| Election Name: | 2021 Russian gubernatorial elections |
| Country: | Russia |
| Type: | parliamentary |
| Ongoing: | yes |
| Previous Election: | 2020 Russian regional elections#Gubernatorial elections |
| Previous Year: | 2020 |
| Election Date: | 17–19 September 2021 |
| Next Election: | 2022 Russian gubernatorial elections |
| Next Year: | 2022 |
| Seats For Election: | 12 Heads of Federal Subjects from 85 |
| Map Size: | 300px |
Gubernatorial elections in 2021 were held on a single-voting day, September 19, along with the elections to the 8th State Duma, Russia's lower house. Offices of the heads of 12 constituent entities of the Federation were contested. By decision of the Central Election Commission of Russia, voting was held for three days in a row — September 17, 18, and 19, 2021.[1]
All incumbent governors have won.
| Region | Incumbent | Incumbent status | Losing candidates | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mikhail Degtyarev (LDPR) | Acting governor appointed after ousting of Sergei Furgal[2] | Marina Kim (SR-ZP) Vladimir Parfyonov (RPPS) Babek Yusif oglu Mamedov (Rodina)[3] | |||
| Vyacheslav Gladkov (UR) | Acting governor[4] | Vladimir Abelmazov (RPPS) Yevgeny Dryomov (LDPR) Yury Osetrov (SR-ZP) Kirill Skachko (CPRF)[5] | |||
| Artyom Zdunov (UR) | Dmitry Kuzyakin (CPRF) Yevgeny Tyurin (LDPR) Aleksandr Lemkin (RPPS)[6] | ||||
| Oleg Melnichenko (UR) | Pyotr Chugai (RPPS) Oleg Shalyapin (CPRF) Aleksandr Vasilyev (LDPR) Aleksey Shpagin (SR-ZP) | ||||
| Vladislav Khovalyg (UR) | Aylanmaa Kan-ool (The Greens) Andrey Sat (PR) Choygana Seden-ool (CPRF) Vladimir Chesnokov (CPCR) | ||||
| Aleksey Russkikh (CPRF) | Gennady Budarin (The Greens) Svetlana Goreva (NL) Sergey Marinin (LDPR)[7] | ||||
| Term-expiring | Yury Moiseyev (CPCR) Vladimir Isakov (CPRF) Vladimir Rostovtsev (RPPS)[8] | ||||
| Igor Rudenya (UR) | Term-expiring | Lyudmila Vorobyova (CPRF) Oleg Gorlov (LDPR) Dmitry Ignatkov (SR-ZP) Ilya Kleymyonov (CPCR) | |||
| Ramzan Kadyrov (UR)[9] | Term-expiring | Isa Khajimuradov (SR-ZP) Khalid Nakayev (CPRF)[10] | |||
Unlike other gubernatorial elections, voting for the head of Dagestan was scheduled on 14 October 2021.[11]
| Region | Incumbent | Incumbent status | Candidates | Governor-elect | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Samir Abdulkhalikov (CPRF) Kamil Davdiev (SR-ZP)[12] | Sergey Melikov[13] | |||||
| Sergey Menyaylo (UR) | Acting governor appointed after resignation of Vyacheslav Bitarov[14] | Medeya Eldzarova (CPRF) Valery Balikoyev (SR-ZP)[15] | Sergey Menyaylo[16] | |||
| Rashid Temrezov (UR) | Term-expiring | Renat Akbayev (SR-ZP)[17] Oleg Zhedyayev (LDPR)[18] [19] | Rashid Temrezov[20] | |||