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Democratic Alliance takes early lead in JB Marks

The DA is ahead with 23 006 votes with a vote count of 45.40% in JB Marks. This is after 38 out of 106 voting districts have been counted.

The Democratic Alliance (DA) is currently leading the vote count in JB Marks with 45.40% of the votes. The African National Congress (ANC) is in second place with 24.24%, followed by the Freedom Front Plus (FF Plus) with 12.48%.

The ANC is currently leading in 12 wards, while the DA is ahead in 11 wards.

As of 10:41 today (November 5), 38 of the 106 voting districts had been counted. The results are not final.

See the map of the ward counting here:

The results thus far in JB Marks Local Municipality (NW 405). This was taken at 10:41 on November 5.

Provincially, in North West, the ANC is leading with 38.22% of the votes, while the DA currently has 25.67%. VF Plus is in third place with just over 9% of the votes.

Nationally, the ANC is leading with 31.68% of the votes. The DA is currently in second place with 29.68%, followed by the uMkhonto weSizwe Party (MK Party) with 5.66%.

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I am the editor of the Potchefstroom Herald since January 2026. I have a keen interest for sport and local community news. I have more than a decade of experience covering various beats. Journalism is a lifestyle.

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