All Russia elections

2018 Russian Presidential Election

Navalny barred

18 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 PutinIndependent56,430,71277.53%
Pavel GrudininCommunist Party8,659,20611.90%
Vladimir ZhirinovskyLiberal Democratic Party4,154,9855.71%
Ksenia SobchakCivic Initiative1,238,0311.70%
Grigory YavlinskyYabloko769,6441.06%
Boris TitovParty of Growth556,8010.76%
Maxim SuraykinCommunists of Russia499,3420.69%
Sergey BaburinRussian All-People's Union479,0130.66%