1 PM Nationwide Voter Turnout at 60.8%... Early Voting Included

5.7%P Increase from the 19th Presidential Election
Jeonnam Highest (70.7%), Busan Lowest (58.2%)

On the 9th, the day of the 20th presidential election, voters are casting their precious votes at Dohwa-dong 2nd polling station set up at Dohwa Toy Rental Store in Mapo-gu, Seoul. Photo by Kim Hyun-min kimhyun81@

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Jun-yi] The voter turnout for the 20th presidential election was tentatively tallied at 60.8% as of 1 PM on the 9th. This figure includes early voting rates.

According to the National Election Commission, out of a total of 44,197,692 registered voters, 26,865,748 have cast their ballots.

This is 5.7 percentage points higher than the 55.5% turnout at the same time during the 19th presidential election in 2017.

The region with the highest turnout is Jeonnam (70.7%), followed by Jeonbuk (69.0%), Gwangju (68.2%), and Gyeongbuk (65.2%).

The region with the lowest turnout is Busan (58.2%), followed by Incheon (58.4%), Daejeon (58.7%), and Jeju (58.8%).

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