20th Presidential Election 6 PM Voter Turnout 75.7%... Up 3%p from 19th Election (Update)

Voting for COVID-19 Confirmed Cases and Others from 6 PM

On the 9th, the day of the 20th presidential election, voters are casting their precious votes at the 2nd polling station in Sajik-dong, Jongno-gu, Seoul. Photo by Hyunmin Kim kimhyun81@

[Asia Economy Reporter Naju-seok] The voter turnout for the 20th presidential election surpassed 75.7% as of 6 PM. This is 3 percentage points higher than the 72.7% turnout at the same time in the previous presidential election.

The National Election Commission announced that as of 6 PM on the 9th, the presidential election turnout was recorded at 71.1%. Out of the total 44,197,692 registered voters for this election, 33,454,249 have cast their votes.

Including early voting, the regions with the highest turnout rates were Jeollanam-do (80.4%), Gwangju Metropolitan City (80.1%), Jeollabuk-do (79.7%), Sejong Special Self-Governing City (79.3%), Gyeongsangbuk-do (77.7%), and Daegu Metropolitan City (77.3%). The regions with the lowest turnout rates were Jeju Special Self-Governing Province (70.4%), Chungcheongnam-do (72.8%), and Incheon Metropolitan City (73.2%).

Gyeonggi-do, which has the largest number of voters (7.5 million), recorded a turnout of 75.2%, while Seoul City (5.15 million voters) recorded 76.4%.

Meanwhile, from 6 PM onwards, voting for COVID-19 confirmed patients and quarantined individuals will begin as soon as regular voters finish voting. COVID-19 confirmed patients and quarantined individuals can vote if they arrive at the polling stations by 7:30 PM.

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