# 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.
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 | 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 | 25 March | Mintimer Shaymiyev | 1991 | Y Mintimer Shaymiyev (OVR) 79.52% Ivan Grachev 5.47% | Mintimer Shaymiyev |
| Amur Oblast | 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 |
| Amur Oblast | 8 April (runoff) | Anatoly Belonogov | 1997 | Y Leonid Korotkov 49.42% Anatoly Belonogov (CPRF) 42.86% | Leonid Korotkov |
| 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 |
| Tula Oblast | 22 April (runoff) | Vasily Starodubtsev | 1997 | Y Vasily Starodubtsev (CPRF~APR) 71.44% Viktor Sokolovsky 17.16% Andrey Samoshin (withdrew from runoff) | Vasily Starodubtsev |
| Evenk AO | 8 April | Aleksandr Bokovikov | 1997 | Y Boris Zolotaryov 51.08% Yevgeny Vasilyev 35.09% | Boris Zolotaryov |
| Kemerovo Oblast | 22 April | Valentin Mazikin | — | Y Aman Tuleyev 93.54% Sergey Neverov 0.71% | Aman Tuleyev |
| Primorsky Krai | 27 May (first round) | Konstantin Tolstoshein | — | Sergey Darkin 23.94% Viktor Cherepkov 20.02% Gennady Apanasenko 14.12% Vladimir Grishukov (CPRF) 9.81% Valentin Dubinin 7.87% | Sergey Darkin |
| Primorsky Krai | 17 June (runoff) | Konstantin Tolstoshein | — | Y Sergey Darkin 40.17% Gennady Apanasenko 24.28% Viktor Cherepkov (disqualified from runoff) | Sergey Darkin |
| 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 |
| Nizhny Novgorod Oblast | 29 July (runoff) | Ivan Sklyarov | 1997 | Y Gennady Khodyrev (CPRF) 59.80% Ivan Sklyarov (OVR) 28.25% | Gennady Khodyrev |
| Irkutsk Oblast | 29 July (first round) | Boris Govorin | 1997 | Boris Govorin 45.05% Sergey Levchenko (CPRF) 23.93% Valentin Mezhevich 12.20% | Boris Govorin |
| Irkutsk Oblast | 19 August (runoff) | Boris Govorin | 1997 | Y Boris Govorin 47.63% Sergey Levchenko (CPRF) 45.26% | Boris Govorin |
| 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 | 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 |
| Altai Republic | 6 January 2002 (runoff) | Semyon Zubakin | 1997 | Y Mikhail Lapshin (APR) 68.15% Semyon Zubakin (SPS) 22.96% | Mikhail Lapshin |
| 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 | 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 |
| Yakutia | 13 January 2002 (runoff) | Mikhail Nikolayev (term-limited) | 1991 | Y Vyacheslav Shtyrov 59.25% Fedot Tumusov 34.59% | Vyacheslav Shtyrov |