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Russia’s Regional Elections Hand Incumbent Governors and United Russia Broad Victories

The Central Election Commission says the contests ran calmly, with no systemic violations.

Overview

  • Acting heads secured gubernatorial wins across all regions, with results including Maria Kostyuk at 83.02% in the Jewish Autonomous Region, Denis Pasler at 61.29% in Sverdlovsk, and Yuri Slyusar at about 81% in Rostov as counts neared completion.
  • United Russia led most regional legislature races, taking 65.89% in Magadan with all protocols counted and holding sizable leads in Kaluga and Kostroma based on partial tallies.
  • Authorities reported cyberattacks targeting the CEC portal and remote electronic voting infrastructure, saying they did not affect outcomes.
  • Observers and some candidates alleged localized irregularities such as falsification and vote‑buying in regions including Krasnodar, Novosibirsk and Lipetsk, while investigations proceeded in specific incidents like the Saratov precinct assault case.
  • The vote spanned roughly 5,000 contests in 81 regions over three days, used remote electronic voting in 24 regions, and offered extraterritorial polling stations in Moscow for out‑of‑region voters; the Kremlin called the elections successful.