GhanaElection 2008 Voter Turnout As compared to the first round of elections on 7 th December, 2008 where long queues were the order of the day, not many long queues were observed at most polling stations on the 28 th December, 2008. Voter turnout for the 7 th December was 69.79% nationwide. The highest was 74.9% recorded in the Northern Region and the lowest was 67.1% in the Greater Accra Region. The 28 th December Presidential run-off recorded a higher turn-out of 72.9% nationwide. Ashanti region recorded the highest of 83.3% and Western Region had the lowest of 66.5%. Some constituencies in the Ashanti region recorded very high turn-outs between 94% and 98%. Notable among these were Kwadaso – 94.4%, Suame – 94.7%, Manhyia – 95.7%, and Nhyiaeso had 98.3%. Regional breakdown of turn-out during the first and second rounds of the Presidential elections are shown in tables 3.8 and 3.9 respectively 46