Israeli election turnout passes 74 percent by evening, then vote count begins

Summary

Voter turnout in Israel's legislative election reached 74.3 percent by 8pm local time on Tuesday, above the 70.6 percent total for the 2022 election, according to the Central Elections Committee. The committee said this was the highest turnout recorded at that hour since it began tracking voting by time of day. More than 5.4 million people had cast ballots by 8pm, about 655,000 more than in the entire 2022 election. Officials later began counting votes; as of 12:18am local time, 2,670 votes had been counted from 15 polling stations, according to Israel's Channel 12. The committee's latest figures showed turnout had reached 77.7 percent.

Timeline

1. Middle East Eye

   27 Oct 2026, 19:26 UTCSource ↗

   Middle East Eye reports that Israeli election turnout reached 74.3 percent by 8pm local time on Tuesday, surpassing the 70.6 percent total of the 2022 election, per the Central Elections Committee.

2. Middle East Eye

   27 Oct 2026, 23:21 UTCSource ↗

   Middle East Eye reports that Israeli election officials had begun counting votes, with 2,670 counted from 15 polling stations as of 12:18am local time per Channel 12, and turnout had reached 77.7 percent per the Central Elections Committee.