2004–05 Russian gubernatorial elections
14 March 2004 – 6 February 2005
25 Heads of Federal Subjects from 89
2004 Russian regional elections:
  Gubernatorial
  Legislative
  Gubernatorial and legislative
  Gubernatorial and legislative (both of another subject)

Gubernatorial elections in 2004 and 2005 were held in 25 federal subjects of Russia. In several regions these elections were moved from end of 2004 to March 14 to combine with the 2004 Russian presidential election.

On 12 December 2004, at the initiative of Russian President Vladimir Putin, gubernatorial elections were abolished throughout the country. These were the last gubernatorial elections in Russia until September 2012.

Race summary

Federal SubjectDateIncumbentFirst electedCandidates
Udmurtia14 MarchAlexander Volkov2000
Altai Krai14 March,
4 April		Aleksandr Surikov1996
Krasnodar Krai[1]14 MarchAlexander Tkachov2000
Arkhangelsk Oblast14 & 28 MarchAnatoly Yefremov1996
Voronezh Oblast14 MarchVladimir Kulakov2000
Kaluga Oblast14 MarchAnatoly Artamonov2000
Murmansk Oblast14 MarchYury Yevdokimov1996
Ryazan Oblast14 & 28 MarchVyacheslav Lyubimov1996
Chita Oblast14 MarchRavil Geniatulin1996
Koryakia14 March,
4 April		Vladimir Loginov2000
  • Green tickY Vladimir Loginov 37.42% / 50.88%
  • Boris Chuyev 17.92% / 39.29%
  • Andrey Petrov 16.75%
Chechnya29 AugustSergey Abramov—[lower-alpha 1]Green tick Alu Alkhanov (UR) 73.67%
Pskov Oblast14 November,
5 December		Yevgeny Mikhailov1996
UOBAO14 NovemberValery Maleyev1996
  • Green tickY Valery Maleyev (UR) 55.83%
  • Pyotr Khakhalov 37.41
Kurgan Oblast28 November,
19 December		Oleg Bogomolov1996
  • Green tickY Oleg Bogomolov (UR) 35.07% / 49.15%
  • Yevgeny Sobakin (SPS) 23.78% / 40.13%
  • Pyotr Nazarov 23.61%
Astrakhan Oblast5 DecemberAlexander Zhilkin—[lower-alpha 2]
Bryansk Oblast5 & 19 DecemberYury Lodkin1993[lower-alpha 3]
Volgograd Oblast5 & 26 DecemberNikolay Maksyuta1996
Kamchatka Oblast5 & 19 DecemberMikhail Mashkovtsev2000
Ulyanovsk Oblast5 & 26 DecemberMaria Bolshakova—[lower-alpha 4]
  • Green tickY Sergey Morozov 27.75% /
  • Sergey Gerasimov (SPS) 20.87% /
  • Margarita Barzhanova (UR) 14.63%
  • Mikhail Shkanov 9.69%
  • Yury Goryachev 8.51%
Mari El19 DecemberLeonid Markelov2000
Khabarovsk Krai19 DecemberViktor Ishayev1996
Khakassia26 DecemberAleksey Lebed1996
Nenets AO23 January,
6 February		Vladimir Butov1996[lower-alpha 5]

Bryansk Oblast

Governor of Bryansk Oblast Yury Lodkin was going on his third term in 2004 (fourth if 1993–96 tenure as Head of Administration counted), but was removed from registration "for abuse of office". The application to the regional court was submitted by the candidate from the People's Party Alexander Zhdanov. Lodkin, considered one of the favorites of the campaign, linked his removing from ballot with his Communist Party membership. He accused the United Russia party of “unwillingness to win legally”.[3]

Samara Oblast

The elections were set up by the regional court on 19 September 2004,[4] after the court recognized that the 5-year term limit, introduced into the Samara Oblast Charter during the 2000 elections, can come into force only after next elections and that Konstantin Titov's term expired on July 2. However, the elections were later canceled by the Supreme Court at the suit of the Central Election Commission.

Nenets Autonomous Okrug

Gubernatorial elections in Nenets Autonomous Okrug were held on 23 January 2005, the second round was held on February 6. Incumbent governor Vladimir Butov, in office from 1996, could not be nominated due to the two-term limit (the Supreme Court of Russia overturned regional act passed shortly before the elections that allowed Butov to run for a third term). In addition he was convicted for beating a traffic police officer.[5]

Candidates included:[6]

  • Alexey Barinov, President of a charitable foundation, former chief federal inspector for Nenets AO, ex-employee of LUKoil
  • Viktoria Bobrova, assistant of Nenets AO Regional Prosecutor
  • Vladimir Butov, relative and namesake of incumbent governor
  • Igor Koshin, member of Nenets AO legislature; former secretary of the political council of United Russia's regional branch, expelled from the party after self-nominating for governorship
  • Leonid Sablin, member of Nenets AO legislature, chairman of local executive committee (1985–90)
  • Alexander Shmakov, entrepreneur

Results

CandidatePartyFirst roundSecond round
Votes%Votes%
Alexey BarinovIndependent4,36222.749,00548.87
Igor KoshinIndependent4,02820.995,66330.74
Leonid SablinCommunist Party3,51518.32
Alexander ShmakovUnited Russia3,15716.45
Vladimir Butov1,0915.69
Alexander Bebenin5933.09
Viktoria Bobrova4972.59
Leonid Bogachuk880.46
Nikolay Kalchishkov720.38
Vladimir Kislyakov660.34
Stanislav Bestuzhev630.33
Nikolay Kirikov240.13
Alexander Kolesnikov240.13
Mikhail Nikitsin230.12
Nikolay Yablokov170.09
Against all1,5668.163,75720.39
Total19,186100.0018,425100.00
Valid votes19,18698.55
Invalid/blank votes2821.45
Total votes19,468100.00
Registered voters/turnout30,93962.92
Source: Election Commission of Nenets Autonomous Okrug[7][8]

Aftermath

On 18 February 2005, Alexey Barinov officially took office. In May 2006 he was arrested on charges of committing fraud.[9] On June 2 of the same year, President Vladimir Putin removed Barinov from the governorship and appointed the chief federal inspector for the region, Valery Potapenko as the interim governor of NAO. Later, in 2007, Barinov was acquitted.[10]

Literature

  • Ivanov, Vitaly (2020). Глава субъекта Российской Федерации. История губернаторов. Том I. История. Книга II [Head of the subject of the Russian Federation. History of governors. Volume I: History. Book II] (in Russian). pp. 250–252.

Notes

  1. ↑ Interim president installed after assassination of Akhmad Kadyrov
  2. ↑ Interim governor installed after death of Anatoly Guzhvin
  3. ↑ Disqualified from reelection
  4. ↑ Acting governor after Vladimir Shamanov's resign
  5. ↑ Barred from reelection

References

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