Local Election Turnout at 19.0% Nationwide as of Noon... Daegu Leads at 23.7%

Early Voting Turnout to Be Added in One Hour

The National Election Commission announced that as of 12:00 p.m. on June 3, the voter turnout for the 9th nationwide local elections was recorded at 19%. This figure is 4 percentage points higher than the turnout at the same time during the 8th local elections in 2022, which stood at 15.0%.

On the 3rd, the day of the 9th nationwide local elections, voters are casting their ballots at Jamsilbondong Precincts 4, 5, and 6 set up in the gymnasium of Jamjeon Elementary School in Seoul. Photo by Yonhap News

Voting began simultaneously at polling stations across the country at 6:00 a.m. on this day. Out of 44,649,908 eligible voters, 8,490,711 had cast their ballots as of 12:00 p.m.

As of this time, the region with the highest voter turnout was Daegu at 23.7%. North Gyeongsang Province followed at 21.7%, with Gangwon Province at 21.6%.

The region with the lowest voter turnout was Gwangju at 13.1%.

In the key battlegrounds, Seoul recorded a turnout of 18.6%, Gyeonggi Province stood at 18.4%, and Busan at 20%.

The election will continue until 6:00 p.m. on this day. Voters are required to bring an identification card and cast their ballots at the polling station corresponding to their registered address.

Meanwhile, the early voting turnout of 23.51%, which took place on May 29 and 30, will be reflected in the overall turnout as of 1:00 p.m. on this day.

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