At 800, 9754 precinct commission protocols were processed

The regional election commission said that by 8.00 97.54 percent of protocols had been processed, and Sergei Levchenko has 36.76 percent of the vote, while the United Russia candidate has 49.51 percent. If neither candidate passes the 50 percent plus one vote threshold, a second round of elections will be set for September 27 in Irkutsk region. It was also noted that voting day passed calmly, without serious violations, and turnout was 27.33 percent.

As of 8:00, 97.54% of precinct election commission protocols have been processed. This was reported by the Regional Election Commission.
As of 8:00, Sergei Levchenko is receiving 36.76% of the votes. The candidate from United Russia has 49.51% of the votes. Larisa Egorova is in third place with 6.73% of the votes, and Oleg Kuznetsov has about 5%.
If Sergei Yeroshchenko fails to win 50% of the votes plus one vote, a second round of elections will be announced in the Irkutsk Region. As reported by the Regional Election Commission, it will be scheduled for September 27.
Recall that voter turnout in the region’s gubernatorial election as of 19:30 was 27.33%. The most active were the Banyadaevsky, Cheremkhovsky, and Balagansky districts. In the opinion of the chairman of the Irkutsk Region Election Commission, the day went peacefully, and no serious violations were recorded. A similar opinion was expressed by the head of the Irkutsk branch of the Golos movement, Alexey Petrov. He noted the calm nature of the voting day in Irkutsk, adding that the main violations were recorded in those municipalities where local elections were held alongside the gubernatorial election.