2019 Russian regional elections
Local elections held in Russia
The 2019 Russian regional elections took place on 8 September 2019 for the election of governors in 19 subjects, among which 16 by direct votes and 3 by indirect votes, and of legislatives bodies in 13 subjects.
State Duma by-elections
Novgorod constituency
Komsomolsk-na-Amure constituency
Serov constituency
Oryol constituency
Gubernatorial elections
Direct election
Altai Republic
Astrakhan Oblast
Bashkortostan Republic
Chelyabinsk Oblast
Kalmykia Republic
Kurgan Oblast
Kursk Oblast
Lipetsk Oblast
Murmansk Oblast
Orenburg Oblast
Saint Petersburg Federal City
Sakhalin Oblast
Stavropol Krai
Volgograd Oblast
Vologda Oblast
Zabaykalsky Krai
Indirect election
Crimea (20 September)
Ingushetia
Kabardino-Balkaria (3 October)
Regional legislative elections
Altai Republic State Assembly
Bryansk Oblast Duma
Crimea State Council
Kabardino-Balkaria Parliament
Karachay-Cherkessia People's Assembly
Khabarovsk Krai Legislative Duma
Mari El Republic State Assembly
Sevastopol Legislative Assembly
Tatarstan State Council
Tula Oblast Duma
Tuva Great Khural
Volgograd Oblast Duma
By-Elections
Altai Krai Legislative Assembly district 2
Bashkortostan State Assembly districts 9, 16
Chuvash Republic State Council district 16
Kemerovo Oblast Council of People's Deputies district 9
Khakassia Supreme Council districts 4, 9, 11, 19
Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug – Yugra Duma district 15
Kostroma Oblast Duma district 8
Krasnodar Krai Legislative Assembly district 15
Krasnoyarsk Krai Legislative Assembly districts 2, 15
Kursk Oblast Duma district 3
Lipetsk Oblast Council of Deputies district 24
Nenets Autonomous Okrug Assembly of Deputies district 8
Nizhny Novgorod Oblast Legislative Assembly district 20
Novgorod Oblast Duma district 1
Omsk Oblast Legislative Assembly districts 4, 14, 19
Orenburg Oblast Legislative Assembly district 3
Primorsky Krai Legislative Assembly district 19
Pskov Oblast Assembly of Deputies district 2
Samara Regional Duma districts 11, 19
Saratov Oblast Duma district 2
Smolensk Oblast Duma district 24
Sverdlovsk Oblast Legislative Assembly district 11
Tomsk Oblast Legislative Duma districts 5, 16
Tver Oblast Legislative Assembly district 19
Tyumen Oblast Duma district 19
Udmurtia State Council districts 7, 12
Vologda Oblast Legislative Assembly district 13
Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug Legislative Assembly district 8
Zabaykalsky Krai Legislative Assembly district 20
Municipal
Saint Petersburg Municipal Councils
In Saint Petersburg's Chernaya Rechka municipal district, opposition candidate Pavel Chuprunov received a candidate certificate, but the election commission did not adopt a valid decision registering him and his name did not appear on the ballot. RFE/RL reported that opposition candidates in several Saint Petersburg districts faced queues of alleged sham candidates outside election commissions and police restrictions on access; Chuprunov said he had made repeated attempts to submit his papers. In January 2020, a court annulled the result in the five-seat constituency; a repeat election was held in September 2021.
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