Iranian reformist lawmaker Mahmoud Sadeghi says in a residential area where IRGC members and their family live, Rouhani got 700 votes, Raisi 300.
President Rohani looks set for a second term.
This tweet and graphic by the supporters of Hassan Rohani says: "The morning of hope has dawned." Purple is the color of Rohani's campaign.
The supporters of President Hassan Rohani are already celebrating on social media:
Final results will be announced at 2 pm local time.
So the interior ministry made a new announcement about the preliminary results of the vote count:
Here is a fresh tweet by Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif who says Iranians must be respected:
Iran"s Vice President Eshaq Jahangiri congratulates all Iranians on "the big victory" of the Iranian nation in creating a "memorable epic" to continue on [on the path of hope and moderation." " He also appears to imply that President Rohani has received 24 million votes.
It's still very early, and final figures could eventually vary significantly from what we're seeing now, but some folks are already turning their attention to the true prize on the Iranian political scene, the supreme leader's post. That person, currently Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, is 77 and said to be in flagging health, and Raisi has been whispered to be a contender to succeed him in the future.
So what would a trouncing in this election mean for Raisi's potential bid to become supreme leader?
Here's one answer:
Votes being counted in the U.S. Reports appeared to suggest that many Iranians voted outside the country.