Voter turnout reaches 48.9 percent nationwide by 2 p.m., up 8.2 percentage points from 2022 local elections

An eligible voter casts her vote for the 2026 local elections at a polling station in Dongjak District, southern Seoul, on June 3. [NEWS1]

Voter turnout reached 48.9 percent nationwide as of 2 p.m. Wednesday, according to the National Election Commission. The figure includes the 23.51 percent recorded during the early voting period held last Friday and Saturday.

Turnout so far is 8.2 percentage points higher than the 40.7 percent recorded at the same time in the June 2022 local elections.

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South Jeolla recorded the highest regional turnout by 2 p.m. with 58.0 percent. Gangwon followed at 54.5 percent and North Jeolla at 54.2 percent. Gwangju recorded the lowest turnout of any region at 45.3 percent. Seoul stood at 49.4 percent and Busan at 48.5 percent.