In the June 3 metropolitan and provincial superintendent elections held in 16 locations nationwide, the progressive camp led in 11 and the conservative camp in three. Two were classified as toss-ups. The results are based on exit polls released by the three terrestrial broadcasters at 6 p.m. Before the election, progressives held 10 of the 17 metropolitan and provincial offices, and moderates and conservatives held seven. This year, the administrative integration of Gwangju and South Jeolla reduced the number by one.

Voters cast their ballots at a polling station set up at the Sangdo 4-dong Community Center in Dongjak District, Seoul, on the morning of the 3rd as the 9th nationwide local elections and National Assembly by-elections begin. /Courtesy of News1

First, progressive candidates led in all three areas of the greater Seoul region. In Seoul, progressive incumbent Jeong Geun-sik was projected at 39.0%, and conservative Cho Jun-hyuk at 21.2%. In Gyeonggi, progressive Ahn Min-seok was at 58.2%, far ahead of conservative incumbent Yim Tae-hee at 41.8%. In Incheon, progressive incumbent Do Seong-hoon was projected at 37.1%, and conservative Lee Dae-hyung at 32.7%.

Progressive candidates were also ahead in the Busan-Ulsan-South Gyeongsang region. In Busan, progressive Kim Seok-jun was projected at 49.6% and conservative Jeong Seung-yoon at 34.0%. In Ulsan, progressive Jo Yong-sik was found at 44.2%, and conservative Kim Ju-hong at 32.0%. In South Gyeongsang, progressive Song Young-gi was at 42.2%, and conservative Kwon Soon-ki at 38.7%.

In South Jeolla–Gwangju, Kim Dae-jung was at 40.4%, and in North Jeolla, Cheon Ho-seong was projected first with 56.2%, both in the progressive camp. In South Chungcheong, progressive Lee Byung-do (34.1%), in Daejeon, progressive Seong Gwang-jin (33.2%), and in Gangwon, progressive Kang Sam-young (43.8%) all ranked first.

Places where conservative camp candidates led were three: Daegu (Kang Eun-hee, 51.5%), North Gyeongsang (Im Jong-sik, 45.0%), and North Chungcheong (Yoon Gun-young, 45.7%).

Elsewhere, two locations were in toss-ups. In Sejong, progressive Lim Jeon-su was found at 35.1%, and centrist-conservative Kang Mi-ae at 32.5%. In Jeju, progressive Ko Ui-suk was projected at 45.1%, and conservative Kim Kwang-soo at 42.0%.

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