Russia
- The 2004 presidential election was won by incumbent president Vladimir Putin with 71.3% of the vote, with closest runner-up Nikolay Kharitonov only receiving 13.7%. This is the largest margin in a Russian presidential election.
- The United Russia party collected 64% of votes during the 2007 Duma elections. The next highest vote total was achieved by the Communist Party of the Russian Federation, which received 11% of votes cast. The elections have been criticized for being unfair.
- The 2008 presidential election was won by Dmitry Medvedev with 71% of the vote
- The 2012 presidential election was won by prime minister Vladimir Putin with 63.6% of the vote, returning to the Kremlin a second time with closest runner-up Gennady Zyuganov only receiving 17.2% (another election to be criticized for being fraudulent)
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