1994 Russian gubernatorial elections

1994 Russian gubernatorial elections

16 January – 30 June 1994
6 Heads of Federal Subjects from 89
1994 Russian regional elections:   Gubernatorial   Legislative   Two legislative elections (including one of another subject)   Gubernatorial and legislative   Referendum, gubernatorial and legislative   Referendum, gubernatorial and legislative (both of another subject)

Gubernatorial elections in 1994 took place in six regions of the Russian Federation. Chairmen of the Supreme Soviets of the four autonomous republics were elected presidents that year continuing the process of disbanding of the Soviets system, which began with dispersal of the Supreme Soviet of Russia in October 1993.

Race summary

Federal Subject	Date	Leadership before election	Candidates	Result
North Ossetia	16 January	Akhsarbek Galazov, chairman of the Supreme Soviet Sergey Khetagurov, premier	Y Akhsarbek Galazov 64.04% Sergey Khetagurov 32.62%	New president elected.
Ingushetia (snap election)	27 February	Ruslan Aushev, president	Y Ruslan Aushev 91.70% Bamatgirey Mankiyev 5.70%	Incumbent re-elected.
Irkutsk Oblast	27 March	Yury Nozhikov, appointed governor	Y Yury Nozhikov 78.16% Boris Alekseyev 7.96%	Incumbent elected for a full term.
Karelia	17 April	Viktor Stepanov, chairman of the Supreme Soviet Sergey Blinnikov, premier	Y Viktor Stepanov 68.57% (ran unopposed)	New premier elected.
Komi	8 May	Yury Spiridonov, chairman of the Supreme Soviet Vyacheslav Khudyayev, premier	Y Yury Spiridonov 50.98% Vyacheslav Khudyayev 33.14% Aleksandr Gladkov 8.39%	New head of the republic elected.
Buryatia	16 June (first round)	Leonid Potapov, chairman of the Supreme Soviet Vladimir Saganov, premier	Leonid Potapov 46.21% Aleksandr Ivanov 25.63% Valery Shapovalov 15.75% Sergey Namsarayev 7.97%	New president elected.
	30 June (runoff)		Y Leonid Potapov 71.71% Aleksandr Ivanov 24.90%
Primorsky Krai	7 October	Yevgeny Nazdratenko, appointed governor	Yevgeny Nazdratenko Vyacheslav Liforov Aleksey Suvorov	Election cancelled (see 1995 elections).

Sources

• Ivanov, Vitaly (2019). Глава субъекта Российской Федерации. История губернаторов [Head of the subject of the Russian Federation. History of governors] (in Russian). ISBN 978-5-907250-14-7.
• Kynev, Aleksandr (2020). Губернаторы в России: между выборами и назначениями [Governors in Russia: Between Elections and Appointments] (in Russian). ISBN 978-5-903135-68-4.