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OUTLETS DISAGREEMonday 21 September 2026

Outlets disagree: The vote share shown for United Russia in preliminary exit/official results

malaymail.com/straitstimes.com: 49.4% (exit poll); reuters.com/cnbc.com: 57.5% (initial partial official results); novayagazeta.eu: 57.86% (90.43% of protocols processed) the full text

As published

5 pages captured at the time, in each outlet's own typography. Open one to read the copy held outside the publisher's control.

reuters.com as published: Russia's ruling pro-Putin party on track to win wartime election after drones strike Moscowreuters.com2026-09-21 14:34:58cnbc.com as published: Russia's ruling pro-Putin party on track to win wartime election after drones strike Moscowcnbc.com2026-09-22 16:51:52malaymail.com as published: Russia vows revenge for election-day attacks as poll shows ruling party winmalaymail.com2026-09-21 14:34:58novayagazeta.eu as published: Russia's ruling party on track to keep supermajority in election marked by hundreds of reported violationsnovayagazeta.eu2026-09-22 16:51:52straitstimes.com as published: Russia vows revenge for election-day attacks as poll shows ruling party winstraitstimes.com2026-09-22 16:51:52
Same storyEarlier: Russia's parliamentary election for the 450-seat State Duma closed on September 22, 2024…Each entry records what was published on its own date and is not edited afterwards.

What this entry found

  • ONE SOURCE, MANY MASTHEADS

    5 outlets carried this. They resolve to 3 independent sources.

    A reader sampling these outlets received 3 accounts, not 5.

  • ONLY ONE OUTLET HAD THIS

    novayagazeta.eu carried 8 details no other outlet reported.

    • Partial official results (90.43% of protocols processed) showed United Russia with 57.86% of the vote from party lists, or 29.7 million votes, compared to 49.82% (28 million votes) in the 2021 Duma elections
    • The Communist Party received 13.84% of the vote, the LDPR 8.90%, the New People party 7.94%, and Just Russia 4.95%
    • United Russia candidates were leading in 208 of 225 single-mandate districts
    • Turnout exceeded 56%, higher than in the 2021 Duma elections
    • Participation in the federal remote electronic voting system reached 90.87%
    • On the final day of voting, polling stations went for several hours without paper ballots due to a technical failure, causing long queues
    • In Moscow, United Russia candidates are leading in all 16 single-mandate districts
    • The election included multiple reported violations

How the poll was reported

2 of 6 stated across the articles in this entry.

  • No article states whether respondents were sampled or opted in. That distinction decides whether the figure can describe anyone beyond the people who answered.
  • Pollster: state-run pollster.
  • When conducted: September 17-19, 2026 (three-day voting period ending September 19).
  • Commissioned by: not stated in any article.
  • Who was sampled: not stated in any article.
  • Sample size: not stated in any article.
  • Margin of error: not stated in any article.
  • Question wording published: not in any article.

This lists what the articles said and did not say. A detail missing here may appear in the pollster's own release; it was not in the coverage.

5outlets→3independent
What happened, for context

Russia's State Duma parliamentary election concluded on September 19, 2026, with the ruling United Russia party set to maintain control. Exit polls and partial official results showed United Russia leading significantly. Ukraine conducted a large drone attack on Moscow and surrounding regions on the final day of voting, killing at least two people and damaging infrastructure; Russia responded with vows to escalate strikes on Kyiv.

4 of 5 articles were readable. Headline only, no body text retrieved, for: reuters.com. Nothing below is drawn from those outlets beyond their headline.

Who reported it

    • reuters.comWIRE
    • cnbc.comUNCLASSIFIED
    identical copy
    • malaymail.comUNCLASSIFIED
    • straitstimes.comINDEP
    identical copy
  • novayagazeta.euUNCLASSIFIED

References

  • reuters.comRussia's ruling pro-Putin party on track to win wartime election after drones strike MoscowScreenshot as publishedOriginalcaptured 2026-09-21T14:34:58
  • cnbc.comRussia's ruling pro-Putin party on track to win wartime election after drones strike MoscowScreenshot as publishedOriginalcaptured 2026-09-22T16:51:52
  • malaymail.comRussia vows revenge for election-day attacks as poll shows ruling party winScreenshot as publishedOriginalcaptured 2026-09-21T14:34:58
  • novayagazeta.euRussia's ruling party on track to keep supermajority in election marked by hundreds of reported violationsScreenshot as publishedOriginalcaptured 2026-09-22T16:51:52
  • straitstimes.comRussia vows revenge for election-day attacks as poll shows ruling party winScreenshot as publishedOriginalcaptured 2026-09-22T16:51:52

Carried by multiple outlets

  • Russia's ruling United Russia party was on track to win/keep the parliamentary electionreuters.com/cnbc.com, malaymail.com, straitstimes.com, novayagazeta.eu
  • Ukraine launched a large drone attack on Moscow and surrounding regions on the final day of votingreuters.com/cnbc.com, malaymail.com, straitstimes.com
  • The drone attack killed at least two peoplemalaymail.com, straitstimes.com
  • The drone attack damaged an oil refinery, setting it ablazemalaymail.com, straitstimes.com
  • Russia's Defence/Defense Ministry vowed to intensify strikes on Kyiv in responsemalaymail.com, straitstimes.com
  • An exit poll showed United Russia on course to win 49.4% of the votemalaymail.com, straitstimes.com
  • and 1 more, not shown

Reported by one outlet only

  • Partial official results (90.43% of protocols processed) showed United Russia with 57.86% of the vote from party lists, or 29.7 million votes, compared to 49.82% (28 million votes) in the 2021 Duma electionsonly novayagazeta.eu
  • The Communist Party received 13.84% of the vote, the LDPR 8.90%, the New People party 7.94%, and Just Russia 4.95%only novayagazeta.eu
  • United Russia candidates were leading in 208 of 225 single-mandate districtsonly novayagazeta.eu
  • Turnout exceeded 56%, higher than in the 2021 Duma electionsonly novayagazeta.eu
  • Participation in the federal remote electronic voting system reached 90.87%only novayagazeta.eu
  • On the final day of voting, polling stations went for several hours without paper ballots due to a technical failure, causing long queuesonly novayagazeta.eu

Reported unevenly

  • The vote share shown for United Russia in preliminary exit/official resultsstated by malaymail.com/straitstimes.com: 49.4% (exit poll), reuters.com/cnbc.com: 57.5% (initial partial official results), novayagazeta.eu: 57.86% (90.43% of protocols processed)

Not yet confirmed against a primary source

  • Exit poll vs. partial official results discrepancy: Malaymail and Straits Times report an exit poll showing United Russia at 49.4%. Reuters/CNBC report 'initial results' at 57.5%. Novayagazeta.eu reports 57.86% with 90.43% of protocols processed. Establish whether the 49.4% figure comes from a genuine exit poll (conducted as voters left polling places) or from early partial returns, and clarify the timeline of these three different figures relative to when each was published or released.

What was checked, and against what

Nothing here could be settled from a primary source. 1 cannot be established from public sources and is listed below. Every document is linked so you can read the same record we did. Anything not confirmed is listed as such rather than left out.

  • cannot be established Exit poll vs. partial official results discrepancy: Malaymail and Straits Times report an exit poll showing United Russia at 49.4%. Reuters/CNBC report 'initial results' at 57.5%. Novayagazeta.eu reports 57.86% with 90.43% of protocols processed.The disagreement between outlets is itself the finding. No primary source is needed to report that they differ.