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1998 Russian gubernatorial elections

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1998 Russian gubernatorial elections

← 1997 18 January – 21 June 1998 1999 →

10 Heads of Federal Subjects from 89

Gubernatorial elections in 1998 took place in ten regions of the Russian Federation.

Overview

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1998 saw the re-election of the heads of administrations of the "first wave" elected in April 1993 in Lipetsk, Penza and Smolensk Oblasts and Krasnoyarsk Krai, as well as the presidents of Bashkortostan, Buryatia, Ingushetia and North Ossetia and the chairman of the government of Karelia. For the first time, direct elections were held in Mordovia. The transition to a presidential system was discussed in the last two parliamentary republics, Dagestan and Udmurtia. In Dagestan, on June 25, the Chairman of the State Council Magomedali Magomedov was re-elected for a new term by the Constitutional Assembly, same as in 1994. In Udmurtia, members of the State Council constantly rejected bills on direct elections introduction, proposed by the Council's speaker.[1]

Race summary

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Federal Subject[1] Date Incumbent First
elected
Candidates Governor-elect
North Ossetia 18 January Akhsarbek Galazov 1994 Alexander Dzasokhov
Mordovia 15 February Nikolay Merkushkin 1995 Green tickY Nikolay Merkushkin 90.78% Nikolay Merkushkin
Ingushetia[2] 1 March Ruslan Aushev 1993
Ruslan Aushev
Lipetsk Oblast[3] 12 April Mikhail Narolin 1993
Oleg Korolyov
Penza Oblast 12 April Anatoly Kovlyagin 1993
Vasily Bochkaryov
Karelia[4][5] 26 April,
17 May
Viktor Stepanov 1994
Sergey Katanandov
Krasnoyarsk Krai 26 April,
17 May
Valery Zubov 1993
Alexander Lebed (KRO~NRPR)
Smolensk Oblast[6] 26 April,
17 May
Anatoly Glushenkov 1993
Aleksandr Prokhorov
Bashkortostan 14 June Murtaza Rakhimov 1993
Murtaza Rakhimov (NDR)
Buryatia 21 June Leonid Potapov 1994
  • Green tickY Leonid Potapov (CPRF) 63.25%
  • Vladimir Saganov 6.5%
  • Bato Ochirov 5.7%
  • Valery Shapovalov 5.5%
Leonid Potapov (CPRF)

References

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  1. ^ a b Gubernatorial elections — 1998, politika.su
  2. ^ Presidential elections 1 March 1998
  3. ^ Biograpgy of O.P. Korolyov, TASS' encyclopedia
  4. ^ "Republic of Karelia". Kommersant (in Russian). 23 April 2002.
  5. ^ Results
  6. ^ Smolensk Oblast in October 1998, International Institute for Humanitarian and Political Studies