1998 Russian gubernatorial elections
# 1998 Russian gubernatorial elections

Gubernatorial elections in 1998 took place in ten regions of the Russian Federation.

## Overview

1998 saw the re-election of the heads of administrations of the "first wave" elected in April 1993 in Lipetsk, Penza and Smolensk Oblasts and Krasnoyarsk Krai, as well as the presidents of Bashkortostan, Buryatia, Ingushetia and North Ossetia and the chairman of the government of Karelia. For the first time, direct elections were held in Mordovia. The transition to a presidential system was discussed in the last two parliamentary republics, Dagestan and Udmurtia. In Dagestan, on June 25, the Chairman of the State Council Magomedali Magomedov was re-elected for a new term by the Constitutional Assembly, same as in 1994. In Udmurtia, members of the State Council constantly rejected bills on direct elections introduction, proposed by the Council's speaker.

## Race summary

| Federal Subject | Date | Incumbent | First elected | Candidates | Governor-elect |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| North Ossetia | 18 January | Akhsarbek Galazov | 1994 | Y Alexander Dzasokhov 77% Akhsarbek Galazov (NDR) 10% | Alexander Dzasokhov |
| Mordovia | 15 February | Nikolay Merkushkin | 1995 | Y Nikolay Merkushkin 90.78% | Nikolay Merkushkin |
| Ingushetia | 1 March | Ruslan Aushev | 1993 | Y Ruslan Aushev 66.5% Issa Kostoyev 13.3% Mukharbek Aushev 9.1% | Ruslan Aushev |
| Lipetsk Oblast | 12 April | Mikhail Narolin | 1993 | Y Oleg Korolyov 79.52% Mikhail Narolin (NDR) 13.81% | Oleg Korolyov |
| Penza Oblast | 12 April | Anatoly Kovlyagin | 1993 | Y Vasily Bochkaryov 60.03% Yury Lyzhin (CPRF) 16% Anatoly Kovlyagin (NDR) 12.7% Aleksandr Kalashnikov 8.62% | Vasily Bochkaryov |
| Karelia | 26 April, 17 May | Viktor Stepanov | 1994 | Y Sergey Katanandov 37.78% / 49.48% Viktor Stepanov 35.07% / 43.16% Aleksandr Chazhengin 8.62% | Sergey Katanandov |
| Krasnoyarsk Krai | 26 April, 17 May | Valery Zubov | 1993 | Y Alexander Lebed 46% / 57.22% Valery Zubov (NDR) 35% / 38.27% Pyotr Romanov (CPRF) 13% | Alexander Lebed (KRO~NRPR) |
| Smolensk Oblast | 26 April, 17 May | Anatoly Glushenkov | 1993 | Y Aleksandr Prokhorov 46.5% / 67.39% Anatoly Glushenkov (NDR) 26.9% / 26.49% Boris Reva 10% | Aleksandr Prokhorov |
| Bashkortostan | 14 June | Murtaza Rakhimov | 1993 | Y Murtaza Rakhimov 70.2% Rif Kazakkulov 9% | Murtaza Rakhimov (NDR) |
| Buryatia | 21 June | Leonid Potapov | 1994 | Y Leonid Potapov (CPRF) 63.25% Vladimir Saganov 6.5% Bato Ochirov 5.7% Valery Shapovalov 5.5% | Leonid Potapov (CPRF) |
