According to the head of Benghazi’s electoral commission, Suleiman Zubi, a total of 138,312 people voted in the election, with turnout between 64% and 69%.[1] Despite 22 female candidates standing for election, only one female, Najat Rashid Mansur Al-Kikhia, was elected to the council.[2] Al-Kikhia did however receive the most votes of any individual candidate.[2]