Official exit poll results show Democratic Party's Lee Jae Myung leading in South Korea's 21st presidential election

According to exit polls conducted by Korea's three major broadcasters KBS, MBC, and SBS, Democratic Party candidate Lee Jae Myung is leading with a significant margin, placing first outside the margin of error.

The exit poll results released today, June 3, show Lee Jae Myung securing 51.7 percent, while Kim Moon Soo of the People Power Party received 39.3 percent, putting Lee ahead by 12.4 percentage points.

Lee Jun Seok of the Reform Party garnered 7.7 percent, and Kwon Young Gook of the Korean Democratic Labor Party received 1.3 percent.

By region:

• Seoul: Lee Jae Myung 49.3 percent, Kim Moon Soo 40.1 percent, Lee Jun Seok 9.2 percent
• Gyeonggi: Lee Jae Myung 55.8 percent, Kim Moon Soo 34.6 percent, Lee Jun Seok 8.5 percent
• Incheon: Lee Jae Myung 53.6 percent, Kim Moon Soo 37.4 percent, Lee Jun Seok 7.5 percent
• Busan: Lee Jae Myung 42.7 percent, Kim Moon Soo 49.0 percent, Lee Jun Seok 6.9 percent
• Ulsan: Lee Jae Myung 46.5 percent, Kim Moon Soo 44.3 percent, Lee Jun Seok 6.9 percent
• South Gyeongsang: Lee Jae Myung 43.4 percent, Kim Moon Soo 48.8 percent, Lee Jun Seok 6.3 percent
• North Gyeongsang: Lee Jae Myung 28.2 percent, Kim Moon Soo 64.0 percent, Lee Jun Seok 6.7 percent
• Daegu: Lee Jae Myung 24.1 percent, Kim Moon Soo 67.5 percent, Lee Jun Seok 7.3 percent
• North Jeolla: Lee Jae Myung 79.6 percent, Kim Moon Soo 11.8 percent, Lee Jun Seok 6.7 percent
• South Jeolla: Lee Jae Myung 80.8 percent, Kim Moon Soo 10.9 percent, Lee Jun Seok 6.4 percent
• Gwangju: Lee Jae Myung 81.7 percent, Kim Moon Soo 10.5 percent, Lee Jun Seok 5.9 percent
• North Chungcheong: Lee Jae Myung 51.1 percent, Kim Moon Soo 40.2 percent, Lee Jun Seok 7.9 percent
• South Chungcheong: Lee Jae Myung 51.3 percent, Kim Moon Soo 39.7 percent, Lee Jun Seok 8.2 percent
• Daejeon: Lee Jae Myung 51.8 percent, Kim Moon Soo 38.3 percent, Lee Jun Seok 8.8 percent
• Gangwon: Lee Jae Myung 48.8 percent, Kim Moon Soo 42.2 percent, Lee Jun Seok 6.7 percent
• Jeju: Lee Jae Myung 57.9 percent, Kim Moon Soo 31.2 percent, Lee Jun Seok 9.3 percent

By age group:

• 20s: Lee Jae Myung 41.3 percent, Kim Moon Soo 30.9 percent, Lee Jun Seok 24.3 percent
• 30s: Lee Jae Myung 47.6 percent, Kim Moon Soo 32.7 percent, Lee Jun Seok 17.7 percent
• 40s: Lee Jae Myung 72.7 percent, Kim Moon Soo 22.2 percent, Lee Jun Seok 4.2 percent
• 50s: Lee Jae Myung 69.8 percent, Kim Moon Soo 25.9 percent, Lee Jun Seok 3.3 percent
• 60s: Lee Jae Myung 48.0 percent, Kim Moon Soo 48.9 percent, Lee Jun Seok 2.3 percent
• 70 and older: Lee Jae Myung 34.0 percent, Kim Moon Soo 64.0 percent, Lee Jun Seok 1.5 percent

By gender:

• Men: Lee Jae Myung 48.3 percent, Kim Moon Soo 39.4 percent, Lee Jun Seok 11.1 percent
• Women: Lee Jae Myung 55.1 percent, Kim Moon Soo 39.2 percent, Lee Jun Seok 4.3 percent

The exit poll was conducted by three research firms Ipsos Korea, Hankook Research, and Korea Research International, commissioned by KBS, MBC, and SBS. The survey was carried out at 325 polling stations across the country, targeting every fifth voter from 6 AM to 8 PM on election day. A total of 80,146 voters were surveyed, with an estimated response rate of 80 to 85 percent. The margin of error is plus or minus 0.8 percentage points at a 95 percent confidence level.

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