At 7:30 PM on December 15, election coordination officials in Phetchabun, led by Sgt. Maj. Saneh Inkarnthum, director of the Phetchabun Provincial Election Commission, gathered to process vote counts from 1,703 polling stations across 11 districts. By 7:48 PM, unofficial results were reported from 1,564 stations.
Candidate No. 1, Mr. Akkarathet Thongjaisod, received 236,690 votes, far ahead of Candidate No. 2, Mr. Thiptai Sangrak, with 34,182 votes, and Candidate No. 3, Mr. Jirawit Kaewkampon, who secured 7,434 votes.
With this overwhelming lead, Mr. Akkarathet Thongjaisod has been re-elected as Chief of the Phetchabun Provincial Administrative Organization (PAO) for an unprecedented seventh consecutive term.