The 2008 Russian elections took place on 2 March and 12 October 2008 (both known as "single voting day"), including presidential election and 16 regional legislative elections.
Presidential election
Presidential election was held on 2 March 2008. Dmitry Medvedev was elected president for a four-year term with 70.3% of the vote. Incumbent president Vladimir Putin was term-limited.
Legislative elections March Legislature Voting system Party-list results District seats Majority UR CPRF LDPR SR Other Bashkortostan, State Assembly 60 PR + 60 FPTP)85.77% (55) 7.24% (5) 2.18% 3.53% — UR 55, Ind 4, CPRF 1 Ingushetia, People's Assembly 27 PR74.09% (20) 7.34% (2) 11.06% (4) 7.39% (2) — none Kalmykia, People's Khural 27 PR54.58% (17) 22.63% (7) 3.66% 4.97% APR 7.69% (3) none Sakha (Yakutia), State Assembly 35 PR + 35 FPTP51.80% (20) 15.97% (6) 6.40% 14.93% (6) APR 8.53% (3) UR 16, Ind 13, APR 3, CPRF 1, vacant 2 Altai Krai Legislative Assembly 34 PR + 34 FPTP53.44% (18) 19.60% (7) 16.45% (6) 7.72% (3) — UR 20, Ind 7, SR 6, APR 1 Amur Oblast, Legislative Assembly 36 PR62.43% (25) 17.54% (7) 11.01% (4) 5.48% — none Ivanovo Oblast Duma 24 PR + 24 FPTP60.30% (15) 15.34% (4) 8.61% (2) 10.27% (3) — UR 16, Ind 6, CPRF 1 Rostov Oblast, Legislative Assembly 25 PR + 25 FPTP71.88% (20) 15.81% (5) 5.77% 5.06% — UR 25 Sverdlovsk Oblast, Legislative Assembly 14 PR + 21 FPTP58.43% (10) 12.20% (2) 16.07% (2) 6.26% — UR 21 Ulyanovsk Oblast, Legislative Assembly 15 PR + 15 FPTP66.36% (10) 15.95% (3) 7.39% (1) 7.77% (1) — UR 14, SR 1 Yaroslavl Oblast, State Duma 25 PR + 25 FPTP50.02% (15) 14.60% (4) 12.58% (4) did not stand PoR 5.92% (2) UR 16, Ind 9 Total (incl. district seats) 561 seats 408 55 23 22 53 —
October Legislature Voting system Party-list results District seats Majority UR CPRF LDPR SR Other Chechnya, Parliament 41 PR88.40% (37) 0.33% 0.18% 9.20% (4) — none Zabaykalsky Krai, Legislative Assembly 25 PR + 20 FPTP + 5 MNTV54.81% (14) 13.41% (4) 10.81% (3) 9.30% (2) APR 6.90% (2) UR 19, Ind 4, CPRF 1, APR 1 Irkutsk Oblast, Legislative Assembly 25 PR + 21 FPTP + 4 MNTV49.45% (15) 13.25% (4) 15.07% (4) 8.11% (2) — UR 16, Ind 6, APR 2, SR 1 Kemerovo Oblast, Council of People's Deputies 18 PR + 18 FPTP84.79% (17) 3.47% 4.66% 5.51% (1) — UR 18 Sakhalin Oblast Duma 14 PR + 14 FPTP55.27% (9) 23.11% (3) 9.85% (1) 8.46% (1) — UR 12, CPRF 1, SR 1 Total (incl. district seats) 205 seats 157 13 8 12 15 —
Mayoral elections Elections for mayor were held in 18 capital cities of federal subjects of Russia. City Date Incumbent Incumbentsince Candidates ResultAbakan, Khakassia 2 March Nikolay Bulakin 1995Incumbent re-elected.Barnaul, Altai Krai Vladimir Kolganov 2003Incumbent re-elected.Gorno-Altaysk, Altai Republic Viktor Oblogin 1992Incumbent re-elected.Kemerovo, Kemerovo Oblast Vladimir Mikhailov 1991Incumbent re-elected.Khanty-Mansiysk, Khanty-Mansi AO Valery Sudeykin (resigned) 2001New mayor elected to a vacant position.Krasnoyarsk, Krasnoyarsk Krai Pyotr Pimashkov 1996Incumbent re-elected.Maykop, Adygea Mikhail Chernichenko 1991Incumbent re-elected.Veliky Novgorod, Novgorod Oblast Nikolay Grazhdankin (resigned)Yury Bobryshev (acting) 2002Acting mayor elected for a full term.Voronezh, Voronezh Oblast Boris Skrynnikov 2003Incumbent lost re-election. New mayor elected.Yaroslavl, Yaroslavl Oblast Viktor Volonchunas 1991Incumbent re-elected.Yekaterinburg, Sverdlovsk Oblast Arkady Chernetsky 1992Incumbent re-elected.Naryan-Mar, Nenets AO 18 May Leonid Sablin (resigned) 2005Former mayor re-elected.Vladivostok, Primorsky Krai Vladimir Nikolayev (removed) 2004New mayor elected to a vacant position.Arkhangelsk, Arkhangelsk Oblast 25 May Alexander Donskoy (removed)Viktor Pavlenko (acting) 2005Acting mayor elected for a full term.Khabarovsk, Khabarovsk Krai 12 October Aleksandr Sokolov 2000Incumbent re-elected.Magadan, Magadan Oblast Vladimir Pechyony 2004Incumbent re-elected.Stavropol, Stavropol Krai Dmitry Kuzmin 2003Incumbent did not stand for re-election. New mayor elected.Vologda, Vologda Oblast Aleksey Yakunichev (resigned) 1995New mayor elected to a vacant position.
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