Kazakhstan's incumbent president is widely expected to secure an easy victory in Sunday's snap election that came after bloody unrest shook the country this year and he moved to stifle the influence of his authoritarian predecessor.
Five candidates were on the ballot against President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev.
With a short campaign period that began in late October, they had little opportunity to mount significant challenges. Tokayev, apparently confident of holding a strong advantage, stayed away from a nationally televised election debate.
The national elections commission said voter turnout averaged 69% in 10 of the country's 15 regions by the time polls closed. The election for a seven-year term came as Tokayev has taken steps to keep Kazakhstan's distance from longtime ally and dominant regional power Russia.
He pointedly said the country did not recognise the Ukrainian regions that Russia declared to be sovereign states at the outset of the conflict that began in February.