He was re-elected in 2003 and again in 2007, when he was placed second on the party's federal electoral list behind Gennady Zyuganov and ahead of Nikolai Kharitonov, even though he was not a member of the party.
Ia terpilih kembali pada pemilu 2003 dan sekali lagi pada pemilu 2007, ketika ia ditempatkan di posisi kedua di dalam daftar pemilihan federal partai di belakang Gennady Zyuganov dan di depan Nikolai Kharitonov, meskipun sebenarnya, ia bukanlah anggota partai.