List of Russian presidential candidates

Candidate for President of Russia – people officially registered as a candidate for President of the Russian Federation. As of 2024, 36 people participated in the elections of the President of Russia.

Recently at the moment the election were in 2018, eight candidates participated in them. The next election will be held in March 2024, four candidates participate in them.

1991
According to the in force at the time Constitution, the President is elected together with the Vice President for five years.

Since 1996
According to the new Constitution, the position of Vice President was abolished, and the President is elected for a six years (until 2012 for a four years).

Facts

 * The second round to determine the winner was held only once, during the 1996 election.
 * Communist party's nominees has always taken second place.
 * Most often participated in the elections Vladimir Zhirinovsky (6 times).
 * Only 3 women have been presidential candidates: Ella Pamfilova in 2000, Irina Khakamada in 2004 and Ksenia Sobchak in 2018.
 * The largest number of presidential candidates (11) were registered in the 2000 election. The smallest number (4) were registered in the 2008 and 2024 elections.
 * The youngest presidential candidate was Ksenia Sobchak (aged 36) in the 2018 election, the oldest is Nikolay Kharitonov (aged 75) in the 2024 election.