25 seats are elected by party-list proportional representation with a 5% electoral threshold, with the other half elected in 25 single-member constituencies by first-past-the-post voting.

Seats in the proportional part are allocated using the Imperiali quota, modified to ensure that every party list, which passes the threshold, receives at least one mandate.

Patriots of Russia, who participated in the last election, had been dissolved prior.

State Duma member and withdrawn 2023 head election candidate Sergey Sokol (United Russia) was elected Chairman of the Supreme Council, replacing Vladimir Shtygashev (CPRF / Independent), who led the chamber since 1992.

[4] Incumbent Senator Alexander Zhukov (United Russia) was re-appointed to the Federation Council, despite earlier being elected United Russia faction leader.