1991 Russian presidential election

1991 Russian presidential election

12 June 1991 1996 →
Registered106,484,518
Turnout74.67%
 
Nominee Boris Yeltsin Nikolai Ryzhkov
Party Independent Communist
Alliance Democratic Russia
Democratic Union
Running mate Alexander Rutskoy Boris Gromov
Popular vote 45,552,041 13,359,335
Percentage 58.56% 17.22%

 
Nominee Vladimir Zhirinovsky Aman Tuleyev
Party LDPSU Independent
Running mate Andrey Zavidiya Viktor Bocharov
Popular vote 6,211,007 5,417,464
Percentage 7.98% 6.96%

Most voted-for candidate by federal subject
  Yeltsin   Ryzhkov   Tuleyev

Elected President

Boris Yeltsin
Independent

Presidential elections were held in the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic (RSFSR) on 12 June 1991.[1] This was the first Russian presidential election in the country's history. The election was held roughly three months after Russians voted in favor of establishing a presidency and holding direct elections in a referendum held in March that year. The result was a victory for Boris Yeltsin, who received 58.6% of the vote.[2]

  1. ^ Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1642 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
  2. ^ Nohlen & Stöver, p1659