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Incumbent Governors Keep Their Posts as Russia Wraps Regional Elections

The vote spanned 81 regions, including annexed Ukrainian territories, with veterans featuring prominently as more than 1,000 soldiers returned from the front to run.

Overview

  • All 21 governors seeking reelection were returned to office, including 20 from United Russia and one independent.
  • Roughly 55 million people were eligible to take part in the nationwide balloting.
  • Voters refreshed regional parliaments and selected governors and mayors, with 18 localities choosing a regidor.
  • Initial tallies and reporting pointed to few surprises from the single-day contests.
  • Polling stretched from Siberia to the Caucasus and the Arctic, including Altai, Irkutsk, Dagestan, Ingushetia, Komi and Arkhangelsk.