# The Electoral Commission says 98 -percent of the 2026 local government election results have been captured by mid-morning. The Commission is expecting to finalise the capturing of results this afternoon. The latest update brings the country closer to the completion of the vote-counting process, with outstanding results still undergoing processing and verification. The IEC is expected to provide further updates as it works towards finalising the results and announcing the official election outcome.
IEC reports 98% of election results captured, expects finalisation later today