2001 Russian gubernatorial elections

Gubernatorial elections in 2001 took place in 17 regions of the Russian Federation. 16 regular and one extraordinary campaigns took place that year. In two regions the second rounds were held in January 2002.

2001 Russian gubernatorial elections

← 2000 14 January – 23 December 2001 2002 →
17 Heads of Federal Subjects from 89

With some delay, elections were held for the governors of Nenets and Taymyr Autonomous Okrugs, whose terms of office expired back in December 2000. Early elections were held in Primorsky Krai after resignation of Yevgeny Nazdratenko.

On 1 December 2001 Fatherland – All Russia party (OVR), founded and supported by a number of influential governors, officially merged with pro-Putin Unity into United Russia. For the some time after it was known as "Unity and Fatherland — United Russia". Previously that year members of these two center-right parties had occasionally met each other in different gubernatorial races.

Race summary

Federal Subject[1]	Date	Incumbent		First elected	Candidates	Governor-elect
Tyumen Oblast	14 January		Leonid Roketsky	1997	Y Sergey Sobyanin 52.78% Leonid Roketsky 28.90% Aleksandr Cherepanov (RKRP) 7.41% Sergey Atroshenko (RPP) 1.87%		Sergey Sobyanin
Nenets AO	14 January		Vladimir Butov	1996	Y Vladimir Butov (Unity) 68.28% Aleksandr Shmakov 13.60%		Vladimir Butov
Taymyr AO	28 January		Gennady Nedelin	1996	Y Alexander Khloponin 61.97% Gennady Nedelin 33.97%		Alexander Khloponin
Tatarstan[2]	25 March		Mintimer Shaymiyev	1991	Y Mintimer Shaymiyev (OVR) 79.52% Ivan Grachev 5.47%		Mintimer Shaymiyev
Amur Oblast[3][4]	25 March (first round)		Anatoly Belonogov	1997	Anatoly Belonogov (CPRF) 43.90% Leonid Korotkov 20.60% Yury Bobylyov 10.86% Pavel Stein 7.98%		Leonid Korotkov
	8 April (runoff)				Y Leonid Korotkov 49.42% Anatoly Belonogov (CPRF) 42.86%
Tula Oblast	8 April (first round)		Vasily Starodubtsev	1997	Vasily Starodubtsev (CPRF~APR) 49.09% Andrey Samoshin 20.96% Viktor Sokolovsky 18.62%		Vasily Starodubtsev
	22 April (runoff)				Y Vasily Starodubtsev (CPRF~APR) 71.44% Viktor Sokolovsky 17.16% Andrey Samoshin (withdrew from runoff)
Evenk AO	8 April		Aleksandr Bokovikov	1997	Y Boris Zolotaryov 51.08% Yevgeny Vasilyev 35.09%		Boris Zolotaryov
Kemerovo Oblast	22 April		Valentin Mazikin	—[a]	Y Aman Tuleyev 93.54% Sergey Neverov 0.71%		Aman Tuleyev
Primorsky Krai	27 May (first round)		Konstantin Tolstoshein	—[b]	Sergey Darkin 23.94% Viktor Cherepkov 20.02% Gennady Apanasenko 14.12% Vladimir Grishukov (CPRF) 9.81% Valentin Dubinin 7.87%		Sergey Darkin
	17 June (runoff)				Y Sergey Darkin 40.17% Gennady Apanasenko 24.28% Viktor Cherepkov (disqualified from runoff)
Nizhny Novgorod Oblast	15 July (first round)		Ivan Sklyarov	1997	Gennady Khodyrev (CPRF) 23.94% Ivan Sklyarov (OVR) 20.82% Vadim Bulavinov 19.07% Dmitry Savelyev (SPS) 12.58% Andrey Klimentyev 10.54%		Gennady Khodyrev
	29 July (runoff)				Y Gennady Khodyrev (CPRF) 59.80% Ivan Sklyarov (OVR) 28.25%
Irkutsk Oblast	29 July (first round)		Boris Govorin	1997	Boris Govorin 45.05% Sergey Levchenko (CPRF) 23.93% Valentin Mezhevich 12.20%		Boris Govorin
	19 August (runoff)				Y Boris Govorin 47.63% Sergey Levchenko (CPRF) 45.26%
Rostov Oblast	23 September		Vladimir Chub	1996	Y Vladimir Chub 78.23% Pyotr Voloshin 7.21%		Vladimir Chub
Oryol Oblast	28 October		Yegor Stroyev	1993	Y Yegor Stroyev 91.52%		Yegor Stroyev
Altai Republic[5][6]	16 December (first round)		Semyon Zubakin	1997	Mikhail Lapshin (APR) 22.96% Semyon Zubakin (SPS) 15.20% Vladimir Petrov 14.11% Sergey Krechetov 13.24% Viktor Romashkin (CPRF) 11.97% Alexander Berdnikov (United Russia) 9.67% Vladimir Amurgushev 5.97%		Mikhail Lapshin
	6 January 2002 (runoff)				Y Mikhail Lapshin (APR) 68.15% Semyon Zubakin (SPS) 22.96%
Komi	16 December		Yury Spiridonov	1994	Y Vladimir Torlopov 39.75% Yury Spiridonov 34.92% Leonid Musinov (CPRF) 6.23%		Vladimir Torlopov
Chuvashia	16 December		Nikolay Fyodorov	1993	Y Nikolay Fyodorov 40.73% Valentin Shurchanov (CPRF) 37.73%		Nikolay Fyodorov
Yakutia[7][8][9][10]	23 December (first round)		Mikhail Nikolayev (term-limited)	1991	Vyacheslav Shtyrov 45.54% Fedot Tumusov 17.00% Ruslan Shipkov 15.83% Vasily Filippov 8.00%		Vyacheslav Shtyrov
	13 January 2002 (runoff)				Y Vyacheslav Shtyrov 59.25% Fedot Tumusov 34.59%

Notes

1. Acting governor installed after resignation of Aman Tuleyev in January 2001
2. Acting governor installed after resignation of Yevgeny Nazdratenko in February 2001