| Election Name: | 2016 Russian gubernatorial election |
| Country: | Russia |
| Type: | parliamentary |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2015 Russian gubernatorial election |
| Previous Year: | 2015 |
| Election Date: | 18 September 2016 |
| Next Election: | 2017 Russian gubernatorial election |
| Next Year: | 2017 |
| Seats For Election: | 9 Heads of Federal Subjects from 85 |
| Turnout: | 50.1%[1] |
| 1Blank: | Vote in Parliaments |
| 2Blank: | Percentage |
| Party1: | United Russia |
| Seats Before1: | 74 |
| Seats1: | 6 |
| Seats After1: | 74 |
| Popular Vote1: | 1,199,591 |
| Percentage1: | 42.5% |
| 1Data1: | 105 |
| 2Data1: | 97.2% |
| Party2: | Independent politician |
| Seats Before2: | 8 |
| Seats2: | 3 |
| Seats After2: | 8 |
| Popular Vote2: | 958,975 |
| Percentage2: | 33.9% |
| 1Data2: | 0 |
| 2Data2: | 0% |
Gubernatorial elections were held on 18 September 2016 in nine federal subjects of Russia. All elections passed in one round.
In seven federal subjects, there were direct elections of governors, and in two, the governor was elected by the regional parliaments.
None of the incumbent governors had lost the elections.
| Federal Subject | Incumbent | Party | Incumbent status | Losing candidates | Governor-elect | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Komi[2] | Acting | Ivan Filipchenko (LDPR) Leonid Musinov (CPRF) Vyacheslav Popov (JR) Andrey Pyatkov (PR) | Sergey Gaplikov (I) | |||
| Tula Oblast[3] | Acting | Oleg Lebedev (CP) Oleg Veselov (CR) Nikolay Ogoltsov (RPPJ) | Alexey Dyumin (I)[4] | |||
| Zabaykalsky Krai[5] | Acting | Nikolay Merzlikin (CPRF) Anatoly Vershinsky (AP) Tagir Aglyamov (PR) | Natalia Zhdanova (UR) | |||
| Tver Oblast[6] | Acting | Anton Morozov (LDPR) Ilya Kleimenov (CR) | Igor Rudenya (I) | |||
| Chechnya[7] | Term-limited | Idris Usmanov (PG) Gairsolt Batayev (CPRF) Sultan Denilkhanov (JR) | Ramzan Kadyrov (UR) | |||
| Ulyanovsk Oblast[8] | Term-limited | Alexey Kurinny (CPRF) Sergey Marinin (LDPR) Oleg Goryachev (Y) Oleg Kalmykov (JR) Maxim Suraikin (CR) Lev Levitas (G) | Sergey Morozov (UR) | |||
| Tuva[9] | Term-limited | Sergey Salchak (CPRF) Valery Bichi-ool (JR) Igor Frente (LDPR) | Sholban Kara-ool (UR) | |||
| North Ossetia–Alania[10] | Acting | Yelena Knyazeva (CPRF) Gary Kuchiev (JR) | Vyacheslav Bitarov (UR) | |||
| Karachay-Cherkessia[11] | Term-limited | Ismel Bidjiev (CPRF) Viktor Borodavkin (PR) | Rashid Temrezov (UR) |
The total number of votes in seven federal subjects.[1] [3] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9]
The total number of votes in two federal subjects.[10] [11]