According to Yonhap News, by 3 PM, 23,164,097 out of 44,649,908 eligible voters had cast their ballots. This figure includes results from early voting conducted on May 29-30, as well as absentee and mail-in votes.
This turnout is the highest recorded at this time since the second local elections in 1998. It surpasses the 43.1% turnout at the same time during the 8th local elections in 2022 by 8.8 percentage points and has already exceeded the final turnout of 50.9% from that election.
Regionally, South Jeolla Province reported the highest turnout at 60.0%. It was followed by Gangwon Province at 57.2%, North Jeolla Province at 56.3%, and South Gyeongsang Province at 55.5%.
In contrast, Gwangju recorded the lowest turnout at 47.5%, followed by Gyeonggi Province at 49.0%, Incheon at 49.2%, and Jeju at 49.4%. Seoul's turnout was recorded at 52.7%.
Voting for this local election began at 6 AM and will continue until 6 PM. Voters are required to bring identification, such as a resident registration card, driver's license, or passport, to their designated polling stations.
* This article has been translated by AI.
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