The voter turnout for the 9th nationwide local elections reached 61.0%, marking the second highest in history.
According to the National Election Commission on June 4, the final turnout for the June 3 local elections was recorded at 61.0%. The elections began at 6 a.m. at 14,288 polling stations across the country, with 27,249,586 out of 44,649,908 registered voters participating.
This figure includes results from early voting conducted on May 29 and 30, which had a turnout of 23.51%.
The turnout is 10.1 percentage points higher than the 50.9% recorded in the 8th local elections held on June 1, 2022. It also surpasses the 60.2% turnout of the 7th local elections, making it the second highest ever. The highest turnout in local election history was 68.4% during the first local elections.
Regionally, South Jeolla Province had the highest turnout at 65.7%, followed by Gangwon (64.5%), South Gyeongsang (64.4%), and Daegu and Ulsan (64.2%). Seoul also exceeded the national average with a turnout of 63.6%.
However, an unprecedented situation occurred when voting was temporarily halted at 12 polling stations in Songpa District and one each in Gangnam and Gwangjin Districts due to a shortage of ballots. As a result, voting in these areas resumed only after exit poll results were released, leading some voters to abandon their ballots and raising concerns about the fairness and integrity of the election.
* This article has been translated by AI.
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