2008 Russian elections
parliamentary
CountryRussia
Election date2 March 2008
12 October 2008
Seats for election16 regional parliaments
Previous election2007 Russian regional elections
Previous year2007
Next election2007 Russian regional elections
Next year2009

The 2008 Russian elections took place on 2 March and 12 October 2008 (both known as "single voting day"), including presidential election and 16 regional legislative elections.

Presidential election

Main article: 2008 Russian presidential election

Presidential election was held on 2 March 2008. Dmitry Medvedev was elected president for a four-year term with 70.3% of the vote. Incumbent president Vladimir Putin was term-limited.

Legislative elections

March

style="width:20%"; rowspan=2|Legislaturestyle="width:15%"; rowspan=2|Voting systemParty-list resultsstyle="width:15%"; rowspan=2|District seatsMajority
URCPRFLDPRSROther[a]
Bashkortostan, State Assembly[1]60 PR + 60 FPTP)85.77% (55)7.24% (5)2.18%3.53%—UR 55, Ind 4, CPRF 1
Ingushetia, People's Assembly[2]27 PR[b]74.09% (20)7.34% (2)11.06% (4)7.39% (2)—none
Kalmykia, People's Khural[3]27 PR54.58% (17)22.63% (7)3.66%4.97%APR 7.69% (3)none
Sakha (Yakutia), State Assembly[4][5]35 PR + 35 FPTP51.80% (20)15.97% (6)6.40%14.93% (6)APR 8.53% (3)UR 16, Ind 13, APR 3, CPRF 1, vacant 2
Altai Krai Legislative Assembly[6]34 PR + 34 FPTP53.44% (18)19.60% (7)16.45% (6)7.72% (3)—UR 20, Ind 7, SR 6, APR 1
Amur Oblast, Legislative Assembly[7]36 PR62.43% (25)17.54% (7)11.01% (4)5.48%—none
Ivanovo Oblast Duma[8]24 PR + 24 FPTP60.30% (15)15.34% (4)8.61% (2)10.27% (3)—UR 16, Ind 6, CPRF 1
Rostov Oblast, Legislative Assembly[9]25 PR + 25 FPTP71.88% (20)15.81% (5)5.77%5.06%—UR 25
Sverdlovsk Oblast, Legislative Assembly[10][11]14 PR[c] + 21 FPTP[d]58.43% (10)12.20% (2)16.07% (2)6.26%—UR 21
Ulyanovsk Oblast, Legislative Assembly[12]15 PR + 15 FPTP66.36% (10)15.95% (3)7.39% (1)7.77% (1)—UR 14, SR 1
Yaroslavl Oblast, State Duma[13]25 PR + 25 FPTP50.02% (15)14.60% (4)12.58% (4)did not standPoR 5.92% (2)UR 16, Ind 9
Total (incl. district seats)561 seats40855232253—

October

style="width:20%"; rowspan=2|Legislaturestyle="width:15%"; rowspan=2|Voting systemParty-list resultsstyle="width:15%"; rowspan=2|District seatsMajority
URCPRFLDPRSROther[a]
Chechnya, Parliament[14]41 PR[e]88.40% (37)0.33%0.18%9.20% (4)—none
Zabaykalsky Krai, Legislative Assembly[15]25 PR + 20 FPTP + 5 MNTV[f]54.81% (14)13.41% (4)10.81% (3)9.30% (2)APR 6.90% (2)UR 19, Ind 4, CPRF 1, APR 1
Irkutsk Oblast, Legislative Assembly[16]25 PR + 21 FPTP + 4 MNTV[g]49.45% (15)13.25% (4)15.07% (4)8.11% (2)—UR 16, Ind 6, APR 2, SR 1
Kemerovo Oblast, Council of People's Deputies[17]18 PR + 18 FPTP[h]84.79% (17)3.47%4.66%5.51% (1)—UR 18
Sakhalin Oblast Duma[18]14 PR + 14 FPTP55.27% (9)23.11% (3)9.85% (1)8.46% (1)—UR 12, CPRF 1, SR 1
Total (incl. district seats)205 seats1571381215—

Mayoral elections

Elections for mayor were held in 18 capital cities of federal subjects of Russia.

CityDateIncumbentIncumbent
since		CandidatesResult
Abakan, Khakassia[19]2 MarchNikolay Bulakin1995
  • Nikolay Bulakin (Ind) 82.65%
  • Valery Starostin (LDPR) 7.31%
Incumbent re-elected.
Barnaul, Altai Krai[20]Vladimir Kolganov2003
  • Vladimir Kolganov (UR) 61.91%
  • Sergey Mamayev (Ind) 19.58%
  • Pavel Chesnov (Ind) 6.47%
  • Vasily Vyalykh (Ind) 5.54%
Incumbent re-elected.
Gorno-Altaysk, Altai Republic[21]Viktor Oblogin1992
  • Viktor Oblogin (Ind) 68.95%
  • Oleg Pyankov (Ind) 22.50%
Incumbent re-elected.
Kemerovo, Kemerovo Oblast[22]Vladimir Mikhailov1991
  • Vladimir Mikhailov (UR) 85.34%
  • Vladimir Poleshchuk (Ind) 13.17%
Incumbent re-elected.
Khanty-Mansiysk, Khanty-Mansi AO[23]Valery Sudeykin (resigned)2001
  • Andrey Bukarinov (UR) 82.53%
  • Aleksandr Pulinovich (Ind) 9.08%
New mayor elected to a vacant position.
Krasnoyarsk, Krasnoyarsk Krai[24]Pyotr Pimashkov1996
Incumbent re-elected.
Maykop, Adygea[25]Mikhail Chernichenko1991
  • Mikhail Chernichenko (UR) 65.60%
  • Lazar Afanasyev (Ind) 19.61%
  • Igor Didenko (Ind) 11.23%
Incumbent re-elected.
Veliky Novgorod, Novgorod Oblast[26]Nikolay Grazhdankin[27] (resigned)
Yury Bobryshev (acting)		2002
Acting mayor elected for a full term.
Voronezh, Voronezh Oblast[28]Boris Skrynnikov2003
  • Sergey Koliukh (UR) 31.08%
  • Galina Kudryavtseva (Ind) 16.14%
  • Viktor Vitinik (Ind) 12.83%
  • Yury Matveyev (Ind) 10.52%
  • Andrey Pomerantsev (CPRF) 6.76%
  • Boris Skrynnikov (Ind) 5.86%
Incumbent lost re-election. New mayor elected.
Yaroslavl, Yaroslavl Oblast[29]Viktor Volonchunas1991
  • Viktor Volonchunas (UR) 72.03%
  • Vera Nikolskaya (Ind) 9.99%
  • Aleksandr Simon (Ind) 7.61%
  • Nikolay Postnikov (Ind) 5.64%
Incumbent re-elected.
Yekaterinburg, Sverdlovsk Oblast[30]Arkady Chernetsky1992
  • Arkady Chernetsky (UR) 54.01%
  • Oleg Khabibullin (Ind) 23.70%
  • Aleksey Yesaulkov (Ind) 9.62%
  • Viktor Ufimtsev (LDPR) 6.82%
Incumbent re-elected.
Naryan-Mar, Nenets AO[31]18 MayLeonid Sablin (resigned)2005
  • Yury Rodionovsky (Ind) 36.49%
  • Olga Starostina (Ind) 27.78%
  • Tatyana Fyodorova (Ind) 18.26%
  • Aleksandr Bebenin (Ind) 10.41%
Former mayor re-elected.
Vladivostok, Primorsky Krai[32]Vladimir Nikolayev (removed)2004
  • Igor Pushkaryov (UR) 57.03%
  • Gennady Turmov (CPRF) 32.84%
  • Vladimir Gilgenberg (Ind) 5.85%
New mayor elected to a vacant position.
Arkhangelsk, Arkhangelsk Oblast[33]25 MayAlexander Donskoy (removed)
Viktor Pavlenko (acting)		2005
  • Viktor Pavlenko (Ind) 37.40%
  • Larisa Bazanova (Ind) 37.25%
  • Mikhail Kachanov (LDPR) 8.81%
Acting mayor elected for a full term.
Khabarovsk, Khabarovsk Krai[34]12 OctoberAleksandr Sokolov2000
Incumbent re-elected.
Magadan, Magadan Oblast[35]Vladimir Pechyony2004
Incumbent re-elected.
Stavropol, Stavropol Krai[36]Dmitry Kuzmin2003
Incumbent did not stand for re-election. New mayor elected.
Vologda, Vologda Oblast[37]Aleksey Yakunichev (resigned)1995
New mayor elected to a vacant position.

Notes

  1. ^ Only parties that crossed the threshold are included.
  2. ^ Down from 34 seats in previous election.
  3. ^ Half of the seats in the Oblast Duma.
  4. ^ All seats in the House of Representatives.
  5. ^ Bicameral parliament (40 + 18 seats) was replaced with unicameral one following a referendum.
  6. ^ Five-member district covering the former Agin-Buryat Autonomous Okrug.
  7. ^ Four-member district covering the former Ust-Orda Buryat Autonomous Okrug.
  8. ^ Total 36 seats, up from 35 in previous election.

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