2004 Russian Presidential Election
14 March 2004 · The managed succession
Observers representing the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe and the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, cited what they called abuses of government resources, bias in the state media and instances of ballot stuffing on election day.
Serious opposition candidates declined or were kept off the air; observers found the campaign 'did not adequately reflect' democratic principles.
President before
Vladimir Putin
Independent
President (re-elected)
Vladimir Putin
Independent
Winning share
71.9%
Turnout
64.3%
The result
Vladimir Putin
Independent · 49,563,020 votes
71.91%
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Nikolay Kharitonov
Communist Party · 9,514,224 votes
13.80%
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Sergey Glazyev
Independent · 2,850,330 votes
4.14%
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Irina Khakamada
Independent · 2,671,519 votes
3.88%
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Oleg Malyshkin
Liberal Democratic Party · 1,405,396 votes
2.04%
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Sergey Mironov
Russian Party of Life · 524,392 votes
0.76%
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Against all
2,396,550 votes
3.48%
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