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This article contains the list of candidates associated with the 2000 Russian presidential election.
A total of 33 candidates were nominated; 15 submitted the application forms to the Central Electoral Committee, and ultimately 12 candidates were registered. [1]
Candidates are listed in the order they appear on the ballot paper (alphabetical order in Russian).
| Candidate name, age, political party | Political offices | Registration date | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stanislav Govorukhin (64) Fatherland – All Russia |  | Deputy of the State Duma (1994-2003 and 2005–2018) Film director | 15 February 2000 | |
| Umar Dzhabrailov (41) Power of Reason |  | Businessman | 18 February 2000 | |
| Vladimir Zhirinovsky (53) Liberal Democratic Party (campaign) |  | Deputy of the State Duma (1993–present) Leader of the Liberal Democratic Party (1991–present) | 2 March 2000 | |
| Gennady Zyuganov (55) Communist Party (campaign) |  | Deputy of the State Duma (1993–present) Leader of the Communist Party (1993–present) | 28 January 2000 | |
| Ella Pamfilova (46) For Civic Dignity |  | Minister of Social Protection of the Population of Russia (1991-1994) | 15 February 2000 | |
| Alexey Podberezkin (47) Spiritual Heritage |  | Deputy of the State Duma (1995-1999) | 29 January 2000 | |
| Vladimir Putin (47) Independent Supported by Unity, OVR and SPS (campaign) |  | Acting President of Russia (1999-2000) Prime Minister of Russia (1999-2000) Director of the Federal Security Service (1998-1999) | 7 February 2000 | |
| Yury Skuratov (47) Independent (campaign) |  | Prosecutor General of Russia (1995-1999) | 18 February 2000 | |
| Konstantin Titov (55) Russian Party of Social Democracy (campaign) |  | Governor of Samara Oblast (1991-2007) | 10 February 2000 | |
| Aman Tuleyev (55) Independent (campaign) |  | Governor of Kemerovo Oblast (1997-2018) | 7 February 2000 | |
| Grigory Yavlinsky (47) Yabloko (campaign) |  | Deputy of the State Duma (1994-2003) Leader of the Yabloko party (1993-2008) | 15 February 2000 | |
| Candidate name, age, political party | Political offices | Details | Registration date | Date of withdrawal | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yevgeny Savostyanov (48) Independent |  | Kremlin Deputy Chief of Staff (1996-1998) | Supported Grigory Yavlinsky. | 18 February 2000 | 21 March 2000 | |
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