2025 Russian elections explained

Election Name:2025 Russian elections
Country:Russia
Type:parliamentary
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:2024 Russian elections
Previous Year:2024
Election Date:14 September 2025
Next Election:2026 Russian elections
Next Year:2026

The 2025 Russian elections will be held in Russia, in large part, on Sunday, 14 September 2025 (single election day), with several regions are likely to allow voting on 12 and 13 September. There will be at least three by-election to the 8th State Duma, 17 gubernatorial elections (16 direct and one indirectly elected), 11 regional parliamentary elections, and many elections on the municipal level.

Federal elections

State Duma by-elections

See main article: By-elections to the 8th Russian State Duma.

ConstituencyFormer MPPartyElected MPParty
BiyskAleksandr Prokopyev
until 25 June 2024[1]
United RussiaTBDTBD
SkopinDmitry Khubezov
until 8 October 2024[2]
United RussiaTBDTBD
KrasnodarYevgeny Pervyshov
until 4 November 2024[3]
United RussiaTBDTBD

Regional elections

Gubernatorial direct elections

Territories that are internationally recognised as part of Ukraine are highlighted with .

Region IncumbentStatusLast raceResult
ChuvashiaOleg Nikolayev (SR–ZP)Eligible2020: 75.61%2025

TBD

Komi RepublicVladimir Uyba (UR)Resigned[4] 2020: 73.18%
Rostislav Goldstein (UR)Acting Head2025

TBD

TatarstanRustam Minnikhanov (UR)Eligible2020: 83.27%2025

TBD

Kamchatka KraiVladimir Solodov (UR)Eligible2020: 80.51%2025

TBD

Krasnodar KraiVeniamin Kondratyev (IND)Eligible2020: 82.97%2025

TBD

Perm KraiDmitry Makhonin (UR)Eligible2020: 75.69%2025

TBD

Arkhangelsk OblastAleksandr Tsybulsky (UR)Eligible2020: 69.63%2025

TBD

Bryansk OblastAleksandr Bogomaz (UR)Eligible2020: 71.70%2025

TBD

Irkutsk OblastIgor Kobzev (UR)Eligible2020: 60.79%2025

TBD

Kaluga OblastVladislav Shapsha (UR)Eligible2020: 71.19%2025

TBD

Kostroma OblastSergey Sitnikov (IND)Eligible2020: 64.65%2025

TBD

Leningrad OblastAleksandr Drozdenko (UR)Eligible2020: 83.61%2025

TBD

Rostov OblastVasily Golubev (UR)Resigned[5] 2020: 65.53%
Yury Slyusar (UR)Acting Governor2025

TBD

Tambov OblastMaksim Yegorov (UR)Resigned[6] 2022

84.95%

Yevgeny Pervyshov (UR)Acting Head2025

TBD

SevastopolMikhail Razvozhayev (UR)Eligible2020: 85.72%2025

TBD

Jewish Autonomous OblastRostislav Goldstein (UR)Resigned[7] 2020: 82.50%
Maria Kostyuk (UR)Acting Governor2025

TBD

Legislative elections

Legislature SeatsVoting systemMajority in last electionMajority after election
Komi Republic30Parallel (15 party list + 15 SMC)United RussiaTBD
Belgorod Oblast50Parallel (25 party list + 25 SMC)United RussiaTBD
Chelyabinsk Oblast60Parallel (30 party list + 30 SMC)United RussiaTBD
Kaluga Oblast40Parallel (20 party list + 20 SMC)United RussiaTBD
Kostroma Oblast35Parallel (10 party list + 25 SMC)United RussiaTBD
Kurgan Oblast34Parallel (17 party list + 17 SMC)United RussiaTBD
Magadan Oblast21Parallel (11 party list + 10 SMC)United RussiaTBD
Novosibirsk Oblast76Parallel (38 party list + 38 SMC)United RussiaTBD
Ryazan Oblast40Parallel (20 party list + 20 SMC)United RussiaTBD
Voronezh Oblast56Parallel (28 party list + 28 SMC)United RussiaTBD
Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug22Parallel (11 party list + 11 SMC)United RussiaTBD

Municipal elections

Municipal Councils

Municipal bodySeatsVoting systemMajority in last electionMajority after election
Cheboksary City Council of Deputies
(Chuvashia)
43Parallel (22 party list + 21 SMC)United RussiaTBD
City Council of Magas
(Ingushetia)
10Party-list proportional representationUnited RussiaTBD
Council of Syktyvkar
(Komi Republic)
30Parallel (15 party list + 15 SMC)United RussiaTBD
Kazan City Duma
(Tatarstan)
50Parallel (25 party list + 25 SMC)United RussiaTBD
City Duma of Izhevsk
(Udmurtia)
35Parallel (10 party list + 25 SMC)United RussiaTBD
City Duma of Krasnodar
(Krasnodar Krai)
52Parallel (13 party list + 39 SMC)United RussiaTBD
City Duma of Astrakhan
(Astrakhan Oblast)
36First-past-the-postUnited RussiaTBD
Ivanovo City Duma
(Ivanovo Oblast)
30Parallel (10 party list + 20 SMC)United RussiaTBD
City Duma of Kaluga
(Kaluga Oblast)
35Parallel (10 party list + 25 SMC)United RussiaTBD
Duma of Kostroma
(Kostroma Oblast)
33First-past-the-postUnited RussiaTBD
Lipetsk City Council of Deputies
(Lipetsk Oblast)
36First-past-the-postUnited RussiaTBD
Magadan City Duma
(Magadan Oblast)
21First-past-the-postUnited RussiaTBD
City Duma of Nizhny Novgorod
(Nizhny Novgorod Oblast)
35First-past-the-postUnited RussiaTBD
Council of Deputies of Novosibirsk
(Novosibirsk Oblast)
50First-past-the-postUnited RussiaTBD
Orenburg City Council
(Orenburg Oblast)
40Parallel (20 party list + 20 SMC)United RussiaTBD
Oryol City Council of People's Deputies
(Oryol Oblast)
38Parallel (10 party list + 28 SMC)United RussiaTBD
Rostov-on-Don City Duma
(Rostov Oblast)
40Parallel (10 party list + 30 SMC)United RussiaTBD
Smolensk City Council
(Smolensk Oblast)
30First-past-the-postUnited RussiaTBD
Tambov City Duma
(Tambov Oblast)
36Parallel (18 party list + 18 SMC)RodinaTBD
Duma of Tomsk
(Tomsk Oblast)
37Parallel (10 party list + 27 SMC)United RussiaTBD
Ulyanovsk City Duma
(Ulyanovsk Oblast)
40First-past-the-postUnited RussiaTBD
Council of People's Deputies of Vladimir
(Vladimir Oblast)
25First-past-the-postUnited RussiaTBD
Voronezh City Duma
(Voronezh Oblast)
36Parallel (12 party list + 24 SMC)United RussiaTBD

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Вице-премьером правительства Республики Алтай стал Александр Прокопьев. altapress.ru. 2024-08-29.
  2. Web site: Участник СВО Хубезов возглавил Минздрав Республики Алтай. ria.ru. 2024-10-08.
  3. Web site: Евгений Первышов назначен врио главы Тамбовской области. interfax.ru. 2024-11-04.
  4. Web site: Глава Коми Владимир Уйба объявил об отставке. interfax.ru. 2024-11-05.
  5. Web site: Губернатор Ростовской области объявил об уходе в отставку. interfax.ru. 2024-11-04.
  6. Web site: Глава Тамбовской области сообщил об уходе с поста. interfax.ru. 2024-11-04.
  7. Web site: Путин назначил Ростислава Гольдштейна врио главы Коми. interfax.ru. 2024-11-05.