2000 Russian gubernatorial elections

Gubernatorial elections in 2000 took place in 41 regions of the Russian Federation. Four years after the campaign of 1996 nearly a half of 89 governors' seats were contested again.

2000 Russian gubernatorial elections
26 March – 24 December 2000
41 Heads of Federal Subjects from 89

In January, the second rounds of the December 1999 elections took place in Moscow, Novosibirsk and Tver Oblasts. In seven regions, the elections were moved to the federal election day on 26 March 2000 due to cost reasons. In October 2000, the last parliamentary republic in the Russian Federation, Udmurtia, elected its first president.

Race summary
Federal Subject[1]DateIncumbentFirst
elected		Losing candidatesGovernor-elect
Altai Krai26 MarchAlexander Surikov1996Vladimir Rayfikesht, Sergey SannikovAlexander Surikov
Kirov Oblast26 MarchVladimir Sergeyenkov1996Andrey Alpatov, Valentin Pervakov, Sergey SharenkovVladimir Sergeyenkov
Murmansk Oblast26 MarchYury Yevdokimov1996Yevgeny KomarovYury Yevdokimov
Saratov Oblast26 MarchDmitry Ayatskov1996Igor KaraulovDmitry Ayatskov
Jewish AO[2]26 MarchNikolay Volkov1996Boris Korsunsky/Nikolay BuryndinNikolay Volkov/Gennady Antonov
Khanty-Mansi AO26 MarchAlexander Filipenko1996Valery AbramovAlexander Filipenko
Yamalo-Nenets AO26 MarchYury Neyolov1996Gennady Tatarchuk, Gennady TodyrkoYury Neyolov
Saint Petersburg14 MayVladimir Yakovlev1996Igor Artemyev (Yabloko), Yury Boldyrev, Artyom TarasovVladimir Yakovlev (OVR)
Samara Oblast2 JulyKonstantin Titov1996Viktor Tarkhov, Gennady ZvyaginKonstantin Titov (SPS)
Udmurtia15 OctoberAlexander Volkov—[lower-alpha 1]Pavel Vershinin, Nikolay Ganza, Andrey SoluyanovAlexander Volkov
Sakhalin Oblast22 OctoberIgor Farkhutdinov1996Fyodor Sidorenko (supported by NPSR and SPS), Anatoly Chyorny, Nina FilippovaIgor Farkhutdinov
Kursk Oblast22 October,
5 November		Alexander Rutskoy1996Viktor Surzhikov, Sergey Maltsev, Vladimir Stekachyov, Nikolay GreshilovAlexander Mikhailov (CPRF/NPSR)
Chita Oblast[3]29 OctoberRavil Geniatulin1996Viktor Voytenko, Nikolay Goncharov, Viktor Kurochkin (SPS)Ravil Geniatulin
Agin-Buryat AO29 OctoberBair Zhamsuyev1996Babu-Dorzhi Bazarov, Yury TsymzhenovBair Zhamsuyev
Magadan Oblast5 NovemberValentin Tsvetkov1996Vladimir Butkeyev, Vladimir Markov, Gennady DorofeyevValentin Tsvetkov
Kaliningrad Oblast[4]5 & 19 NovemberLeonid Gorbenko1996Leonid Gorbenko (Unity), Vladimir Nikitin (CPRF/NPSR), Yury SinelnikVladimir Yegorov
Kaluga Oblast[5]12 NovemberValery Sudarenkov/Anatoly Artamonov1996Anatoly Demichev/Vladimir Andreyev, Valery Artyomov/Mikhail Glazunov, Valery Baranovich/Vladimir ZakharovAnatoly Artamonov/Yevgeny Moiseyev
Pskov Oblast[3]12 NovemberYevgeny Mikhailov1996Viktor Bibikov, Mikhail Kuznetsov, Vladimir Nikitin (CPRF), Mikhail Bryachak, Vladimir Sidorenko (APR)Yevgeny Mikhailov (Unity)
Ust-Orda Buryat AO19 NovemberValery Maleyev1996Kuzma Aldarov, Roman Dulbeyev, Igor ShpakovValery Maleyev
Kurgan Oblast26 November,
10 December		Oleg Bogomolov1996Nikolay Bagretsov, Lev Yefremov, Anatoly KoltashovOleg Bogomolov (Unity)
Krasnodar Krai3 DecemberNikolai Kondratenko1996Igor Kramarenko, Martiros OganesyanAlexander Tkachov (CPRF~APR, supported by Unity)
Astrakhan Oblast3 DecemberAnatoly Guzhvin1996Alexander Mikhaylov, Viktor Likhobanin (LDPR)Anatoly Guzhvin
Perm Oblast3 DecemberGennady Igumnov1996Gennady Igumnov, Pavel Anokhin (Unity)Yury Trutnev
Koryakia3 DecemberValentina Bronevich1996Valentina Bronevich, Sergey LeushkinVladimir Loginov
Mari El3 & 17 DecemberVyacheslav Kislitsyn1996Vyacheslav Kislitsyn (CPRF), Ivan Teterin, Anatoly Ivanov, Dail ShagiakhmetovLeonid Markelov (LDPR)
Stavropol Krai3 & 17 DecemberAlexander Chernogorov1996Stanislav Ilyasov, Mikhail Kuzmin, Alexander Shiyanov, Yevgeny Pismenny, Andrey RazinAlexander Chernogorov (CPRF/NPSR)
Arkhangelsk Oblast3 & 17 DecemberAnatoly Yefremov1996Nikolay MalakovAnatoly Yefremov
Ivanovo Oblast3 & 17 DecemberVladislav Tikhomirov1996Anatoly Golovkov (OVR), Pavel PozhigailoVladimir Tikhonov (CPRF/NPSR)
Kamchatka Oblast3 & 17 DecemberVladimir Biryukov1996Boris Sinchenko, Georgy Greshnykh, Vladimir DoroginMikhail Mashkovtsev (CPRF/NPSR)
Ryazan Oblast3 & 17 DecemberVyacheslav Lyubimov1996Valery Ryumin, Vladimir Markov, Nikolay Bulayev, Mikhail MalakhovVyacheslav Lyubimov (CPRF/NPSR)
Komi-Permyakia3 & 17 DecemberNikolay Poluyanov1996Nikolay Poluyanov (Unity), Valery Vankov (supported by NPSR), Anatoly FedoseyevGennady Savelyev
Khabarovsk Krai10 DecemberViktor Ishayev1996Svetlana ZhukovaViktor Ishayev (Unity)
Bryansk Oblast10 DecemberYury Lodkin1993Nikolay Denin (supported by Unity), Yury Dyomochkin, Viktor Malashenko, Yury D. Lodkin, Alexander Denin, Vladimir BarabanovYury Lodkin (CPRF/NPSR)
Vladimir Oblast10 DecemberNikolay Vinogradov1996Yury Vlasov (supported by SPS and Yabloko), Vitaly KotovNikolay Vinogradov (CPRF/NPSR, supported by Unity and OVR)
Kostroma Oblast10 & 24 DecemberViktor Shershunov1996Boris Korobov (supported by Unity), Nikolay RomanovViktor Shershunov (CPRF/NPSR)
Khakassia24 DecemberAleksey Lebed1996Vasily Astanayev (APR)Aleksey Lebed (supported by OVR and NPSR)
Chelyabinsk Oblast24 DecemberPyotr Sumin1993Mikhail Grishankov, Valery GartungPyotr Sumin ("For the Revival of Ural", supported by NPSR and Unity)
Ulyanovsk Oblast24 DecemberYury Goryachev1996Yury Goryachev, Sergey RyabukhinVladimir Shamanov (supported by NPSR and Unity)
Volgograd Oblast24 DecemberNikolay Maksyuta1996Oleg Savchenko, Yury Chekhov (supported by OVR), Anatoly PopovNikolay Maksyuta (CPRF/NPSR)
Voronezh Oblast24 DecemberIvan Shabanov1996Ivan Shabanov (CPRF/NPSR), Alexander Gusev, Oleg Davydov, Alexander Ognev, Sergey StarodubtsevVladimir Kulakov
Chukotka24 DecemberAleksandr Nazarov1996Vladimir YetylinRoman Abramovich

Literature
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Notes
  1. Chairman of the State Council from 1995

References
  1. Gubernatorial Elections — 2000, politika.su
  2. "История выборов и назначений губернатора Еврейской автономной области" [History of elections and appointments of the governor of Jewish Autonomous Oblast]. TASS (in Russian). 2020-09-11.
  3. "Выборы-2000" [Elections-2000]. RFE/RL (in Russian). 2000-10-12.
  4. "Калининградская область" [Kaliningrad Oblast]. Kommersant (in Russian). 2000-10-31.
  5. "История выборов и назначений губернатора Калужской области" [History of elections and appointments of the governor of Kaluga Oblast]. TASS (in Russian). 2020-09-11.
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