1993 Russian gubernatorial elections

Gubernatorial elections in 1993 took place in twelve regions of the Russian Federation.

Race summary

Following the escalation of 1993 Russian constitutional crisis the governors had to choose whether to support the parliament or the president. Those who chose the losing side, were later removed from office by the president. Among them were governors of Amur and Bryansk Oblasts Aleksandr Surat and Yury Lodkin, both serving only six months.

Chuvashia

Presidential election was held in the Chuvash Republic on 12 December 1993, two years after the unsuccessful 1991 election. Since none of the seven candidates received the required majority, a second round took place on 26 December. Former justice minister of Russia Nikolay Fyodorov was elected president with 55% of the vote, defeating university chief executive Lev Kurakov and premier Valeryan Viktorov. Fyodorov was sworn in on 21 January 1994.

Candidates

Nikolay Fyodorov, minister of justice of Russia, DPR party-list candidate in the concurrent State Duma election
* Enver Ablyakimov, member of the Supreme Soviet of Chuvashia, construction executive
Vladimir Fyodorov, director of Chuvash territorial branch of the State Anti-Monopoly Committee of Russia
* Yevgeny Yaransky, collective farm chairman
Leonid Ivanov, head of department, Chuvash State University
* Nikolay Malchugin, prosecutor of Novocheboksarsk
Atner Khuzangai, member of the Supreme Soviet of Chuvashia, leader of the Chuvash National Congress, nominal winner of the 1991 election
* Vasily Antonov, entrepreneur
Eduard Kubarev, chairman of the Supreme Soviet of Chuvashia, 1991 candidate
* Vladimir Kirgizov, construction executive
Lev Kurakov, rector of the Chuvash State University, member of the Supreme Soviet of Chuvashia, candidate in the concurrent Federation Council election
* Boris Yakovlev, first deputy chairman of the Supreme Soviet of Chuvashia
Valeryan Viktorov, chairman of the Council of Ministers of Chuvashia, candidate in the concurrent Federation Council election
* Leonid Prokopyev, chairman of the State Committee for Ethnic Affairs of Russia, chairman of the Council of Ministers of the Chuvash ASSR, 1991 election runner-up

; Withdrew

Nadezhda Bikalova, economist

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Ingushetia

On 28 February 1993, presidential elections were held in Ingushetia. Major General Ruslan Aushev, formerly head of provisional administration of Ingushetia, ran unopposed with the support of several Ingush nationalist organisations. He was sworn in as president on 7 March 1993. A snap election was held a year after, along with the constitutional referendum and election of the People's Assembly.
The primary political issue of the election was the 1992 East Prigorodny conflict and the subsequent ethnic cleansing of Ingush in Prigorodny District. All of the groups supporting Aushev urged for further attention towards Ingush refugees, but disagreed on the republic's future relationship towards Russia; the National Front of Ingushetia, a party comprising supporters of Aushev's campaign, supported a takeover of Prigorodny District by the Russian federal government, while Nijsxo and the Congress of the Ingush People urged for a reassessment of the relationship. The Congress of the Ingush People called for the withdrawal of all Russian troops from Ingushetia, and Nijsxo would go on to oppose the signing of the Treaty of Federation after Aushev took office.
Following the election, Aushev signed a decree on 7 March 1993 banning all political organisations in Ingushetia.

Kalmykia

Presidential election in the Republic of Kalmykia was held on Sunday, 11 April 1993, 17 months after the previous voting of 1991, which did not reveal the winner. People's deputy of Russia Kirsan Ilyumzhinov won the presidency, defeating General Valery Ochirov and president of the Farmers Association of Kalmykia Vladimir Bambayev. Aged 31, Ilyumzhinov became the youngest holder of governor-level office in Russia.