Early Voting Turnout Hits 20.94% as of 4 p.m., Sets New All-Time High (Update)

Record High Early Voting Turnout Two Hours Before Polls Close

Jeonnam and Jeonbuk Surpass 30%... Seoul at 20.87%

As of 4:00 p.m. on the second day of early voting for the 9th Nationwide Local Elections, the voter turnout reached 20.94%. This surpasses the final early voting turnout of the 8th local elections held four years ago, setting a new record for the highest early voting rate in the history of local elections.

According to the National Election Commission on May 30, a total of 9,347,567 out of 44,649,908 eligible voters completed early voting from 6:00 a.m. the previous day until now, resulting in a turnout of 20.94%.

This figure is 2.55 percentage points higher than the early voting turnout (18.39%) at the same time during the 8th local elections four years ago. It is also 0.32 percentage points higher than the final early voting turnout for that election—20.62%—which was the highest ever for local elections up to that point.

By region, Jeonnam led with 35.89%, followed by Jeonbuk at 31.96%, both surpassing the 30% mark. Gwangju (24.82%), Gangwon (24.62%), Sejong (24.18%), Gyeongnam (22.03%), and Chungbuk (21.24%) followed. The lowest turnout was in Daegu at 16.53%. In Seoul, the turnout was 20.87%.

Early voting for this local election is being conducted at a total of 3,571 polling stations nationwide from 6:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. today, following the same schedule as the previous day. To participate in early voting, voters must bring identification and visit a polling station.

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