2018 Russian gubernatorial elections explained

Election Name:	2018 Russian gubernatorial elections
Country:	Russia
Type:	parliamentary
Ongoing:	no
Previous Election:	2017 Russian gubernatorial elections
Previous Year:	2017
Election Date:	9 September – 16 December 2018
Next Election:	2019 Russian gubernatorial elections
Next Year:	2019
Seats For Election:	26 Heads of Federal Subjects from 85
Party1:	United Russia
Last Election1:	6
Seats Before1:	77
Seats1:	21
Seats After1:	74
Seat Change1:	-3
Party2:	Communist Party of the Russian Federation
Last Election2:	0
Seats Before2:	2
Seats2:	2
Seats After2:	3
Seat Change2:	+1
Party4:	Liberal Democratic Party of Russia
Last Election4:	0
Seats Before4:	1
Seats After4:	3
Seats4:	2
Seat Change4:	+2
Party5:	A Just Russia
Last Election5:	0
Seats Before5:	1
Seats5:	1
Seats After5:	1
Seat Change5:	0

2018 Gubernatorial elections in Russia were held in 26 federal subjects of Russia.

22 federal subjects had direct elections and 4 federal subjects had indirect elections of governors.

The main election day was held on 9 September. In addition, the second round was held in four regions: in two regions it was held on 26 September, in one region on 11 November. In Primorsky Krai, the second round was held on 16 September, but its results were declared invalid, in connection with which new elections will be held on 16 December. In addition, the election of the Governor of the Nenets Autonomous Okrug was held on 1 October.

List

Direct elections

Elections	Date	Incumbent governor	Incumbent party		Elected governor	Elected party		Retained	Ref.
2018 Altai Krai gubernatorial election	9 September	Viktor Tomenko (acting)		United Russia	Viktor Tomenko		United Russia	Yes	^[1]
2018 Amur Oblast gubernatorial election	9 September	Vasily Orlov (acting)		United Russia	Vasily Orlov		United Russia	Yes	^[2]
2018 Vladimir Oblast gubernatorial election	9 and 23 September	Svetlana Orlova		United Russia	Vladimir Sipyagin		Liberal Democratic Party	No	^[3]
2018 Voronezh Oblast gubernatorial election	9 September	Alexander Gusev (acting)		United Russia	Alexander Gusev		United Russia	Yes	^[4]
2018 Ivanovo Oblast gubernatorial election	9 September	Stanislav Voskresensky (acting)		United Russia	Stanislav Voskresensky		United Russia	Yes	^[5]
2018 Kemerovo Oblast gubernatorial election	9 September	Sergey Tsivilyov (acting)		United Russia	Sergey Tsivilyov		United Russia	Yes	^[6]
2018 Krasnoyarsk Krai gubernatorial election	9 September	Aleksandr Uss (acting)		United Russia	Aleksandr Uss		United Russia	Yes	^[7]
2018 Magadan Oblast gubernatorial election	9 September	Sergey Nosov (acting)		United Russia	Sergey Nosov		United Russia	Yes	^[8]
2018 Moscow mayoral election	9 September	Sergey Sobyanin		United Russia (run as independent)	Sergey Sobyanin		United Russia	Yes	^[9]
2018 Moscow Oblast gubernatorial election	9 September	Andrey Vorobyov		United Russia	Andrey Vorobyov		United Russia	Yes	^[10]
2018 Nizhny Nivgorod Oblast gubernatorial election	9 September	Gleb Nikitin (acting)		United Russia	Gleb Nikitin		United Russia	Yes	^[11]
2018 Novosibirsk Oblast gubernatorial election	9 September	Andrey Travnikov (acting)		United Russia	Andrey Travnikov		United Russia	Yes	^[12]
2018 Omsk Oblast gubernatorial election	9 September	Alexander Burkov (acting)		A Just Russia (run as independent)	Alexander Burkov		A Just Russia	Yes	^[13]
2018 Oryol Oblast gubernatorial election	9 September	Andrey Klychkov (acting)		Communist Party	Andrey Klychkov		Communist Party	Yes
September 2018 Primorsky Krai gubernatorial election	9 and 16 September	Andrey Tarasenko (acting)		United Russia	Andrey Tarasenko		United Russia	No	^[14]
December 2018 Primorsky Krai gubernatorial election	16 December	Oleg Kozhemyako (acting)		United Russia (run as independent)	Oleg Kozhemyako		United Russia	Yes	^[15]
2018 Pskov Oblast gubernatorial election	9 September	Mikhail Vedernikov (acting)		United Russia	Mikhail Vedernikov		United Russia	Yes	^[16]
2018 Khakassia head election	9 September and 11 November	Viktor Zimin		United Russia	Valentin Konovalov		Communist Party	No	^[17]
2018 Samara Oblast gubernatorial election	9 September	Dmitry Azarov (acting)		United Russia	Dmitry Azarov		United Russia	Yes	^[18]
2018 Tyumen Oblast gubernatorial election	9 September	Aleksandr Moor (acting)		United Russia	Aleksandr Moor		United Russia	Yes	^[19]
2018 Khabarovsk Krai gubernatorial election	9 and 23 September	Vyacheslav Shport		United Russia	Sergey Furgal		Liberal Democratic Party	No	^[20]
2018 Chukotka gubernatorial election	9 September	Roman Kopin		United Russia	Roman Kopin		United Russia	Yes	^[21]
2018 Yakutia head election	9 September	Aysen Nikolayev (acting)		United Russia	Aysen Nikolayev		United Russia	Yes	^[22]

Indirect elections

Elections	Date	Incumbent governor	Incumbent party		Elected governor	Elected party		Retained	Ref.
2018 Nenets Autonomous Okrug gubernatorial election	1 October	Alexander Tsybulsky (acting)		United Russia	Alexander Tsybulsky		United Russia	Yes	^[23]
2018 Dagestan head election	9 September	Vladimir Vasilyev (acting)		United Russia	Vladimir Vasilyev		United Russia	Yes	^[24]
2018 Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug gubernatorial election	9 September	Dmitry Artyukhov (acting)		United Russia	Dmitry Artyukhov		United Russia	Yes	^[25]
2018 Ingushetia head election	9 September	Yunus-bek Yevkurov		United Russia	Yunus-bek Yevkurov		United Russia	Yes	^[26]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Досрочные выборы Губернатора Алтайского края. 2018-09-11. 2018-09-12. https://web.archive.org/web/20180912021926/http://www.altai_terr.vybory.izbirkom.ru/region/region/altai_terr?action=show&root=1&tvd=22220001710164&vrn=22220001710160&region=22&global=&sub_region=0&prver=0&pronetvd=null&vibid=22220001710164&type=234. dead.
2. Web site: Досрочные выборы губернатора Амурской области. 2018-09-13. 2018-09-11. https://web.archive.org/web/20180911002334/http://www.amur.vybory.izbirkom.ru/region/region/amur?action=show&root=1&tvd=2282000990899&vrn=2282000990895&region=28&global=&sub_region=0&prver=0&pronetvd=null&vibid=2282000990899&type=234. dead.
3. Web site: Сведения о проводящихся выборах и референдумах. www.vladimir.vybory.izbirkom.ru. 2018-09-24. 2018-09-24. https://web.archive.org/web/20180924070742/http://www.vladimir.vybory.izbirkom.ru/region/region/vladimir?action=show&root=1&tvd=2332000994106&vrn=2332000993540&region=33&global=&sub_region=33&prver=0&pronetvd=null&vibid=2332000994106&type=234. dead.
4. Web site: Выборы губернатора Воронежской области. 2018-09-13. 2018-09-13. https://web.archive.org/web/20180913185130/http://www.voronezh.vybory.izbirkom.ru/region/region/voronezh?action=show&root=1&tvd=23620001363779&vrn=23620001363775&region=36&global=&sub_region=0&prver=0&pronetvd=null&vibid=23620001363779&type=234. dead.
5. Web site: Выборы Губернатора Ивановской области. 2018-09-17. 2018-09-10. https://web.archive.org/web/20180910204514/http://www.ivanovo.vybory.izbirkom.ru/region/region/ivanovo?action=show&root=1&tvd=23720001058635&vrn=23720001058631&region=37&global=&sub_region=0&prver=0&pronetvd=null&vibid=23720001058635&type=234. dead.
6. Web site: Досрочные выборы Губернатора Кемеровской области. 2018-09-12. 2018-09-10. https://web.archive.org/web/20180910204034/http://www.kemerovo.vybory.izbirkom.ru/region/region/kemerovo?action=show&root=1&tvd=24220001275844&vrn=24220001275840&region=42&global=&sub_region=0&prver=0&pronetvd=null&vibid=24220001275844&type=234. dead.
7. Web site: Выборы Губернатора Красноярского края. 2018-09-13. 2018-09-13. https://web.archive.org/web/20180913185330/http://www.krasnoyarsk.vybory.izbirkom.ru/region/region/krasnoyarsk?action=show&root=1&tvd=22420001665841&vrn=22420001665837&region=24&global=&sub_region=0&prver=0&pronetvd=null&vibid=22420001665841&type=234. dead.
8. Web site: Выборы губернатора Магаданской области. 2018-09-12. 2018-09-10. https://web.archive.org/web/20180910204333/http://www.magadan.vybory.izbirkom.ru/region/region/magadan?action=show&root=1&tvd=2492000299548&vrn=2492000299544&region=49&global=&sub_region=0&prver=0&pronetvd=null&vibid=2492000299548&type=234. dead.
9. Web site: Выборы Мэра Москвы. 2018-09-12. 2018-09-11. https://web.archive.org/web/20180911002551/http://www.moscow_city.vybory.izbirkom.ru/region/region/moscow_city?action=show&root=1&tvd=27720002197406&vrn=27720002197402&region=77&global=&sub_region=0&prver=0&pronetvd=null&vibid=27720002197406&type=234. dead.
10. Web site: Выборы Губернатора Московской области. 2018-09-11. 2020-09-11. https://web.archive.org/web/20200911081443/http://www.moscow_reg.vybory.izbirkom.ru/region/region/moscow_reg?action=show&root=1&tvd=25020002699377&vrn=25020002699373&region=50&global=&sub_region=0&prver=0&pronetvd=null&vibid=25020002699377&type=234. dead.
11. Web site: Досрочные выборы Губернатора Нижегородской области. 2018-09-12. 2018-09-10. https://web.archive.org/web/20180910204205/http://www.nnov.vybory.izbirkom.ru/region/region/nnov?action=show&root=1&tvd=25220001737809&vrn=25220001737786&region=52&global=&sub_region=0&prver=0&pronetvd=null&vibid=25220001737809&type=234. dead.
12. Web site: Досрочные выборы Губернатора Новосибирской области. 2018-09-13. 2018-09-10. https://web.archive.org/web/20180910204314/http://www.novosibirsk.vybory.izbirkom.ru/region/region/novosibirsk?action=show&root=1&tvd=25420001648958&vrn=25420001648952&region=54&global=&sub_region=0&prver=0&pronetvd=null&vibid=25420001648958&type=234. dead.
13. Web site: Досрочные выборы Губернатора Омской области. 2018-09-12. 2018-09-12. https://web.archive.org/web/20180912204427/http://www.omsk.vybory.izbirkom.ru/region/region/omsk?action=show&root=1&tvd=25520001235722&vrn=25520001235718&region=55&global=&sub_region=0&prver=0&pronetvd=null&vibid=25520001235722&type=234. dead.
14. Web site: Russian Election Authorities Annul Results Of Fraud-Marred Regional Vote . . 2018-09-20 . 2018-09-20 .
15. Web site: Кожемяко победил на повторных выборах главы Приморья. 2018-12-16.
16. Web site: Выборы Губернатора Псковской области. 2018-09-12. 2018-09-12. https://web.archive.org/web/20180912204427/http://www.pskov.vybory.izbirkom.ru/region/region/pskov?action=show&root=1&tvd=2602000724002&vrn=2602000723998&region=60&global=&sub_region=0&prver=0&pronetvd=null&vibid=2602000724002&type=234. dead.
17. Web site: Сведения о проводящихся выборах и референдумах. khakas.vybory.izbirkom.ru. 2018-11-11. 2018-11-12. https://web.archive.org/web/20181112061004/http://www.khakas.vybory.izbirkom.ru/region/region/khakas?action=show&root=1&tvd=2192000593977&vrn=2192000593686&region=19&global=&sub_region=0&prver=0&pronetvd=null&vibid=2192000593977&type=234. dead.
18. Web site: Досрочные выборы Губернатора Самарской области. 2018-09-17. 2018-09-11. https://web.archive.org/web/20180911002306/http://www.samara.vybory.izbirkom.ru/region/region/samara?action=show&root=1&tvd=26320001387988&vrn=26320001387984&region=63&global=&sub_region=0&prver=0&pronetvd=null&vibid=26320001387988&type=234. dead.
19. Web site: Выборы Губернатора Тюменской области. 2018-09-13. 2018-09-10. https://web.archive.org/web/20180910204315/http://www.tyumen.vybory.izbirkom.ru/region/region/tyumen?action=show&root=1&tvd=27220001281466&vrn=27220001281462&region=72&global=&sub_region=0&prver=0&pronetvd=null&vibid=27220001281466&type=234. dead.
20. Web site: Повторное голосование на выборах Губернатора Хабаровского края. 2018-09-23. 2018-09-23. https://web.archive.org/web/20180923235554/http://www.khabarovsk.vybory.izbirkom.ru/region/region/khabarovsk?action=show&root=1&tvd=2272000914226&vrn=2272000913544&region=27&global=&sub_region=0&prver=0&pronetvd=null&vibid=2272000914226&type=234. dead.
21. Web site: Выборы Губернатора Чукотского автономного округа. 2018-09-12. 2018-09-11. https://web.archive.org/web/20180911002547/http://www.chukot.vybory.izbirkom.ru/region/region/chukot?action=show&root=1&tvd=2872000304337&vrn=2872000304333&region=87&global=&sub_region=0&prver=0&pronetvd=null&vibid=2872000304337&type=234. dead.
22. Web site: Досрочные выборы Главы Республики Саха (Якутия). 2018-09-14. 2018-09-15. https://web.archive.org/web/20180915001732/http://www.yakut.vybory.izbirkom.ru/region/region/yakut?action=show&root=1&tvd=2142000849209&vrn=2142000849205&region=14&global=&sub_region=0&prver=0&pronetvd=null&vibid=2142000849209&type=234. dead.
23. https://tass.ru/politika/5621789 Александр Цыбульский избран главой Ненецкого автономного округа
24. Web site: Владимир Васильев избран Главой Республики Дагестан (видео) . 2018-11-18 . 2018-09-09 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180909184904/http://mirmol.ru/politika/vladimir-vasilev-izbran-glavoj-respubliki-dagestan/ . dead .
25. https://ria.ru/politics/20180909/1528120539.html Дмитрий Артюхов избран губернатором Ямало-Ненецкого автономного округа
26. https://www.interfax.ru/amp/628533 Евкуров переизбран главой Ингушетии на третий срок