2003 Moscow mayoral election

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2003 Moscow mayoral election
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 19997 December 2003 2013  
Turnout57.54%
  Yuri Luzhkov (2016-09-22) (cropped) (2).jpg Alexander Lebedew 1 (1).JPG
Candidate Yury Luzhkov Alexander Lebedev
Party Independent Independent
Alliance United Russia Rodina
Popular vote3,018,500499,318
Percentage74.83%12.38%

Mayor before election

Yury Luzhkov
United Russia

Elected Mayor

Yury Luzhkov
United Russia

The 2003 Moscow mayoral election took place on 7 December 2003, simultaneously with elections to the State Duma.

Contents

Candidates

Withdrew

Result

CandidatePartyVotes%
Yury Luzhkov United Russia [lower-alpha 1] 3,018,50075.45
Alexander Lebedev National Patriotic Union "Rodina" [lower-alpha 1] 499,31812.48
German Sterligov Independent, endorsed by DPNI 147,3203.68
Nikolay Lifanov Independent46,2221.16
Against all 289,3147.23
Total4,000,674100.00
Valid votes4,000,67499.18
Invalid/blank votes32,9630.82
Total votes4,033,637100.00
Registered voters/turnout7,029,93257.38
Source: CEC of Moscow (archived)

Notes

  1. 1 2 Participated as self-nominated independent

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