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22 June 2026
Elections outside the single voting day Krasnodar Krai A United Russia member replaced the incumbent head of a settlement he had fallen out of favour with, in elections in Krasnodar Krai on 21 June
Chernomorskoye urban settlement was previously headed by a representative of the Communist Party (CPRF); he received three years in prison for having signed off on a park before the landscaping work on it was completed
8 June 2026
LitigationPressure Kurgan Oblast The only Communist in the Kurgan city duma has been stripped of his mandate twice
At an extraordinary session, deputies had to urgently amend a resolution that had already been adopted
1 June 2026
Primaries Tomsk Oblast Ilya Leontyev won the primaries in Tomsk, Tatyana Solomatina came second
The daughter of State Duma deputy Solomatina is under investigation; this may have prevented her from winning the vote
27 April 2026
Elections outside the single voting day The Republic of Sakha (Yakutia) Self-nominated candidates' seats passed to United Russia members after the 26 April elections in Yakutia
All five seats in Khalbakinsky nasleg went to self-nominated candidates, and after the election United Russia took every one of them
20 April 2026
Elections outside the single voting day Orenburg OblastRepublic of North Ossetia — AlaniaKomi RepublicVolgograd Oblast In Komi, a village council was re-elected after a child's death
In addition, votes were held in North Ossetia, Orenburg Oblast and Volgograd Oblast
13 April 2026
Elections outside the single voting day Komi RepublicRepublic of Khakassia In Khabarovsk Krai, elections replaced the head of a village who had lost the governor's confidence
In addition, voting was held in the Republic of Komi: in a village that can only be reached by car over the ice
6 April 2026
Elections outside the single voting day Magadan OblastKamchatka KraiZabaykalsky KraiRepublic of BashkortostanNovosibirsk Oblast United Russia won 75% of local council seats in the first half of the electoral cycle
On 5 April, local government elections were held in five regions of Russia
30 March 2026
Elections outside the single voting day Tver OblastThe Republic of Sakha (Yakutia) In Torzhok, deputies of the municipal okrug were elected for the second time in six months
United Russia took all the mandates on both occasions. Voting was also held in Yakutia on 29 March
23 March 2026
Elections outside the single voting day Krasnodar KraiVladimir OblastRepublic of Khakassia The election of deputies in four new districts took place in Vladimir Oblast on 22 March.
In addition, voting also took place in Krasnodar Krai and Khakassia
16 March 2026
Elections outside the single voting day The Republic of DagestanAltai KraiSakhalin Oblast Five self-nominated candidates won seats in the 15 March elections
The remaining mandates went to United Russia
2 March 2026
Elections outside the single voting day The Republic of Dagestan United Russia won all the seats in the only election held on 1 March
In Dagestan, deputies were elected in the Nakhkinsky village council
16 February 2026
Elections outside the single voting day Republic of KareliaAltai KraiJewish Autonomous OblastArkhangelsk Oblast Trust has not been lost: a conflict of interest did not prevent the head of a village in Karelia from winning election for a third time
Also on 15 February, elections were held in Altai Krai, Arkhangelsk Oblast and the Jewish Autonomous Oblast
8 February 2026
Elections outside the single voting day Tomsk Oblast Elections in Tomsk Oblast once again failed to take place on 8 February: no one wants to take part in them
Alexandrovskoye, the northernmost settlement in the region, is left without a head.
26 January 2026
Elections outside the single voting day Kamchatka KraiThe Republic of Sakha (Yakutia) Candidates received an equal number of votes in an election in Kamchatka on 25 January
We also report on the elections that did not take place
22 December 2025
Elections outside the single voting day The Republic of Sakha (Yakutia)Republic of Buryatia A Just Russia and the LDPR won seats in the local elections of 21 December
United Russia still takes the majority of seats
15 December 2025
Elections outside the single voting day Altai KraiPrimorsky KraiRostov Oblast Professional LDPR candidates spotted in Altai Krai
14 December saw elections held in three Russian regions
8 December 2025
Elections outside the single voting day The Republic of Tatarstan (Tatarstan)Kamchatka KraiKrasnodar Krai In Tatarstan, elections took place without United Russia, while in Krasnodar Krai it dominated on 7 December
In addition, voting took place in a village in Kamchatka that can only be reached by helicopter
1 December 2025
Elections outside the single voting day Republic of Kalmykia United Russia won all the seats in the only election held in Russia on 30 November
Earlier, the elections here had been postponed because the registration of all United Russia candidates was annulled
26 November 2025
Election campaign results Russian Federation What the 2026 State Duma will look like: analyst Alexander Kynev makes a forecast based on the results of the 2025 single voting day
Alexander Kynev has examined the results of the 2025 single voting day and established how they may affect the 2026 federal elections — to the State Duma of the Russian Federation
24 November 2025
Elections outside the single voting day The Republic of DagestanKrasnoyarsk KraiTver OblastChelyabinsk Oblast United Russia crushed its competitors everywhere except Dagestan in the 23 November elections
Elections were held in four regions, everywhere against the backdrop of conflicts over municipal reform
17 November 2025
Elections outside the single voting day Republic of KhakassiaRepublic of Karelia Karelia and Khakassia are experiencing an acute shortage of candidates
Results of the 16 November elections
10 November 2025
Elections outside the single voting day Republic of Khakassia Elections at the epicentre of a regional conflict were held in Khakassia on 9 November
In the Yefremkinsky rural soviet, United Russia won six of the seven mandates
27 October 2025
Elections outside the single voting day Republic of KhakassiaZabaykalsky Krai Against the backdrop of conflicts surrounding the municipal reform, local elections were held in two regions on 26 October
In eight municipalities of Khakassia and Zabaikalsky Krai, deputies to local councils were elected
8 September 2025
Nomination and registration Russian Federation "Atlas of Elections" has published the Index of (Un)Freedom of Gubernatorial Elections: what is it?
How we assess electoral freedom and the situation across the regions in 2025
8 September 2025
Nomination and registration Russian Federation The 2025 gubernatorial elections will be simulated, but in two regions we can expect some intrigue
In Arkhangelsk and Irkutsk Oblasts, the incumbent regional heads will face competition from strong candidates