On October 14, on a single voting day, gubernatorial elections were held in five Russian regions, elections to six regional parliaments and elections for the mayor of Kaliningrad.

Gleb Cherkasov on low turnout on single voting day
The low turnout recorded on the single voting day on October 14, 2012 can be called anything but accidental. Maybe for some discouraged candidates and their supporters the empty polling stations came as a surprise, but at that time they were very naive people. Too many factors contributed to the low turnout.

GOVERNOR ELECTION

According to preliminary data, in all five regions where gubernatorial elections were held on October 14, they were won by the current heads of subjects nominated by United Russia.

Amur region
After 100% of the ballots were counted, United Russia candidate Oleg Kozhemyako won, gaining 62.84% of the votes. Second place went to Roman Kobyzov from the Communist Party of the Russian Federation (9.99%). Voter turnout in the elections was 36.72%.

Belgorod region
The acting winner won the elections. Governor of United Russia Evgeny Savchenko, who scored 77.64%. His closest pursuer, LDPR nominee Irina Gorkova, received 12.43%. The turnout was 59.49%.

Bryansk region
Based on the results of processing 100% of the ballots, the regional election commission announced the victory of the current head of the region, Nikolai Denin. More than 65.22% of voters voted for him. The only competitor, the candidate from the Communist Party of the Russian Federation Vadim Potomsky, has 30.83%. The turnout was 47%.

Ryazan Oblast
The current governor Oleg Kovalev received, according to preliminary data, 64.43% of the votes, ahead of his closest competitor, candidate from the Communist Party of the Russian Federation Vladimir Fedotkin (21.92%). Two other candidates received less than 10% of the vote: Alexander Sherin (LDPR) - 9.01%, Alexandra Perehvatova (Right Cause) - 2.98%. Voter turnout was 43.67%.

Novgorod region
The current head of the region, Sergei Mitin (United Russia), received 75.95% of the votes; the candidate from the Patriots of Russia, Nikolai Zakharov, was in second place with 10.63%; Viktor Mikhailov (LDPR) was in third place with 10.43%. Turnout - 42.81%

ELECTIONS OF REGIONAL PARLIAMENTS

According to preliminary data, United Russia is leading in the elections of regional parliaments in all six constituent entities of the Russian Federation. The party in power achieved the highest results in the Saratov (77.92%) and Penza (70.69%) regions.

Sakhalin region
United Russia received just over half of the votes (50.18%). Next comes the Communist Party of the Russian Federation (18.33%), then the Liberal Democratic Party (8.36%) and A Just Russia (7.17%).

Saratov region
United Russia received 77.92% of the votes. Representatives of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation will also receive mandates - 8.27%. Other parties were unable to overcome the 7 percent barrier.

North Ossetia
Based on the results of processing 100% of the ballots, United Russia received 46.26% of the votes. The second place is occupied by the Patriots of Russia party (26.57%). The Communist Party of the Russian Federation also enters parliament - 10.48%.

Udmurtia
United Russia also wins the elections to the Legislative Assembly with a result of 53.19%. In addition, the Communist Party of the Russian Federation (17.23%) and the Liberal Democratic Party (10.08%) are entering parliament.

Krasnodar region
The United Russia party won with a result of 60.47%. The Communist Party of the Russian Federation (8.98%) also enters parliament. LDPR and A Just Russia scored less than 5%, and the remaining parties (Communist Party of Social Justice, Communists of Russia, For Women of Russia) - less than 3%.

Penza region
United Russia gets 70.69% of the votes. It is followed by the Communist Party of the Russian Federation (12.52%), and the Liberal Democratic Party has only 4.61%. All the other eight parties, including A Just Russia, received less than 3% of the vote and were unable to enter parliament.

ELECTIONS OF MAYORS OF REGIONAL CAPITALS

Kaliningrad
The current head of Kaliningrad, United Russia member Alexander Yaroshuk, won the mayoral elections with 56.62% of the votes. In second place is the candidate from the Communist Party of the Russian Federation Yuri Galanin - 13.59%. The candidate from the Patriots of Russia, Evgeniy Gan, closes the top three with 12.23%.

Discussion of election results

Vice Speaker of the State Duma, United Russia member Sergei Zheleznyak: “The real problem of the opposition is that there are neither bright leaders nor bright programs.”
But the real problem for the opposition is that there are no bright leaders, no bright programs, no meaningful agenda. Words are not enough for voters; they need concrete proposals, they need an understanding of how the problems that citizens have will be solved.

Kommersant FM correspondent Nikita Batalov from a press conference dedicated to the voting results: “As content and joyful as United Russia looked, Mironov and Levichev were so sad.”
State Duma deputy Andrei Isaev said that these elections are not even a triumph for United Russia, but, first of all, a defeat for the systemic and non-systemic opposition.

Oleg Mitvol: “There was an active campaign to demotivate voters”
I can say that, to put it mildly, both voting day and the election campaign leave many questions. Unfortunately, they cannot be called honest, equal and pure.

Deputy Executive Director of the Golos Association Grigory Melkonyants: “Apparently, people do not believe that they can change something through the institution of elections.”
There is only one trend - in principle, nothing really changes for the better. We expected that the attention that would be focused on the gubernatorial elections and on regions such as Khimki and the city of Barnaul, where the city Duma was elected, would reduce the number of violations. But we were wrong. These are the regions that are among the leaders in reports of violations.

State Duma deputy from the Communist Party Vadim Solovyov: “It was a hysterical election campaign”
We went to the elections precisely to work. Therefore, of course, if serious negotiations are now conducted in legislative assemblies, and in city assemblies, and with governors, if common ground is found, if there are programs in some areas, then we are committed to serious constructive work. Because this is why we participate in elections.

Elections in Russia. Results