The 2015 Russian elections were held in large part, on Sunday, 13 September 2015 (single election day). There were 24 gubernatorial elections (21 direct and three indirectly elected), 11 regional parliamentary elections, and many elections on the municipal level. Direct elections were held in all subjects, except Kabardino-Balkaria and North Ossetia.
Gubernatorial and legislative elections were scheduled during June 4–15, 2015. If regional governor resigned after this period an early gubernatorial election was scheduled for the next single election day in 2016.
Initially direct elections of Head of the Republic of North Ossetia–Alania were scheduled for September 2015, however, in November 2013 Parliament of the Republic of North Ossetia–Alania amended the electoral code abolishing direct head elections.[51] According to the new law, political parties, represented in the republican Parliament or State Duma, propose their candidates to the President of Russia, the President then selects three candidates among the proposed and sends them to the Parliament of North Ossetia. The Parliament elects one of the nominated candidate as head of the republic by a simple majority.
Direct gubernatorial elections in 2015 were also slated to be held in the Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug and Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug, which are simultaneously administrative subordinate to Tyumen Oblast, though, a November 2014 federal law permitted only indirect gubernatorial elections in Russian regions that constitute another federal subject. Under the new procedure Governor of Tyumen Oblast proposes five candidates for each autonomous okrug to the President of Russia, who selects three among them and sends for election by okra legislative assemblies.
Election results were annulled on September 30, 2014, after it was discovered that member-elect lacked Russian citizenship[63] New member elected September 13, 2015 United Russia hold
Incumbent expelled October 23, 2014, after being charged with attempted murder and racketeering[73] New member elected September 13, 2015 United Russia hold
Incumbent resigned October 23, 2014, to become Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries of Astrakhan Oblast[75] New member elected September 13, 2015 United Russia hold
Incumbent resigned November 18, 2014, to become Chairman of the Altai Republic Committee on Youth Policy, Physical Culture and Sports[77] New member elected September 13, 2015 A Just Russia gain
Incumbent expelled April 22, 2015, after being indicted for drunk driving and causing a deadly accident[93] New member elected September 13, 2015 United Russia hold
Incumbent resigned April 28, 2015, to become Commissioner for Entrepreneurs’ Rights of Pskov Oblast[97] New member elected September 13, 2015 United Russia gain
Incumbent resigned June 9, 2015, to become Minister of Industry and Transport of Khabarovsk Krai[109] New member elected September 13, 2015 United Russia hold
Incumbent expelled August 17, 2015, after being indicted for drunk driving and causing a deadly accident[111] New member elected December 20, 2015 United Russia hold
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