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Russia’s 2026 State Duma election: United Russia leads early count amid wartime restrictions
Early results from Russia’s September 2026 parliamentary election showed United Russia leading with about 58% of counted party-list votes.
Key highlights
Direct fact
In September 2026, Russia’s election commission released early results from the State Duma election, and United Russia led with nearly 58% of the vote after about 58% of precincts were counted.
Key specifics
- The election was Russia’s first wartime parliamentary poll, reported on September 21, 2026.
- United Russia was contesting 225 deputies elected by party lists in the State Duma.
- Another 225 lawmakers were to be chosen in single-seat races, making the Duma a 450-member lower house.
- The vote also covered Crimea and four Ukrainian regions annexed by Moscow after the war began.
- Most opposition candidates were barred, and the election was described as tightly controlled by the Central Election Commission.
Exam lens
Question type: International polity and legislature, State Duma, party-list seats, single-seat constituencies, annexation of Crimea in 2014. TNPSC one-liner: Russia’s 2026 parliamentary election showed United Russia dominating the 450-seat State Duma process under wartime political restrictions.