The 2026 Russian elections were held in Russia, in large part, on Sunday, 20 September 2026 (single election day), with several regions allowing voting on 18 and 19 September. 11 gubernatorial elections (eight direct and three indirectly elected), 39 regional parliamentary elections, and many elections on the municipal level took place.
The single election day was moved to the third Sunday of September (20 September), instead of the usual second Sunday (13 September), to combine regional and municipal elections with the State Duma election. Remote electronic voting (REV) was expected to be used in several regions, however, its expansion was allegedly curbed by ongoing internet restrictions with Presidential Administration senior official Aleksandr Kharichev claiming REV would be used only in regions where it had previously been implemented. In June 2026 Central Election Commission announced that 33 regions were approved to use REV in the 2026 elections, covering 48.4 million voters.
Federal elections Legislative election
All 450 members of the 9th State Duma were elected on 18–20 September 2026. State Duma is elected using parallel voting: 225 members are elected in single-mandate constituencies by plurality and the rest 225 – by party-list proportional representation with a 5% threshold. Party lists should have a federal part (country-wide list) with up to 15 candidates as well as at least 35 regional groups, comprising all subjects of the Russian Federation. Following the 2025 elections, 12 political parties are exempt from signature collection, while other political parties and independent candidates need to collect voters' signatures in order to get registered. In practice no other political party and just a handful of independent candidates are able to collect enough signatures due to high requirements (200,000 signatures for party lists, 3% of registered voters for independent candidates).
Regional elections Gubernatorial direct elections
In 2026 eight direct gubernatorial elections were scheduled to be held in Russia. This number was expected to increase due to early retirements and rotations, while Central Electoral Commission chairwoman Ella Pamfilova hinted at this exact scenario in late December 2025. Direct gubernatorial elections in Russia are held using two-round system with the second round necessary in case no candidate achieves outright majority of votes, the most recent time second rounds were held in Russian gubernatorial elections occurred in 2018. First rounds of gubernatorial elections were held only on single election day, 20 September 2026, with all regions allowing voting on 18 and 19 September. All eight regions, where direct gubernatorial elections were currently scheduled to be held, allowed only registered political parties to nominate candidates with self-nomination being prohibited.
Region Incumbent Status Last race ResultChechnyaRamzan Kadyrov (ER)Re-elected2021: 99.73% MordoviaArtyom Zdunov (ER)Re-elected2021: 78.26% TuvaVladislav Khovalyg (ER)Re-elected2021: 86.81% Belgorod OblastVyacheslav Gladkov (ER)Resigned2021: 78.79%Alexander Shuvaev (ER)Acting Governor elected–Bryansk OblastAlexander Bogomaz (ER)Resigned2025: 78.78%Yegor Kovalchuk (ER)Acting Governor elected–Penza OblastOleg Melnichenko (ER)Re-elected2021: 72.38% Tver OblastIgor Rudenya (ER)Resigned2021: 52.33%Vitaly Korolyov (ER)Acting Governor elected–Ulyanovsk OblastAleksey Russkikh (CPRF)Re-elected2021: 83.16%
Gubernatorial indirect elections
In 2026 three indirect gubernatorial elections were scheduled to be held in Russia. In the indirect gubernatorial election regional chief executive (Head or Governor) is elected in the regional legislature by a simple majority. In all three regions holding indirect gubernatorial elections in 2026 each political party with factions in the regional legislature or the State Duma submits up to three candidacies to the President of Russia who then selects three candidates and presents them to the regional legislature. Indirect gubernatorial elections in Karachay-Cherkessia and North Ossetia were held only on single election day, 20 September 2026, while Head of Dagestan will be elected during the first session of the 8th People's Assembly of Dagestan.
Region Incumbent Status Last race ResultDagestanSergey Melikov (ER)Resigned2021: 82/86TBDFyodor Shchukin (ER)Acting Head running–Karachay-CherkessiaRashid Temrezov (ER)Re-elected2021: 48/48Rashid TemrezovNorth OssetiaSergey Menyaylo (ER)Re-elected2021: 57/68Sergey Menyaylo
Legislative elections
In 2026 regional legislative elections were scheduled to be held in 39 regions, the most for an electoral cycle in Russia. 36 regional legislatures were elected by a parallel voting, while three (in Chechnya, Dagestan and Ingushetia) were elected by a party-list proportional representation with a 5% threshold. United Russia defended its majorities in every regional legislature it received following the 2021 elections, and won majority in the Altai Krai Legislative Assembly, where United Russian secured only plurality of seats during the previous cycle.
Most regions also saw their constituencies maps, adopted during 2015–16, expire prior to the 2026 elections so new maps were approved. This redistricting round already sparked conflicts in, for example, Saint Petersburg, Altai Krai and Kursk Oblast, where opposition parties (CPRF and Yabloko) accused United Russia of meddling into redistricting process and cracking competitive districts. Another conflict occurred in Lipetsk Oblast, where regional authorities and loyal deputies are attempting to decrease party-list representation from 14 to 9 members (and overall the composition of Lipetsk Oblast Council of Deputies from 42 to 36 members), which limits the ability of opposition parties to gain a decent representation.
Legislature SeatsVoting systemMajority in last electionMajority after electionAdygea50Parallel (25 party list + 25 SMC)United RussiaUnited RussiaChechnya41Party-list proportional representationUnited RussiaUnited RussiaChuvashia44Parallel (22 party list + 22 SMC)United RussiaUnited RussiaDagestan90Party-list proportional representationUnited RussiaUnited RussiaIngushetia32Party-list proportional representationUnited RussiaUnited RussiaKarelia36Parallel (18 party list + 18 SMC)United RussiaTBDMordovia48Parallel (24 party list + 24 SMC)United RussiaUnited RussiaAltai Krai68Parallel (34 party list + 34 SMC)No majority (largest party: United Russia)United RussiaKamchatka Krai28Parallel (14 party list + 14 SMC)United RussiaUnited RussiaKrasnoyarsk Krai52Parallel (26 party list + 22 SMC + 2 DMC)United RussiaUnited RussiaPerm Krai60Parallel (30 party list + 30 SMC)United RussiaUnited RussiaPrimorsky Krai40Parallel (20 party list + 20 SMC)United RussiaUnited RussiaStavropol Krai50Parallel (25 party list + 25 SMC)United RussiaUnited RussiaAmur Oblast27Parallel (9 party list + 18 SMC)United RussiaUnited RussiaAstrakhan Oblast44Parallel (22 party list + 22 SMC)United RussiaUnited RussiaKaliningrad Oblast40Parallel (20 party list + 20 SMC)United RussiaTBDKirov Oblast45(from 40)Parallel (15 party list + 30 SMC)United RussiaUnited RussiaKursk Oblast45Parallel (21 party list + 24 SMC)United RussiaUnited RussiaLeningrad Oblast50Parallel (25 party list + 25 SMC)United RussiaTBDLipetsk Oblast36(from 42)Parallel (9 party list + 27 SMC)United Russia United RussiaMoscow Oblast50Parallel (25 party list + 25 SMC)United RussiaUnited RussiaMurmansk Oblast28(from 32)Parallel (10 party list + 18 SMC)United RussiaTBDNizhny Novgorod Oblast50Parallel (25 party list + 25 SMC)United RussiaUnited RussiaNovgorod Oblast32Parallel (12 party list + 20 SMC)United RussiaTBDOmsk Oblast44Parallel (22 party list + 22 SMC)United RussiaUnited RussiaOrenburg Oblast47Parallel (24 party list + 23 SMC)United RussiaUnited RussiaOryol Oblast50Parallel (25 party list + 25 SMC)United RussiaUnited RussiaPskov Oblast26Parallel (13 party list + 13 SMC)United RussiaTBDSamara Oblast50Parallel (25 party list + 25 SMC)United RussiaUnited RussiaSverdlovsk Oblast50Parallel (25 party list + 25 SMC)United RussiaUnited RussiaTambov Oblast50Parallel (25 party list + 25 SMC)United RussiaUnited RussiaTomsk Oblast42Parallel (21 party list + 21 SMC)United RussiaUnited RussiaTver Oblast40Parallel (20 party list + 20 SMC)United RussiaUnited RussiaTyumen Oblast48Parallel (24 party list + 24 SMC)United RussiaUnited RussiaVologda Oblast34Parallel (17 party list + 17 SMC)United RussiaTBDSaint Petersburg50Parallel (25 party list + 25 SMC)United RussiaTBDJewish Autonomous Oblast19Parallel (10 party list + 9 SMC)United RussiaUnited RussiaChukotka Autonomous Okrug15Parallel (9 party list + 2 TMC)United RussiaUnited RussiaKhanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug40(from 38)Parallel (20 party list + 20 SMC)United RussiaUnited Russia
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