2003 Moscow mayoral election

2003 Moscow mayoral election
Turnout	57.54%
Mayor before election; Yury Luzhkov; Independent	Elected Mayor ; Yury Luzhkov; Independent

The Moscow mayoral elections of 2003 took place on December 7, simultaneously with elections to the State Duma.

Candidates[]

Yury Luzhkov – Mayor of Moscow. Participated in the elections as the independent candidate. Simultaneously, participated in the elections to the State Duma on the party list of United Russia.
Alexander Lebedev – The President of "National Reserve Bank". Participated in the elections as the independent candidate. Simultaneously, participated in the elections to the State Duma on the party list of Rodina.
German Sterligov – Multimillionaire. Participated in the elections as the independent candidate.
– General Director of "Progress Association". Participated in the elections as the independent candidate.

Alexander Krasnov – Head of the Presnensky District of Moscow.
Aleksey Mitrofanov – Member of the State Duma. Was nominated by the Liberal Democratic Party. But withdrew his candidacy in connection with the fact that he decided to run only in the State Duma.
– Lawyer and human rights activist. Independent candidate. Withdrew his candidacy in favor of Yury Luzhkov.