Voter turnout in State Duma elections stands at 59.8% — CEC chairwoman

TASS · 🇷🇺 public Russia · Sep 25, 2026 · 79 words

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What to know about Voter turnout in State Duma elections stands at 59.8% — CEC chairwoman

Russian Central Election Commission Chairwoman Ella Pamfilova reported a 59.8% voter turnout for the State Duma elections, totaling over 67 million ballots. The report includes a comparison of turnout figures from the 2016 and 2021 elections.

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What happened

Voter turnout in the State Duma elections was 59.8%, with 67,448,094 people casting ballots, Russian Central Election Commission (CEC) Chairwoman Ella Pamfilova said at a meeting summing up the election results.

Why it matters

"Voter turnout in the State Duma elections was 59.8%.

Common ground

A total of 67,448,094 people cast their ballots," she noted.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 4 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “67,448,094 people casting ballots”

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The specific number of 67,448,094 people casting ballots is mentioned in one web search result attributed to Ella Pamfilova. No other independent sources in the provided evidence confirm this exact figure.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation of the 9th convocation (Russian: Государственная дума Федерального собрания Российской Федерации девятого созыва) is the convocation of…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/9th_State_Duma

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The State Duma is the lower house of the Federal Assembly of Russia, with the upper house being the Federation Council. It was established by the Constitution of the Russian Federation in 1993. The Du…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/State_Duma

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The State Duma, also known as the Imperial Duma, was the lower house of the legislature in the Russian Empire, while the upper house was the State Council. It held its meetings in the Tauride Palace i…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/State_Duma_(Russian_Empire)

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Claim 2: “in 2021, 51.82% of voters, or 56,484,685 people, cast their ballots”

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While Wikipedia confirms that legislative elections were held in September 2021, none of the provided evidence sources contain the specific turnout percentage (51.82%) or the number of voters (56,484,685) for that year.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Legislative elections were held in Russia from 17 to 19 September 2021 to elect all 450 seats of the State Duma. Going into the elections, United Russia was the ruling party after winning the 2016 ele…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2021_Russian_legislative_elect…

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Claim 3: “in 2016, 47.88% of voters, or 52,700,992 people, did so”

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The provided evidence does not contain any data regarding the voter turnout percentage or the number of ballots cast for the 2016 State Duma elections.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation of the 6th convocation (Russian: Государственная Дума Федерального Собрания Российской Федерации VI созыва) is a former convocation of …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/6th_State_Duma

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Claim 4: “Voter turnout in the State Duma elections was 59.8%”

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One web search result explicitly mentions a voter turnout of 59.8% attributed to CEC Chairwoman Ella Pamfilova. However, another web search result mentions a turnout of 59.32% for the State Duma election, creating a slight discrepancy. Since only one specific source confirms the 59.8% figure, it is marked as single_source.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Chairman of the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation (Russian: Председатель Государственной Думы Федерального собрания Российской Федерации), also informally called Speaker…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chairman_of_the_State_Duma

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