Electoral history of Gennady Zyuganov

Electoral history of Gennady Zyuganov, Member of the State Duma (1993–present), and Leader of Communist Party (1993–present). Communist presidential candidate, 1996, 2000, 2008 and 2012.

Gennady Zyuganov

Presidential elections

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1996

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First round of 1996 election. Grey indicates a win by Yeltsin, red a win by Zyuganov.
First round of 1996 presidential election
Candidate Party Votes %
Boris Yeltsin Independent 26,665,495 35.8
Gennady Zyuganov Communist Party 24,211,686 32.5
Alexander Lebed Congress of Russian Communities 10,974,736 14.7
Grigory Yavlinsky Yabloko 5,550,752 7.4
Vladimir Zhirinovsky Liberal Democratic Party 4,311,479 5.8
Svyatoslav Fyodorov Party of Workers' Self-Government 699,158 0.9
Mikhail Gorbachev Independent 386,069 0.5
Martin Shakkum Independent 277,068 0.4
Yury Vlasov Independent 151,282 0.2
Vladimir Bryntsalov Russian Socialist Party 123,065 0.2
Aman Tuleyev Independent 308 0.0
Against all 1,163,921 1.6
Source: Nohlen & Stöver,[1] Colton[2]
 
Second round of 1996 election. Grey indicates a win by Yeltsin, red a win by Zyuganov.
Second round of 1996 presidential election
Candidate Party Votes %
Boris Yeltsin Independent 40,203,948 54.4
Gennady Zyuganov Communist Party 30,102,288 40.7
Against all 1,163,921 1.6
Source: Nohlen & Stöver,[3] Colton[4]

2000

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2000 election. Blue indicates a win by Putin, red a win by Zyuganov, grey a win by Tuleyev.
2000 presidential election
Candidate Party Votes %
Vladimir Putin Independent 39,740,467 53.4
Gennady Zyuganov Communist Party 21,928,468 29.5
Grigory Yavlinsky Yabloko 4,351,450 5.9
Aman Tuleyev Independent 2,217,364 3.0
Vladimir Zhirinovsky Liberal Democratic Party 2,026,509 2.7
Konstantin Titov Independent 1,107,269 1.5
Ella Pamfilova For Civic Dignity 758,967 1.0
Stanislav Govorukhin Independent 328,723 0.4
Yury Skuratov Independent 319,189 0.4
Alexey Podberezkin Spiritual Heritage 98,177 0.1
Umar Dzhabrailov Independent 78,498 0.1
Against all 1,414,673 1.9
Source: Nohlen & Stöver, University of Essex

2008

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2008 presidential election
Candidates Party Votes %
Dmitry Medvedev United Russia 52,530,712 71.2
Gennady Zyuganov Communist Party 13,243,550 18.0
Vladimir Zhirinovsky Liberal Democratic Party 6,988,510 9.5
Andrei Bogdanov Democratic Party 968,344 1.3
Source: Nohlen & Stöver[5]

2012

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2012 presidential election
Candidates Party Votes %
Vladimir Putin United Russia 45,602,075 63.60
Gennady Zyuganov Communist Party 12,318,353 17.18
Mikhail Prokhorov Independent 5,722,508 7.98
Vladimir Zhirinovsky Liberal Democratic Party 4,458,103 6.22
Sergey Mironov A Just Russia 2,763,935 3.85
Source: Central Election Commission of the Russian Federation

References

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  1. ^ Nohlen, D; Stöver, P (2010). Elections in Europe: A data handbook. p. 1642. ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7.
  2. ^ Timothy J. Colton (2000). Transitional Citizens: Voters and What Influences Them in the New Russia. Harvard University Press. pp. 234–5. ISBN 9780674029804. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
  3. ^ Nohlen, D; Stöver, P (2010). Elections in Europe: A data handbook. p. 1642. ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7.
  4. ^ Timothy J Colton (2000). Transitional Citizens: Voters and What Influences Them in the New Russia. Harvard University Press. pp. 234–5. ISBN 9780674029804. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
  5. ^ Nohlen, D & Stöver, P (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1661 ISBN 9783832956097