Gubernatorial elections in 2003 were held in 23 federal subjects of Russia. 16 incumbent governors re-elected.
Race summary Federal subject Incumbent Incumbentsince Election day Candidates Result Taymyr AO (snap election) Alexander Khloponin (resigned)Sergey Nauman (acting) 2001 26 January New governor elected to a vacant position.Magadan Oblast (snap election)Valentin Tsvetkov (died in office)Nikolay Dudov (acting)1996 2 February (first round)Acting governor elected for a full term.16 February (runoff) Mordovia Nikolay Merkushkin 1995 16 FebruaryIncumbent re-elected. Belgorod Oblast Yevgeny Savchenko 1993 25 MayIncumbent re-elected.Karachay-CherkessiaVladimir Semyonov1999 17 August (first round)Incumbent lost re-election.New president elected. 31 August (runoff) Novgorod Oblast Mikhail Prusak 1991 7 SeptemberIncumbent re-elected. Omsk Oblast Leonid Polezhayev 1991 7 SeptemberIncumbent re-elected.Sverdlovsk OblastEduard Rossel1995 7 September (first round)Incumbent re-elected.21 September (runoff) Leningrad Oblast Valery Serdyukov 1999 21 SeptemberIncumbent re-elected. Tomsk Oblast Viktor Kress 1991 21 SeptemberIncumbent re-elected.Saint Petersburg (snap election)Vladimir Yakovlev (resigned)Alexander Beglov (acting)1996 21 September (first round)New governor elected to a vacant position.5 October (runoff) Chechnya Akhmad Kadyrov 2000 5 October New president elected to a vacant position.BashkortostanMurtaza Rakhimov1993 7 December (first round)Incumbent re-elected.21 December (runoff)Kirov Oblast (snap election)Vladimir Sergeyenkov1996 7 December (first round)Incumbent term-limited.New governor elected.21 December (runoff) Moscow Yury Luzhkov 1992 7 DecemberIncumbent re-elected. Moscow Oblast Boris Gromov 1999 7 DecemberIncumbent re-elected. Novosibirsk Oblast Viktor Tolokonsky 1999 7 DecemberIncumbent re-elected. Orenburg Oblast Alexey Chernyshyov 1999 7 DecemberIncumbent re-elected.Sakhalin Oblast (snap election)Igor Farkhutdinov (died in office)Ivan Malakhov (acting)1995 7 December (first round)Acting governor elected for a full term.21 December (runoff) Tambov Oblast Oleg Betin 1999 7 DecemberIncumbent re-elected.Tver OblastVladimir Platov1995 7 December (first round)Incumbent lost re-election.New governor elected.21 December (runoff) Vologda Oblast Vyacheslav Pozgalyov 1996 7 DecemberIncumbent re-elected. Yaroslavl Oblast Anatoly Lisitsyn 1991 7 DecemberIncumbent re-elected.
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