11 AM Presidential Election Turnout at 16%... 3.4%p Lower Than the 19th

Daegu, Jeju, and Gyeonggi Show High Voter Turnout

On the 9th, the day of the 20th presidential election, voters are lining up at Yeomni-dong 2nd polling station set up at Hanseo Elementary School in Mapo-gu, Seoul. Photo by Hyunmin Kim kimhyun81@

[Asia Economy Reporter Geum Bo-ryeong] The voter turnout for the 20th presidential election was tentatively recorded at 16% as of 11 a.m. on the 9th.

According to the National Election Commission, out of a total of 44,197,692 registered voters, about 7.08 million have cast their votes.

This figure is 3.4 percentage points lower than the 19.4% turnout at the same time during the 19th presidential election in 2017.

The region with the highest turnout was Daegu (18.7%), followed by Jeju (17.3%), Gyeonggi (16.9%), and Chungnam (16.9%).

The lowest turnout was in Gwangju (13.0%), followed by Jeonnam (13.3%) and Jeonbuk (13.8%).

In early voting, Jeonnam (51.45%), Jeonbuk (48.63%), and Gwangju (48.27%) had the highest turnout rates, contrasting with Daegu (33.91%), Jeju (33.78%), and Gyeonggi (33.65%), which were below average.

The early voting rates will be included in the turnout figures released from 1 p.m. today.

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