Of the 199 participants and veterans of Russia’s war against Ukraine who ran in the State Duma election, 46 won seats according to the official election results. The remaining 153 were not elected, according to Central Election Commission data analyzed by Agentstvo.
Of the 46 elected candidates, 41 were nominated by United Russia, three by the Liberal Democratic Party, one by A Just Russia and one ran as an independent.
Agentstvo identified 61 unsuccessful candidates with wartime experience and separately analyzed the results of 28 who ran in single-member districts.
According to the outlet’s count, 25 of those 28 candidates lost to United Russia candidates. In one district, war veteran candidates from the Communist Party and the Liberal Democratic Party lost to a candidate from A Just Russia, while in another district an A Just Russia candidate lost to a Communist Party candidate.
In several districts, war veteran candidates competed against politicians who have served in the State Duma for many years or hold prominent positions in Russia’s political system.
Among the winning candidates in districts where war veterans ran, Agentstvo names Vyacheslav Fetisov, Vladimir Vasilyev, Alexei Yezubov and Valery Gartung.