Heo Tae-jung, Democratic Party of Korea candidate for Daejeon mayor. /Courtesy of Yonhap News

In the vote count for the June 3 local elections for metropolitan mayors and provincial governors, as of 11 p.m. on the 3rd, Democratic Party of Korea Daejeon mayoral candidate Heo Tae-jung and Democratic Party of Korea Ulsan mayoral candidate Kim Sang-wook are likely to win.

According to the National Election Commission, at 11:11 p.m. the same day, with 32.79% of ballots counted in the Daejeon mayoral race, candidate Heo Tae-jung led with 61.88%, ahead of People Power Party candidate Lee Jang-woo (35.94%).

Kim Sang-uk, Democratic Party of Korea candidate for Ulsan mayor, celebrates while watching exit poll results with supporters at his campaign office in Nam-gu, Ulsan, on the 3rd. /Courtesy of News1

At the same time, candidate Kim Sang-wook was at 55.44% with 31.03% of the Ulsan mayoral vote counted. People Power Party candidate Kim Doo-kyum was at 39.53%.

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