Regional elections were held in 2012 in eleven federal subjects of Russia, first on 4 March, and then on 14 October. These were the first elections where governors were elected since 2005.
Gubernatorial elections
Gubernatorial elections in Amur, Belgorod, Bryansk, Novgorod and Ryazan were held on 14 October. In all five regions, United Russia won with at least 64% of the vote.
Legislative elections Elections for regional parliaments were held on 14 October in 6 federal subjects of Russia. Parties clearing the electoral threshold (varying from 5% to 7% in each region) are highlighted. Legislature Voting system Party-list results District seats Majority UR CPRF LDPR SR OtherNorth Ossetia, Parliament Parallel (35 PR + 35 TRS)44.20% (18) 10.48% (4) 1.33% 7.17% (2) PoR 26.57% (11) General: UR 19, SR 3, PoR 1, Ind 1
Runoff: UR 7, PoR 2, CPRF 1, Ind 1 Udmurtia, State Council Parallel (45 PR + 45 FPTP)53.19% (29) 17.23% (9) 10.08% (6) 5.07% (1) — UR 38, CPRF 2, Ind 5 Krasnodar Krai, Legislative Assembly Parallel (50 PR + 50 FPTP)69.47% (45) 8.98% (5) 4.56% 4.15% — UR 50 Penza Oblast, Legislative Assembly Parallel (18 PR + 18 FPTP)70.64% (16) 12.52% (2) 4.61% 2.87% — UR 18 Sakhalin Oblast Duma Parallel (14 PR + 14 FPTP)50.18% (9) 18.33% (3) 8.36% (1) 7.17% (1) — UR 12, Ind 2 Saratov Oblast Duma Parallel (23 PR + 22 FPTP)77.92% (21) 8.27% (1) 2.83% 5.01% (1) — UR 22 Total (incl. district seats) 369 seats 304 27 7 8 23 —
Mayoral elections The table includes capital cities of federal subjects (9) and urban okrugs with 100,000+ inhabitants. City Date Incumbent Incumbentsince Candidates Result Arkhangelsk, Arkhangelsk Oblast 4 March Viktor Pavlenko 2008 Incumbent re-elected. Astrakhan, Astrakhan Oblast 4 March Sergey Bozhenov (resigned)Mikhail Stolyarov (acting) 2004 Acting mayor elected for a full term. Cherepovets, Vologda Oblast 4 March Oleg Kuvshinnikov (resigned) 2007 New mayor elected to a vacant position. Gorno-Altaysk, Altai Republic 4 March Viktor Oblogin 1992 Incumbent re-elected. Kamensk-Uralsky, Sverdlovsk Oblast 4 March Mikhail Astakhov 2008 Incumbent re-elected. Kamyshin, Volgograd Oblast 4 March Aleksandr Chunakov 2004 Incumbent re-elected. Naryan-Mar, Nenets AO 4 March Yury Rodionovsky 2008 Incumbent lost re-election.New mayor elected. Novokuybyshevsk, Samara Oblast 4 March Oleg Volkov 2007 Incumbent did not stand for re-election.New mayor elected. Taganrog, Rostov Oblast 4 March Nikolay Fedyanin 2003 Incumbent lost re-election.New mayor elected.Tolyatti, Samara Oblast 4 March (first round) Anatoly Pushkov 2008 Incumbent did not stand for re-election.New mayor elected. 18 March (runoff) Yakutsk, Sakha (Yakutia) 4 March Yury Zabolev (resigned)Igor Nikiforov (acting) 2007 New mayor elected to a vacant position.Yaroslavl, Yaroslavl Oblast 4 March (first round) Viktor Volonchunas 1991 Incumbent did not stand for re-election.New mayor elected. 1 April (runoff) Yessentuki, Stavropol Krai 4 March Konstantin Skomorokhin (resigned) 2003 New mayor elected to a vacant position. Zlatoust, Chelyabinsk Oblast 20 May Aleksandr Karavayev (resigned) 2009 New mayor elected to a vacant position. Krasnoyarsk, Krasnoyarsk Krai 10 June Pyotr Pimashkov (resigned)Edkham Akbulatov (acting) 1996 Acting mayor elected for a full term. Omsk, Omsk Oblast 17 June Viktor Schreider (resigned)Tatyana Vizhevitova (acting) 2005 New mayor elected to a vacant position. Angarsk, Irkutsk Oblast 14 October Vladimir Zhukov (mayor–chairman of the Duma)Anton Medko (city manager) 2010 Executive mayoralty re-created.New mayor elected. Kaliningrad, Kaliningrad Oblast 14 October Alexander Yaroshuk 2007 Incumbent re-elected. Khimki, Moscow Oblast 14 October Vladimir Strelchenko (resigned) 2005 New mayor elected to a vacant position. Nizhny Tagil, Sverdlovsk Oblast 14 October Valentina Isayeva 2008 Incumbent did not stand for re-election.New mayor elected. Novocherkassk, Rostov Oblast 2 December Anatoly Kondratenko (resigned) 2010 New mayor elected to a vacant position.
See also 2012 Russian presidential election
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External links Opposition aims for headway in Russian local vote (yahoo.com) Russian local elections test Putin's grip (yahoo.com)