2012 Russian regional elections

Regional elections were held in 2012 in eleven federal subjects of Russia, first on 4 March, and then on 14 October. These were the first elections where governors were elected since 2005.

Gubernatorial elections

Gubernatorial elections in Amur, Belgorod, Bryansk, Novgorod and Ryazan were held on 14 October. In all five regions, United Russia won with at least 64% of the vote.

Legislative elections

Elections for regional parliaments were held on 14 October in 6 federal subjects of Russia. Parties clearing the electoral threshold are highlighted.

Mayoral elections

The table includes capital cities of federal subjects and urban okrugs with 100,000+ inhabitants.

City	Date	Incumbent	Incumbent since	Candidates	Result
Arkhangelsk, Arkhangelsk Oblast	4 March	Viktor Pavlenko	2008		Incumbent re-elected.
Astrakhan, Astrakhan Oblast	4 March	Sergey Bozhenov Mikhail Stolyarov	2004		Acting mayor elected for a full term.
Cherepovets, Vologda Oblast	4 March	Oleg Kuvshinnikov	2007		New mayor elected to a vacant position.
Gorno-Altaysk, Altai Republic	4 March	Viktor Oblogin	1992		Incumbent re-elected.
Kamensk-Uralsky, Sverdlovsk Oblast	4 March	Mikhail Astakhov	2008		Incumbent re-elected.
Kamyshin, Volgograd Oblast	4 March	Aleksandr Chunakov	2004		Incumbent re-elected.
Naryan-Mar, Nenets AO	4 March	Yury Rodionovsky	2008		Incumbent lost re-election. New mayor elected.
Novokuybyshevsk, Samara Oblast	4 March	Oleg Volkov	2007		Incumbent did not stand for re-election. New mayor elected.
Taganrog, Rostov Oblast	4 March	Nikolay Fedyanin	2003		Incumbent lost re-election. New mayor elected.
Tolyatti, Samara Oblast	4 March	Anatoly Pushkov	2008		Incumbent did not stand for re-election. New mayor elected.
Tolyatti, Samara Oblast	18 March	Anatoly Pushkov	2008		Incumbent did not stand for re-election. New mayor elected.
Yakutsk, Sakha (Yakutia)	4 March	Yury Zabolev Igor Nikiforov	2007		New mayor elected to a vacant position.
Yaroslavl, Yaroslavl Oblast	4 March	Viktor Volonchunas	1991		Incumbent did not stand for re-election. New mayor elected.
Yaroslavl, Yaroslavl Oblast	1 April	Viktor Volonchunas	1991		Incumbent did not stand for re-election. New mayor elected.
Yessentuki, Stavropol Krai	4 March	Konstantin Skomorokhin	2003		New mayor elected to a vacant position.
Zlatoust, Chelyabinsk Oblast	20 May	Aleksandr Karavayev	2009		New mayor elected to a vacant position.
Krasnoyarsk, Krasnoyarsk Krai	10 June	Pyotr Pimashkov Edkham Akbulatov	1996		Acting mayor elected for a full term.
Omsk, Omsk Oblast	17 June	Viktor Schreider Tatyana Vizhevitova	2005		New mayor elected to a vacant position.
Angarsk, Irkutsk Oblast	14 October	Vladimir Zhukov Anton Medko	2010		Executive mayoralty re-created. New mayor elected.
Kaliningrad, Kaliningrad Oblast	14 October	Alexander Yaroshuk	2007		Incumbent re-elected.
Khimki, Moscow Oblast	14 October	Vladimir Strelchenko	2005		New mayor elected to a vacant position.
Nizhny Tagil, Sverdlovsk Oblast	14 October	Valentina Isayeva	2008		Incumbent did not stand for re-election. New mayor elected.
Novocherkassk, Rostov Oblast	2 December	Anatoly Kondratenko	2010		New mayor elected to a vacant position.