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 | 71.91% |
| Nikolay Kharitonov | Communist Party | 9,514,224 | 13.80% |
| Sergey Glazyev | Independent | 2,850,330 | 4.14% |
| Irina Khakamada | Independent | 2,671,519 | 3.88% |
| Oleg Malyshkin | Liberal Democratic Party | 1,405,396 | 2.04% |
| Sergey Mironov | Russian Party of Life | 524,392 | 0.76% |
| Against all | — | 2,396,550 | 3.48% |