# 2016 Russian gubernatorial elections

Gubernatorial elections were held on 18 September 2016 in nine federal subjects of Russia. All elections passed in one round.
In seven federal subjects, there were direct elections of governors, and in two, the governor was elected by the regional parliaments.
None of the incumbent governors had lost the elections.

## Race summary

| Federal Subject | Incumbent | Party | Incumbent status | Losing candidates | Governor-elect |
| Komi | Sergey Gaplikov | Independent | Acting | Ivan Filipchenko (LDPR) Leonid Musinov (CPRF) Vyacheslav Popov (JR) Andrey Pyatkov (PR) | Sergey Gaplikov (I) |
| Tula Oblast | Alexey Dyumin | Independent | Acting | Oleg Lebedev (CP) Oleg Veselov (CR) Nikolay Ogoltsov (RPPJ) | Alexey Dyumin (I) |
| Zabaykalsky Krai | Natalia Zhdanova | United Russia | Acting | Nikolay Merzlikin (CPRF) Anatoly Vershinsky (AP) Tagir Aglyamov (PR) | Natalia Zhdanova (UR) |
| Tver Oblast | Igor Rudenya | Independent | Acting | Anton Morozov (LDPR) Ilya Kleimenov (CR) | Igor Rudenya (I) |
| Chechnya | Ramzan Kadyrov | United Russia | Term-limited | Idris Usmanov (PG) Gairsolt Batayev (CPRF) Sultan Denilkhanov (JR) | Ramzan Kadyrov (UR) |
| Ulyanovsk Oblast | Sergey Morozov | United Russia | Term-limited | Alexey Kurinny (CPRF) Sergey Marinin (LDPR) Oleg Goryachev (Y) Oleg Kalmykov (JR) Maxim Suraikin (CR) Lev Levitas (G) | Sergey Morozov (UR) |
| Tuva | Sholban Kara-ool | United Russia | Term-limited | Sergey Salchak (CPRF) Valery Bichi-ool (JR) Igor Frente (LDPR) | Sholban Kara-ool (UR) |
| North Ossetia–Alania | Vyacheslav Bitarov | United Russia | Acting | Yelena Knyazeva (CPRF) Gary Kuchiev (JR) | Vyacheslav Bitarov (UR) |
| Karachay-Cherkessia | Rashid Temrezov | United Russia | Term-limited | Ismel Bidjiev (CPRF) Viktor Borodavkin (PR) | Rashid Temrezov (UR) |

## Results
### Direct elections

The total number of votes in seven federal subjects.
| Party | Party | Votes | % | Seats | Seats |
| Party | Party | Votes | % | Won | Total |
| | United Russia | 1,199,591 | 44.11 | 4 | 74 |
| | Communist Party | 168,926 | 6.21 | 0 | 2 |
| | Liberal Democratic Party | 134,709 | 4.95 | 0 | 1 |
| | A Just Russia | 80,320 | 2.95 | 0 | 0 |
| | Communists of Russia | 75,033 | 2.76 | 0 | 0 |
| | Agrarian Party | 29,694 | 1.09 | 0 | 0 |
| | Yabloko | 29,256 | 1.08 | 0 | 0 |
| | Patriots of Russia | 17,269 | 0.63 | 0 | 0 |
| | Russian Party of Pensioners for Justice | 16,023 | 0.59 | 0 | 0 |
| | Party of Growth | 5,367 | 0.20 | 0 | 0 |
| | The Greens | 4,626 | 0.17 | 0 | 0 |
| | Independents | 958,975 | 35.26 | 3 | 8 |
| Total | Total | 2,719,789 | 100.00 | 7 | 85 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 2,719,789 | 97.66 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 65,252 | 2.34 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 2,785,041 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 5,635,256 | 49.42 | | |

### Vote in Parliament

The total number of votes in two federal subjects.
| Party | Party | Votes | % | Seats | Seats |
| Party | Party | Votes | % | Won | Total |
| | United Russia | 105 | 97.22 | 2 | 74 |
| | A Just Russia | 3 | 2.78 | 0 | 0 |
| | Communist Party | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 2 |
| | Liberal Democratic Party | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 108 | 100.00 | 2 | 76 |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 110 | – | | |