MOSCOW (Reuters) -- Russia's Central Election Commission Monday gave results for votes that took place in some regions in addition to a Sunday election to the State Duma lower house of parliament.
Not all the votes were won in a first round. Runoffs will take place later this year or next, and for some dates have not been set. Winners automatically earn a seat in parliament's upper house, the Federation Council.MOSCOW -- Incumbent Yuri Luzhkov easily beat off his main opponents, former Prime Minister Sergei Kiriyenko and Pavel Borodin, to retain control of Europe's largest city.
MOSCOW REGION -- Duma speaker Gennady Seleznyov went into a runoff with Afghan war hero General Boris Gromov. The second round is due to take place on Jan. 9.
MARITIME TERRITORY -- Gov. Yevgeny Nazdratenko easily won against a field of half a dozen others to retain the top post in this Far East region bordering the Pacific Ocean.
NOVOSIBIRSK -- Vitaly Mukha failed to hold on to his governor's seat in this Siberian region and a second round will be contested by Novosibirsk Mayor Viktor Tolkonsky and Deputy Economy Minister Ivan Starikov.
ORENBURG -- Gov. Vladimir Yelagin faces a second round runoff against Pavel Gurkalov, the head of a local metals business.
YAROSLAVL -- Gov. Anatoly Lisitsyn retained his seat in the first round in this region, just north of Moscow.
TAMBOV -- Communist incumbent Alexander Ryabov was set for a second round in Tambov, one of the worst economic performers in the fertile Black Earth Region south of Moscow, against the presidential representative in the region, Oleg Betin.
TVER -- Gov. Vladimir Platov and Communist challenger Vladimir Bayunov were set to go into a runoff in this area west of Moscow after neither failed to win outright.
VOLOGDA -- Gov. Vyacheslav Pozgalev easily retained his post in the first round.