Guro-gu District Mayor 20.2%
Busan Metropolitan City Superintendent of Education 17.1%
The voter turnout for the April 2 by-elections held in 23 locations nationwide, including five basic local government heads, was recorded at 20.39% as of 4 p.m. on the day.
On the 2nd, voters are participating in the 'April 2 By-election for Geoje Mayor' at the Jangpyeong-dong No. 1 polling station set up in the Samsung Culture Center in Geoje-si, Gyeongnam. Photo by Yonhap News
The National Election Commission announced that out of a total of 4,620,908 eligible voters, 942,418 had cast their votes by 4 p.m. since voting began at 6 a.m. that day.
The combined voter turnout for the five basic local government head elections was 30.69%, with the turnout for the Guro-gu District Mayor by-election recorded at 20.2%. The voter turnout for the Busan Metropolitan City Superintendent of Education re-election was 17.1%.
The reported turnout includes early voting conducted on March 28-29 (turnout of 7.94%) and absentee ballots.
Voting will continue until 8 p.m. at 1,468 polling stations nationwide.
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