2008 Russian elections

2008 Russian elections

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Regions where a legislative election took place

The 2008 Russian elections took place on 2 March and 12 October 2008 (both known as "single voting day"), including presidential election and 16 regional legislative elections.

Presidential election

Main article: 2008 Russian presidential election

Presidential election was held on 2 March 2008. Dmitry Medvedev was elected president for a four-year term with 70.3% of the vote. Incumbent president Vladimir Putin was term-limited.

Legislative elections

March

Legislature	Voting system	Party-list results					District seats	Majority
		UR	CPRF	LDPR	SR	Other [a]
Bashkortostan, State Assembly [1]	60 PR + 60 FPTP)	85.77% (55)	7.24% (5)	2.18%	3.53%	—	UR 55, Ind 4, CPRF 1	110 / 120
Ingushetia, People's Assembly [2]	27 PR [b]	74.09% (20)	7.34% (2)	11.06% (4)	7.39% (2)	—	none	20 / 27
Kalmykia, People's Khural [3]	27 PR	54.58% (17)	22.63% (7)	3.66%	4.97%	APR 7.69% (3)	none	17 / 27
Sakha (Yakutia), State Assembly [4] [5]	35 PR + 35 FPTP	51.80% (20)	15.97% (6)	6.40%	14.93% (6)	APR 8.53% (3)	UR 16, Ind 13, APR 3, CPRF 1, vacant 2	36 / 70
Altai Krai Legislative Assembly [6]	34 PR + 34 FPTP	53.44% (18)	19.60% (7)	16.45% (6)	7.72% (3)	—	UR 20, Ind 7, SR 6, APR 1	38 / 68
Amur Oblast, Legislative Assembly [7]	36 PR	62.43% (25)	17.54% (7)	11.01% (4)	5.48%	—	none	25 / 36
Ivanovo Oblast Duma [8]	24 PR + 24 FPTP	60.30% (15)	15.34% (4)	8.61% (2)	10.27% (3)	—	UR 16, Ind 6, CPRF 1	31 / 48
Rostov Oblast, Legislative Assembly [9]	25 PR + 25 FPTP	71.88% (20)	15.81% (5)	5.77%	5.06%	—	UR 25	45 / 50
Sverdlovsk Oblast, Legislative Assembly [10] [11]	14 PR [c] + 21 FPTP [d]	58.43% (10)	12.20% (2)	16.07% (2)	6.26%	—	UR 21	10 / 14 21 / 21
Ulyanovsk Oblast, Legislative Assembly [12]	15 PR + 15 FPTP	66.36% (10)	15.95% (3)	7.39% (1)	7.77% (1)	—	UR 14, SR 1	24 / 30
State Duma of Yaroslavl Oblast [13]	25 PR + 25 FPTP	50.02% (15)	14.60% (4)	12.58% (4)	did not stand	PoR 5.92% (2)	UR 16, Ind 9	31 / 50
Total (incl. district seats)	561 seats	408	55	23	22	53	—	408 / 561

October

Legislature	Voting system	Party-list results					District seats	Majority
		UR	CPRF	LDPR	SR	Other [a]
Chechnya, Parliament [14]	41 PR [e]	88.40% (37)	0.33%	0.18%	9.20% (4)	—	none	37 / 41
Zabaykalsky Krai, Legislative Assembly [15]	25 PR + 20 FPTP + 5 MNTV [f]	54.81% (14)	13.41% (4)	10.81% (3)	9.30% (2)	APR 6.90% (2)	UR 19, Ind 4, CPRF 1, APR 1	33 / 50
Irkutsk Oblast, Legislative Assembly [16]	25 PR + 21 FPTP + 4 MNTV [g]	49.45% (15)	13.25% (4)	15.07% (4)	8.11% (2)	—	UR 16, Ind 6, APR 2, SR 1	31 / 50
Kemerovo Oblast, Council of People's Deputies [17]	18 PR + 18 FPTP [h]	84.79% (17)	3.47%	4.66%	5.51% (1)	—	UR 18	35 / 36
Sakhalin Oblast Duma [18]	14 PR + 14 FPTP	55.27% (9)	23.11% (3)	9.85% (1)	8.46% (1)	—	UR 12, CPRF 1, SR 1	21 / 28
Total (incl. district seats)	205 seats	157	13	8	12	15	—	157 / 205

Notes

1. Only parties that crossed the threshold are included.
2. Down from 34 seats in previous election.
3. Half of the seats in the Oblast Duma.
4. All seats in the House of Representatives.
5. Bicameral parliament (40 + 18 seats) was replaced with unicameral one following a referendum.
6. Five-member district covering the former Agin-Buryat Autonomous Okrug.
7. Four-member district covering the former Ust-Orda Buryat Autonomous Okrug.
8. Total 36 seats, up from 35 in previous election.

References

1. Кынев 2009, p. 79-81.
2. Кынев 2009, p. 97-99.
3. Кынев 2009, p. 108-112.
4. "Выборы депутатов Государственного Собрания (Ил Тумэн) Республики Саха (Якутия) четвертого созыва". izbirkom.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 21 December 2025.
5. Кынев 2009, p. 137-142.
6. Кынев 2009, p. 182-184.
7. Кынев 2009, p. 240-242.
8. Кынев 2009, p. 290-293.
9. Кынев 2009, p. 387-389.
10. "На выборах в облдуму Свердловской области "Единая Россия" набрала почти 60%" [United Russia gains almost 60% in the Sverdlovsk Oblast Duma election]. Interfax (in Russian). 3 March 2008. Retrieved 21 December 2025.
11. Кынев 2009, p. 421-423.
12. Кынев 2009, p. 453-455.
13. Кынев 2009, p. 464-467.
14. Кынев 2009, p. 173-175.
15. Кынев 2009, p. 188-191.
16. Кынев 2009, p. 299-304.
17. Кынев 2009, p. 312-314.
18. Кынев 2009, p. 409-411.

Source

• Кынев, Александр (2009). Выборы парламентов российских регионов 2003-2009: Первый цикл внедрения пропорциональной избирательной системы [Elections of Russian regional parliaments 2003-2009: First cycle of implementation of the proportional electoral system](PDF) (in Russian). М.: Панорама. ISBN   978-5-94420-036-5 . Retrieved 21 December 2025.