1998 Russian gubernatorial elections
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18 January – 21 June 1998
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10 Heads of Federal Subjects from 89 | |
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 1998 Russian regional elections:
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Gubernatorial elections in 1998 took place in ten regions of the Russian Federation.
Overview
[edit]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.[1]
Race summary
[edit]| Federal subject[1] | Incumbent | Incumbent since | Election day | Candidates | Result |
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| North Ossetia[2][3] | Akhsarbek Galazov | 1994 | 18 January |
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Incumbent lost re-election. New president elected. |
| Mordovia[4][5] | Nikolay Merkushkin | 1995 | 15 February |
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Incumbent re-elected. |
| Ingushetia[6][7] | Ruslan Aushev | 1993 | 1 March |
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Incumbent re-elected. |
| Lipetsk Oblast[8] | Mikhail Narolin | 1993 | 12 April |
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Incumbent lost re-election. New governor elected. |
| Penza Oblast[9] | Anatoly Kovlyagin | 1993 | 12 April |
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Incumbent lost re-election. New governor elected. |
| Karelia[10] | Viktor Stepanov | 1994 | 26 April (first round) |
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Incumbent lost re-election. New premier elected. |
| 17 May (runoff) |
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| Krasnoyarsk Krai[11][12] | Valery Zubov | 1993 | 26 April (first round) |
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Incumbent lost re-election. New governor elected. |
| 17 May (runoff) |
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| Smolensk Oblast[13][14] | Anatoly Glushenkov | 1993 | 26 April (first round) |
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Incumbent lost re-election. New governor elected. |
| 17 May (runoff) |
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| Bashkortostan[15][16] (snap election) | Murtaza Rakhimov | 1993 | 14 June |
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Incumbent re-elected. |
| Buryatia[17] | Leonid Potapov | 1994 | 21 June |
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Incumbent re-elected. |
References
[edit]- 1 2 Gubernatorial elections — 1998, politika.su
- ↑ "Северная Осетия (Алания). Выборы Президента 1998". electoralgeography.com (in Russian). Retrieved 6 January 2026.
- ↑ "Incumbent ousted in North Ossetia". jamestown.org. 20 January 1998.
- ↑ "Мордовия. Выборы Главы Республики 1998". electoralgeography.com (in Russian). Retrieved 14 January 2026.
- ↑ "Ножки — с ложки…". stolica-s.su (in Russian). 6 May 2023. Retrieved 14 January 2026.
- ↑ "Республика Ингушетия. Выборы президента Республики, 1998". electoralgeography.com (in Russian). Retrieved 6 January 2026.
- ↑ "Presidential elections 1 March 1998". Archived from the original on 21 February 2020. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
- ↑ Железняк, Владимир. "Липецкая область в апреле 1998 года" [Lipetsk Oblast in April 1998]. International Institute of Humanities and Political Studies (in Russian). Retrieved 22 February 2026.
- ↑ "Архив выборов и референдумов". Penza Oblast Election Commission (in Russian). Retrieved 12 October 2025.
- ↑ "Political life in Kostomuksha". Kostomuksha - the open gate to Russia. Archived from the original on 16 June 2008.
- ↑ "Выборы Губернатора Красноярского края. 1998 год". Krasnoyarsk Krai Election Commission (in Russian). Archived from the original on 14 October 2013.
- ↑ "Российская народно-республиканская партия. Региональные выборы 1996 - 1998". socarchive.narod.ru (in Russian). Archived from the original on 19 September 2003.
- ↑ "Смоленская область. Губернаторские выборы 1998". electoralgeography.com (in Russian). Retrieved 6 January 2026.
- ↑ Евдокимов М.Ю. "Смоленская область в октябре 1998 года" [Smolensk Oblast in October 1998]. igpi.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 24 December 2025.
- ↑ "Башкирия. Выборы президента республики, 1998" [Bashkiria. Election for president of the republic, 1998]. electoralgeography.com (in Russian). Retrieved 24 December 2025.
- ↑ "Результаты выборов Президента Республики Башкортостан 14 июня 1998г". bolizm.ihep.su (in Russian). Archived from the original on 25 July 2002.
- ↑ "Бурятия. Выборы президента республики 1998". electoralgeography.com (in Russian). Retrieved 6 January 2026.