Public Record
The offices Vladimir Putin has held and the elections he has contested — with official results attributed to the Central Election Commission and observer findings stated where they exist.
Offices held
| Office | Dates |
|---|---|
| Director, FSB | 25 July 1998 – 29 March 1999 |
| Secretary, Security Council | 29 March 1999 – 9 August 1999 |
| Prime Minister of Russia | 16 August 1999 – 7 May 2000 |
| Acting President | 31 December 1999 – 7 May 2000 |
| President (1st term) | 7 May 2000 – 7 May 2004 |
| President (2nd term) | 7 May 2004 – 7 May 2008 |
| Prime Minister of Russia | 8 May 2008 – 7 May 2012 |
| President (3rd term) | 7 May 2012 – 7 May 2018 |
| President (4th term) | 7 May 2018 – 7 May 2024 |
| President (5th term) | 7 May 2024 – present |
Presidential elections contested
All figures below are the official results reported by the Central Election Commission of the Russian Federation.
| Election | Official result | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 26 March 2000 | 53.4% (first round) | OSCE observers noted a generally fair vote but state-media bias toward the acting president. |
| 14 March 2004 | 71.3% | OSCE/ODIHR concluded the election “did not meet a number of OSCE commitments,” citing media bias. |
| 4 March 2012 | 63.6% | OSCE/ODIHR reported an uneven playing field and procedural irregularities; Russian authorities rejected the findings. Protests followed. |
| 18 March 2018 | 76.69% | OSCE/ODIHR noted restrictions on fundamental freedoms and a lack of genuine competition; Russia rejected the findings. |
| 15–17 March 2024 | 87.28% | The U.S., EU members, and others stated the election was neither free nor fair, citing barred candidates and wartime conditions; Russia rejected the criticism. |
Referendums
| Vote | Official result | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Constitutional referendum, 1 July 2020 | 77.92% yes | ODIHR did not observe the vote; the Golos observer movement alleged irregularities; the Kremlin cited the official result. |
How to read these numbers
Official results are reported here as official results — not as independently verified measures of public sentiment. Where international observation missions published findings, those findings are stated with their source. Where no credible observation existed, the page says so.
Source notes
- Election and referendum figures: Central Election Commission of the Russian Federation (official published results).
- Observer findings: OSCE/ODIHR election observation reports (2000, 2004, 2012, 2018); U.S. and EU government statements (2024) — each attributed.