2020 Russian regional elections explained

Election Name:2020 Russian regional elections
Country:Russia
Type:Regional
Ongoing:yes
Previous Election:2019 Russian elections
Previous Year:2019
Next Election:2021 Russian elections
Next Year:2021
Election Date:13 September 2020

The 2020 Russian regional elections took place across three days from 11 to 13 September 2020 in 28 out of the 85 federal subjects of Russia. Voters elected 18 directly-elected governors, 2 indirectly-elected governors and 11 regional parliaments.[1] The elections also coincided with local elections in many cities. A total of 156,000 candidates stood for 78,000 positions at regional, local and municipal levels. The vote was extended over three days in a move the government said was to avoid over-crowding and to reduce the risk from COVID-19.

Candidates for the ruling United Russia party or their allies won all 20 governorships with more than 50% of the vote, meaning they would not need to hold a second round run-off.[2] However, the party lost their majority in city assemblies in Tomsk, Novosibirsk and Tambov.[3]

Ben Noble characterised the elections as the Kremlin's dress rehearsal for the 2021 State Duma elections.[4]

Campaign

The election was led by incumbent candidates from the governing United Russia party competing against parties Liberal Democratic Party, A Just Russia and the Communist Party and independents. Opposition leader Alexei Navalny called on opposition voters to use "Smart Voting" by voting for candidates most likely to win against United Russia.

The campaign in Archangelsk Oblast came after the governor had proposed fully integrating the Nenets Autonomous Okrug into the Oblast. This had provoked demonstrations until the proposals were withdrawn.

Results

Gubernatorial elections

All incumbent governors were re-elected.

Governors!Federal subject!Position!Previous Governor!Party!Elected Governor!Party!Votes Received
SevastopolGovernorMikhail RazvozhaevUnited RussiaMikhail RazvozhaevUnited Russia85.7%
TatarstanPresidentRustam MinnikhanovUnited RussiaRustam MinnikhanovUnited Russia85.4%
ChuvashiaHeadOleg NikolaevA Just RussiaOleg NikolaevA Just Russia75.6%[5]
Komi RepublicHeadVladimir UybaIndependentVladimir UybaIndependent[6] 73.2%
KamchatkaGovernorVladimir SolodovUnited RussiaVladimir SolodovUnited Russia80.5%
KrasnodarGovernorVeniamin KondratyevUnited RussiaVeniamin KondratyevUnited Russia85%[7]
PermGovernorDimitri MakhoninIndependentDmitry MakhoninIndependent75.7%
Jewish Autonomous OblastGovernorRostislav GoldsteinUnited RussiaRostislav GoldsteinUnited Russia82.5%
ArkhangelskGovernorAlexander TsybulskyUnited RussiaAlexander TsybulskyUnited Russia69.6%
BryanskGovernorAlexander BogomazUnited RussiaAlexander BogomazUnited Russia71.7%
KalugaGovernorVladislav ShapshaUnited RussiaVladislav ShapshaUnited Russia
KostromaGovernorSergei SitnikovUnited RussiaSergei SitnikovUnited Russia65.1%[8]
IrkutskGovernorIgor KobzevIndependentIgor KobzevIndependent60.7%
LeningradGovernorAleksandr DrozdenkoUnited RussiaAleksandr DrozdenkoUnited Russia83.6%
PenzaGovernorIvan BelozertsevUnited RussiaIvan BelozertsevUnited Russia78.7%
RostovGovernorVasily GolubevUnited RussiaVasily GolubevUnited Russia65.6%
SmolenskGovernorAlexey OstrovskyLiberal Democratic PartyAlexey OstrovskyLiberal Democratic Party58%
TambovHeadAlexander NikitinUnited RussiaAlexander NikitinUnited Russia86.5%
NenetsGovernorYuri BezdudnyUnited RussiaYuri BezdudnyUnited Russia87.5%[9]
Khanty-MansiGovernorNatalya KomarovaUnited RussiaNatalya KomarovaUnited Russia76.3%[10]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2020-09-14. Everybody's a winner! Russia's new three-day voting scheme delivers huge victory margins for incumbent governors, while Navalny's coalition succeeds in two municipal races. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200916100130/https://meduza.io/en/feature/2020/09/14/everybody-s-a-winner . 2020-09-16 . 2020-09-15. meduza.io.
  2. Web site: Noble. Ben. 2020-09-14. The Meaning of Victory in Russia's Sept. 13 Elections. 2020-09-15. The Moscow Times. en.
  3. Web site: Итоги выборов: поражение "ЕР" в 3 городах, успех штабов Навального. 2020-09-15. Радио Свобода. ru . 'Единая Россия' потеряла большинство в законодательных собраниях столиц трех субъектов – в Томске, Новосибирске и Тамбове..
  4. Web site: Noble. Ben. 2020-09-14. The Meaning of Victory in Russia's Sept. 13 Elections. 2023-10-17. The Moscow Times. en . The Kremlin's 2021 dress rehearsal success [...] For the Kremlin, the main question for these elections was clear and simple: How to secure electoral success in the 2021 State Duma elections, when United Russia's approval rating currently hovers just above 30%?.
  5. Web site: "Einiges Russland" gewinnt Gouverneurswahlen – verliert aber Kommunalwahlen gegen Kandidaten von Nawalny in Tomsk und Nowosibirsk – russland.NEWS. 2020-09-15. de-DE.
  6. Web site: 2020-08-08. Избирком Коми зарегистрировал для участия в выборах главы региона четверых кандидатов (The Komi Election Commission has registered four candidates for participation in the elections of the head of the region). live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200808043609/https://tass.ru/politika/9138877 . 2020-08-08 . 2020-09-17. ТАSS.
  7. Web site: Bloomberg News. 2020-09-14. Putin Critic Navalny's Wins Mar Kremlin Sweep in Regional Vote - BNN Bloomberg. 2020-09-15.
  8. Web site: Предварительные результаты: за Сергея Ситникова — 65%, но за "Единую Россию" — только 32%. 2020-09-16. kostroma.mk.ru. ru.
  9. Web site: 2020-09-13. Врио стал главой: озвучены результаты выборов губернатора НАО. 2020-09-15. tsargrad.tv. ru.
  10. Web site: 2020-09-13. Наталью Комарову переизбрали губернатором Югры. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200913113745/https://ria.ru/20200913/komarova-1577162882.html . 2020-09-13 . 2020-09-15. РИА Новости. ru.

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