3 p.m. Local Election Turnout at 51.9%... Higher Than Final 2022 Local Election Turnout

Jeonnam Records the Highest Voter Turnout
Early Voting (Turnout 23.51%) and Absentee Voting Included

The National Election Commission announced that, as of 3 p.m. on June 3, the voter turnout for the 9th nationwide simultaneous local elections stood at 51.9%.

On the 3rd, the day of the 9th nationwide simultaneous local elections, voters are casting their ballots at a polling station set up in an indoor sports center in Dobong District, Seoul. Photo by Yonhap News

This figure marks the highest turnout for this time of day since the 2nd local elections in 1998, when voter turnout began to be recorded by the hour. It is also 1.0 percentage point higher than the final turnout of the 8th local elections, which was 50.9%.

So far, Jeonnam has recorded the highest turnout at 60.0%, followed by Gangwon at 57.2%, Jeonbuk at 56.3%, and Gyeongnam at 55.5%.

Gwangju recorded the lowest turnout at 47.5%, followed by Gyeonggi at 49.0%, Incheon at 49.2%, and Jeju at 49.4%. The turnout in Seoul was confirmed to be 52.7%.

Voting began simultaneously at polling stations nationwide at 6 a.m. on this day. Out of a total of 44,649,908 eligible voters, 23,164,097 had cast their ballots. This figure also includes the results of early voting (with a turnout rate of 23.51%) held on May 29–30 and absentee voting.

The hourly turnout figures officially released by the National Election Commission are based on voting data collected from election commissions in all 256 districts, cities, and counties.

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