# Russia’s State Duma election delivers record turnout and a United Russia landslide

https://mins.news/en/item/67425

- Meduza, 2026-09-21 13:39 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://meduza.io/en/feature/2026/09/21/russia-s-state-duma-election-delivered-record-turnout-and-a-landslide-for-united-russia-kremlin-insiders-say-the-results-were-achieved-through-very-dirty-means

> With 93% of precincts counted, United Russia had about 58% of the vote, while official turnout reached 59.32%, the highest since 2011. Kremlin-linked sources told Meduza the record was secured through “very dirty means,” including pressure on state employees to vote and monitoring their participation.

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