The National Election Commission says voter turnout for the presidential election stood at eight-point-one percent as of nine a.m. Wednesday. 

Out of some 44-point-two million eligible voters, three-point-six million have voted since voting booths opened at six a.m. nationwide. 

The participation rate does not yet include early voting, where 36-point-93 percent of the South Korean electorate cast their votes. 

The final turnout for the 19th presidential election held in 2017 recorded 77-point-two percent.