2018 Russian Presidential Election
Navalny barred18 March 2018 · The managed succession
Presidential elections were held in Russia on 18 March 2018. Incumbent president Vladimir Putin was eligible to run.
Held in wartime. This election took place while the country was engaged in Russo-Ukrainian War (2014–present). Conflicts →
The leading opposition figure, Alexei Navalny, was barred from the ballot; observers reported widespread irregularities.
President before
Vladimir Putin
Independent
President (re-elected)
Vladimir Putin
Independent
Winning share
77.5%
Turnout
67.5%
The result
Vladimir Putin
Independent · 56,430,712 votes
77.53%
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Pavel Grudinin
Communist Party · 8,659,206 votes
11.90%
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Vladimir Zhirinovsky
Liberal Democratic Party · 4,154,985 votes
5.71%
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Ksenia Sobchak
Civic Initiative · 1,238,031 votes
1.70%
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Grigory Yavlinsky
Yabloko · 769,644 votes
1.06%
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Boris Titov
Party of Growth · 556,801 votes
0.76%
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Maxim Suraykin
Communists of Russia · 499,342 votes
0.69%
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Sergey Baburin
Russian All-People's Union · 479,013 votes
0.66%
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