2008 Russian elections
2 March 2008
12 October 2008 | |
16 regional parliaments | |
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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
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 | ||||
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| 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 |
| Yaroslavl Oblast, State Duma[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 |
Mayoral elections
Elections for mayor were held in 18 capital cities of federal subjects of Russia.
| City | Date | Incumbent | Incumbent since |
Candidates | Result |
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| Abakan, Khakassia[19] | 2 March | Nikolay Bulakin | 1995 |
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Incumbent re-elected. |
| Barnaul, Altai Krai[20] | Vladimir Kolganov | 2003 |
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Incumbent re-elected. | |
| Gorno-Altaysk, Altai Republic[21] | Viktor Oblogin | 1992 |
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Incumbent re-elected. | |
| Kemerovo, Kemerovo Oblast[22] | Vladimir Mikhailov | 1991 |
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Incumbent re-elected. | |
| Khanty-Mansiysk, Khanty-Mansi AO[23] | Valery Sudeykin (resigned) | 2001 |
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New mayor elected to a vacant position. | |
| Krasnoyarsk, Krasnoyarsk Krai[24] | Pyotr Pimashkov | 1996 |
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Incumbent re-elected. | |
| Maykop, Adygea[25] | Mikhail Chernichenko | 1991 |
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Incumbent re-elected. | |
| Veliky Novgorod, Novgorod Oblast[26] | Nikolay Grazhdankin[27] (resigned) Yury Bobryshev (acting) |
2002 |
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Acting mayor elected for a full term. | |
| Voronezh, Voronezh Oblast[28] | Boris Skrynnikov | 2003 |
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Incumbent lost re-election. New mayor elected. | |
| Yaroslavl, Yaroslavl Oblast[29] | Viktor Volonchunas | 1991 |
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Incumbent re-elected. | |
| Yekaterinburg, Sverdlovsk Oblast[30] | Arkady Chernetsky | 1992 |
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Incumbent re-elected. | |
| Naryan-Mar, Nenets AO[31] | 18 May | Leonid Sablin (resigned) | 2005 |
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Former mayor re-elected. |
| Vladivostok, Primorsky Krai[32] | Vladimir Nikolayev (removed) | 2004 |
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New mayor elected to a vacant position. | |
| Arkhangelsk, Arkhangelsk Oblast[33] | 25 May | Alexander Donskoy (removed) Viktor Pavlenko (acting) |
2005 |
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Acting mayor elected for a full term. |
| Khabarovsk, Khabarovsk Krai[34] | 12 October | Aleksandr Sokolov | 2000 |
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Incumbent re-elected. |
| Magadan, Magadan Oblast[35] | Vladimir Pechyony | 2004 |
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Incumbent re-elected. | |
| Stavropol, Stavropol Krai[36] | Dmitry Kuzmin | 2003 |
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Incumbent did not stand for re-election. New mayor elected. | |
| Vologda, Vologda Oblast[37] | Aleksey Yakunichev (resigned) | 1995 |
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New mayor elected to a vacant position. |
Notes
- ^ a b Only parties that crossed the threshold are included.
- ^ Down from 34 seats in previous election.
- ^ Half of the seats in the Oblast Duma.
- ^ All seats in the House of Representatives.
- ^ Bicameral parliament (40 + 18 seats) was replaced with unicameral one following a referendum.
- ^ Five-member district covering the former Agin-Buryat Autonomous Okrug.
- ^ Four-member district covering the former Ust-Orda Buryat Autonomous Okrug.
- ^ Total 36 seats, up from 35 in previous election.
References
- ^ Кынев 2009, p. 79-81.
- ^ Кынев 2009, p. 97-99.
- ^ Кынев 2009, p. 108-112.
- ^ "Выборы депутатов Государственного Собрания (Ил Тумэн) Республики Саха (Якутия) четвертого созыва". izbirkom.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 21 December 2025.
- ^ Кынев 2009, p. 137-142.
- ^ Кынев 2009, p. 182-184.
- ^ Кынев 2009, p. 240-242.
- ^ Кынев 2009, p. 290-293.
- ^ Кынев 2009, p. 387-389.
- ^ "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.
- ^ Кынев 2009, p. 421-423.
- ^ Кынев 2009, p. 453-455.
- ^ Кынев 2009, p. 464-467.
- ^ Кынев 2009, p. 173-175.
- ^ Кынев 2009, p. 188-191.
- ^ Кынев 2009, p. 299-304.
- ^ Кынев 2009, p. 312-314.
- ^ Кынев 2009, p. 409-411.
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- ^ "Выборы мэра города Ярославля". izbirkom.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 22 December 2025.
- ^ "Выборы Главы Екатеринбурга". izbirkom.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 22 December 2025.
- ^ "Досрочные выборы главы городского округа "Город Нарьян-Мар"". izbirkom.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 22 December 2025.
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- ^ "Выборы Мэра города Хабаровска". izbirkom.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 22 December 2025.
- ^ "Выборы главы городского округа - мэра города Магадана". izbirkom.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 22 December 2025.
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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.
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