By 4 p.m. in the early gubernatorial election in Irkutsk Oblast, more than 390,000 people had voted, and turnout was 21.09 percent. By the end of the day it may reach about 30 percent, with higher rates in the districts than in Irkutsk and major cities. The highest turnout was recorded in Bayandayevsky District, where 52.1 percent of voters had already voted, while in Bratsk and the Angarsk district it remains low. Four candidates are running for governor, and voting is taking place at 1,914 polling stations until 8 p.m.
Voter turnout in the early gubernatorial election in the Irkutsk Region as of 16:00 was 21.09%. More than 390 thousand citizens have voted. It is projected that by the end of the voting day, turnout in the Irkutsk Region will be around 30%.The highest turnout at this time is in the Bayandaevsky District, where by 16:00 already 52.1% had cast their votes. In the Cheremkhovsky District - 40.13%, in the Olkhonsky District - 38.63%. The average turnout in Irkutsk by 16:00 is 17%. Low turnout is noted in Bratsk - 14.09%, in the Angarsk Urban District - 14.33%, in Bodaibo and the district - 16.68%.
As a reminder, four candidates are running for the governor’s seat in total - Sergey Eroshchenko (United Russia), Sergey Levchenko (KPRF), LDPR candidate Oleg Kuznetsov, and A Just Russia member Larisa Egorova.
Voting in the gubernatorial election in the Irkutsk Region is taking place at 1.914 thousand polling stations, 25 of which have been set up in places of temporary stay of voters. The working hours of election commissions on the single voting day are from 8:00 to 20:00.