Gubernatorial elections in 1998 took place in ten regions of the Russian Federation.
Overview 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.Gubernatorial elections — 1998, politika.su
Race summary Federal subject Incumbent Incumbentsince Election day Candidates Result North Ossetia Akhsarbek Galazov 1994 18 January Incumbent lost re-election.New president elected. Mordovia Nikolay Merkushkin 1995 15 February Incumbent re-elected. Ingushetia Ruslan Aushev 1993 1 March Incumbent re-elected. Lipetsk Oblast Mikhail Narolin 1993 12 April Incumbent lost re-election.New governor elected. Penza Oblast Anatoly Kovlyagin 1993 12 April Incumbent lost re-election.New governor elected.Karelia Viktor Stepanov 1994 26 April (first round) Incumbent lost re-election.New premier elected.17 May (runoff)Krasnoyarsk Krai Valery Zubov 1993 26 April (first round) Incumbent lost re-election.New governor elected. 17 May (runoff)Smolensk Oblast Anatoly Glushenkov 1993 26 April (first round) Incumbent lost re-election.New governor elected.17 May (runoff) Bashkortostan (snap election) Murtaza Rakhimov 1993 14 June Incumbent re-elected. Buryatia Leonid Potapov 1994 21 June Incumbent re-elected.
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