Election
Russia 2024 Presidential Election
March 15, 2024
Russia's 15–17 March 2024 presidential election declared Vladimir Putin the winner with 87.28% of the vote at a reported turnout of 77.44%, extending his rule to 2030. No genuine opposition candidate was permitted to run, voting was spread over three days with expanded remote electronic voting, and the vote was also held in occupied territories of Ukraine. Russia refused to invite OSCE/ODIHR observers; the European Parliament declared the election neither free nor fair and its extension to occupied territory illegitimate. Independent statistical analysis of precinct-level data estimated around 22 million anomalous votes for Putin.
Official results
Voting ran over three days (15–17 March) and included remote electronic voting in much of the country. The vote was also conducted in Russian-occupied territories of Ukraine, which the European Parliament declared illegitimate; figures from those territories are included in the announced totals.
- Vladimir Putin87.3%
Ran formally as an independent, backed by United Russia
- Nikolay Kharitonov (Communist Party)4.3%
- Vladislav Davankov (New People)3.9%
- Leonid Slutsky (LDPR)3.2%
The Integrity Ledger
What the evidence establishes, and what it does not — side by side, each finding sourced and tiered.
What is established
- Process violationsConfirmed
The election took place in a severely restricted environment: anti-war and genuine opposition candidates were barred, independent domestic monitoring (Golos) was suppressed, and Russia refused to invite OSCE/ODIHR observers — breaking its OSCE commitments. The vote was also held in occupied Ukrainian territories. The European Parliament declared the election neither free nor fair.
- Statistical anomaliesCorroborated
Analysis of precinct-level data by independent analyst Ivan Shukshin estimated around 22 million anomalous votes for Putin — turnout and vote-share distributions showing the patterns characteristic of mass ballot stuffing. Shukshin, who had already left Russia, was placed on the national wanted list on a drug charge in January 2025, which he rejects as retaliation for his election work.
Sources:1
What is not established
- Result falsificationAlleged
The precise scale of any falsification cannot be independently verified: no international observers were present, domestic monitors were suppressed, and multi-day and electronic voting removed paper-based checkability. The anomalous-vote estimates rest on statistical inference from official data rather than direct observation.
Process assessment
A choreographed vote without credible competition or independent scrutiny: candidate registration filtered out challengers, the three-day format and electronic voting weakened transparency, and the election was extended to occupied territory in breach of international law. This is a case where the absence of observation is itself the central integrity fact.