of the Komi Republic were held six months ahead of schedule. In December, the re-election in Chuvashia and the first election of the Head of the Altai Republic took place.

Results

Federal SubjectDateIncumbentFirst electedCandidatesResult
Adygea 12 January Aslan Dzharimov 1992
Incumbent re-elected.
Kabardino-Balkaria 12 January Valery Kokov 1992Green check.svg Valery Kokov 99.35% (ran unopposed)Incumbent re-elected.
Agin-Buryat AO (revote)23 February Bolot Ayushiyev
(resigned from office)		1996
(appointed)
  • Green check.svgY Bair Zhamsuyev (OKS) 44.56%
  • Yury Dondokov 33.03%
  • Bato-Tsyren Abiduyev 9.39%
  • Namdak Zhambalov 8.71%
New governor elected to a vacant position.
Tuva 16 March Sherig-ool Oorzhak 1992
Incumbent re-elected.
Evenkia (revote)16 March Anatoly Yakimov 1991
(appointed)
Incumbent lost election.
New governor elected.
Amur Oblast (revote)23 March Yury Lyashko 1996
(appointed)
Incumbent lost election.
New governor elected.
Tula Oblast 23 March Nikolai Sevryugin 1991
(appointed)
Incumbent lost election.
New governor elected.
Nizhny Novgorod Oblast [1] 29 June
(first round)		 Boris Nemtsov
(resigned from office)
Yury Lebedev
(acting)		1995
New governor elected to a vacant position.
13 July
(runoff)
Irkutsk Oblast 27 July Yury Nozhikov
(resigned from office)
Viktor Ivanov
(acting)		1994
New governor elected to a vacant position.
Kemerovo Oblast 19 October Aman Tuleyev 1997
(appointed)		Green check.svg Aman Tuleyev (NPSR) 94.54%Incumbent elected to full term.
Oryol Oblast 26 October Yegor Stroyev 1993Green check.svg Yegor Stroyev 95.1%Incumbent re-elected.
Komi 30 November Yury Spiridonov 1994
Incumbent re-elected.
Altai Republic 14 December Vladilen Volkov 1997
(indirect)
Incumbent lost election.
New head elected.
Chuvashia [2] 28 December Nikolay Fyodorov 1993
Incumbent re-elected.

References

  1. ↑ "Выборы губернатора Нижегородской области 1997 года (повторное голосование)". s52.fci.ru (in Russian). Archived from the original on 17 July 2002.
  2. ↑ "Результаты выборов Президента Чувашской Республики 28 декабря 1997 года". Panorama (in Russian).

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