1991 Russian Presidential Election
Russia's first popular election12 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
| 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% |