Michael D Higgins is leading the Presidential race in Donegal but Peter Casey is coming a close second.
The official first count for Donegal was announced by county registrar and returning officer Geraldine O’Connor after 4pm this afternoon.
Just over 40,000 people out of a total electorate of 120,000 turned up to cast their votes across Donegal.
The following are the official figures for the first count.
Total Electorate: 119,318
Total Voted: 40,256
Spoiled votes: 734
Total Valid Poll: 39,522
Peter Casey 12,952 (32.8%)
Gavin Duffy 747 (1.9%)
Joan Freeman 2,563 (6.3%)
Seán Gallagher 3,684 (9.3%)
Michael D. Higgins 15,052 (38.1%)
Liadh Ni Riada 4,524 (11.4%)
