# 1993 Russian gubernatorial elections

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

## Race summary

| Federal Subject | Date | Incumbent | Incumbent status | Candidates | Governor-elect |
| Ingushetia | 28 February | Viktor Polyanichko | Head of interim administration | Y Ruslan Aushev 99.9% (ran unopposed) | Ruslan Aushev |
| Kalmykia | 11 April | Ilya Bugdayev | Chairman of the Council of People′s Deputies | Y Kirsan Ilyumzhinov 65.37% Valery Ochirov 29.22% | Kirsan Ilyumzhinov |
| Lipetsk Oblast | 11 April | Vladimir Zaytsev | Interim governor | Y Mikhail Narolin 49.8% | Mikhail Narolin |
| Oryol Oblast | 11 April | Nikolay Yudin | Appointee | Y Yegor Stroyev 52.87% Nikolay Yudin 34.18% | Yegor Stroyev |
| Penza Oblast | 11 April | Aleksandr Kondratyev | Appointee | Y Anatoly Kovlyagin 71% | Anatoly Kovlyagin |
| Krasnoyarsk Krai | 11 & 25 April | Valery Zubov | Interim governor | Y Valery Zubov 24.19% / 73.12% Valery Sergiyenko 7.73% / 19% | Valery Zubov |
| Amur Oblast | 11 April, 25 April | Albert Krivchenko | Appointee | Y Aleksandr Surat 34.76% / 52.91% Nikolay Kolyadinsky 30.42% / 44.56%... Albert Krivchenko 6.03% | Aleksandr Surat |
| Bryansk Oblast | 11 April, 25 April | Vladimir Barabanov | Appointee | Y Yury Lodkin 29.3% / 51.4% Vladimir Barabanov 33.8% / 44.9% | Yury Lodkin |
| Chelyabinsk Oblast | 11 April, 25 April | Vadim Solovyov | Appointee | Y Pyotr Sumin 58.4% / 48.2% Vladimir Grigoriadi 6.4% / 35.4% | Pyotr Sumin |
| Smolensk Oblast | 25 April | Valery Fateyev | Appointee | Y Anatoly Glushenkov 41.2% Valery Fateyev 30.5% | Anatoly Glushenkov |
| Bashkortostan | 12 December | Murtaza Rakhimov | Chairman of the Supreme Soviet | Y Murtaza Rakhimov 62.7% Rafis Kadyrov 28.5% | Murtaza Rakhimov |
| Chuvashia | 12 December, 26 December | Eduard Kubarev | Chairman of the Supreme Soviet | Y Nikolay Fyodorov 24.9% / 55.1% Lev Kurakov 21.9% / 38.9%... Atner Khuzangai 6.3% Eduard Kubarev 3.7% | Nikolay Fyodorov |
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.

## 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 (29.22%) and president of the Farmers Association of Kalmykia Vladimir Bambayev (1.55%). Aged 31, Ilyumzhinov became the youngest holder of governor-level office in Russia.