The 1996 Russian elections were held from 25 February to 29 December. President Boris Yeltsin won re-election on 3 July, defeating Gennady Zyuganov.
Presidential election
The presidential elections were held on 16 June 1996, with a second round on 3 July.
By-elections to the State Duma
A by-election took place on 8 December 1996 in the Makhachkala constituency of Dagestan to fill the seat of former member Gamid Gamidov, who was appointed finance minister of Dagestan in April 1996 and was later assassinated on 20 August 1996. Nadirshakh Khachilayev, leader of the Union of Muslims of Russia, won the constituency.Результаты дополнительных выборов по одномандатному избирательному округу, 1996
Gubernatorial elections
The three offices of the heads of federal subjects elected on 12 June 1991, were up for election in first half of the year. President Mintimer Shaymiyev of Tatarstan and Mayor Yury Luzhkov of Moscow re-elected successfully, while Saint Petersburg Mayor Anatoly Sobchak lost to his former deputy Vladimir Yakovlev in runoff.
After Yeltsin secured his second term, the gubernatorial campaign started in more than a half of Russia's federal subjects. In 20 of them heads of administrations appointed by president were defeated by candidates of the People's Patriotic Union of Russia, a left-leaning coalition founded by former presidential candidate Gennady Zyuganov.
Regional legislative elections Legislature Date Seats Voting system National Assembly of Chechnya Supreme Council of Khakassia 75 Single Member District Plurality State Assembly of Mari El 67 Single Member District Plurality Altai Krai Legislative Assembly 50 Arkhangelsk Oblast Assembly of Deputies 39 Single Member District Plurality Bryansk Oblast Duma 50 Single Member District Plurality Legislative Assembly of Chelyabinsk Oblast 41 Chita Oblast Duma 39 Legislative Assembly of Irkutsk Oblast 45 Single Member District Plurality Ivanovo Oblast Duma 35 Kaliningrad Oblast Duma 32 27 SMD + 5 party list Legislative Assembly of Kaluga Oblast 40 Legislative Assembly of Kemerovo Oblast 21 Kostroma Oblast Duma 21 Kurgan Oblast Duma 33 Sakhalin Oblast Duma 27 Legislative Assembly of Sverdlovsk Oblast(bicameral: House of Representatives and Sverdlovsk Oblast Duma) 21 of 21 (House),14 of 28 (Duma) Single Member District Plurality (House),Proportional representation (Duma) Tula Oblast Duma 48 Vladimir Oblast Duma 37 Legislative Assembly of Vologda Oblast 15 of 30 State Duma of Yaroslavl Oblast 50 Single Member District Plurality Duma of Agin-Buryat Autonomous Okrug 15 Duma of Chukotka Autonomous Okrug 15 Legislative Assembly of Evenk Autonomous Okrug 23 Single Member District Plurality Duma of Khanty–Mansi Autonomous Okrug 23 Duma of Koryak Autonomous Okrug 12 8 SMD + 4 party list Assembly of Deputies of the Nenets Autonomous Okrug 15 Duma of Ust-Orda Buryat Autonomous Okrug 19 Legislative Assembly of Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug 21
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