1991 Russian presidential election

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1991 Russian presidential election

12 June 1991 1996 →
Registered	106,484,518
Turnout	74.67%
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]