Russian presidential election, 1991

Russian presidential election, 1991
Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic
12 June 1991
 
Nominee Boris Yeltsin Nikolai Ryzhkov
Party Independent CPSU
Running mate Alexander Rutskoy Boris Gromov
Popular vote 45,552,041 13,359,335
Percentage 58.6% 17.2%
President before election

None

 Elected President

Boris Yeltsin

Presidential elections were held in the Russian SFSR on 12 June 1991.[1] They were first presidential election in the country's history and followed a referendum on an elected president held in March. The result was a victory for Boris Yeltsin, who received 58.6% of the vote.[2] Although Yeltsin ran as an independent, he was supported by Democratic Russia.[3]

Results

Presidential candidate Vice-presidential candidate Party Votes %
Boris YeltsinAlexander RutskoyIndependent45,552,04158.6
Nikolai RyzhkovBoris GromovCommunist Party of the Soviet Union13,395,33517.2
Vladimir ZhirinovskyAndrey ZavidiyaLiberal Democratic Party of the Soviet Union6,211,0078.0
Aman TuleyevViktor BocharovCommunist Party of the Soviet Union5,417,4647.0
Albert MakashovAleksei SergeyevCommunist Party of the Soviet Union2,969,5113.8
Vadim BakatinRamazan AbdulatipovCommunist Party of the Soviet Union2,719,7573.5
Against all1,525,4102.0
Invalid/blank votes1,716,757–
Total79,507,282100
Registered voters/turnout106,484,51874.7
Source: Nohlen & Stöver, University of Essex, Voice of Russia

References

  1. ↑ Nohlen, D & Stöver, P (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1642 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
  2. ↑ Nohlen & Stöver, p1659
  3. ↑ Presidential elections in Russia Voice of Russia