1991 Russian Presidential Election

Russia's first popular election

12 June 1991 · The Yeltsin elections

Presidential elections were held in the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic (RSFSR) on 12 June 1991. This was the first ever Russian presidential election.

President before

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Elected President

Boris Yeltsin

Independent

Winning share

58.6%

Turnout

74.7%

The result

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Boris Yeltsin

Independent · 45,552,041 votes

58.56%

Nikolai Ryzhkov

Communist Party of the RSFSR · 13,395,335 votes

17.22%

Vladimir Zhirinovsky

Liberal Democratic Party · 6,211,007 votes

7.98%

Aman Tuleyev

Independent · 5,417,464 votes

6.96%

Albert Makashov

Independent · 2,969,511 votes

3.82%

Vadim Bakatin

Independent · 2,719,757 votes

3.50%

Against all

1,525,410 votes

1.96%


Boris Yeltsin	Independent	45,552,041	58.56%
Nikolai Ryzhkov	Communist Party of the RSFSR	13,395,335	17.22%
Vladimir Zhirinovsky	Liberal Democratic Party	6,211,007	7.98%
Aman Tuleyev	Independent	5,417,464	6.96%
Albert Makashov	Independent	2,969,511	3.82%
Vadim Bakatin	Independent	2,719,757	3.50%
Against all	—	1,525,410	1.96%