According to exit polls by the three terrestrial broadcasters for the June 3 local elections and by-elections, the Democratic Party of Korea is leading in 11 of the 16 metropolitan races, with the People Power Party ahead in one. Four are classified as toss-ups.

On the morning of the 3rd, at the polling station set up at Seorae Elementary School in Seocho-gu, Seoul, on the day of the 9th Nationwide Local Elections and the National Assembly by-elections, the three terrestrial broadcasters conduct an exit poll of voters who have finished voting. The exit poll results by KBS, MBC, and SBS are released on air at exactly 6 p.m., when voting closes on election day./Courtesy of News1

KBS, MBC and SBS jointly conducted the exit poll and released it at 6 p.m. on the 3rd, when voting ended.

In Seoul, Democratic Party candidate Chong Won-o is projected to lead with 51.4%, ahead of People Power Party candidate Oh Se-hoon (46%) by 5.4 percentage points. In Busan, Democratic Party candidate Chun Jae-soo has 50.2% and People Power Party candidate Park Heong-joon has 48.3%, a tight race.

In Daegu, People Power Party candidate Choo Kyung-ho has 49.9% and Democratic Party candidate Kim Boo-kyum has 49.1%, indicating a razor-thin contest, and in Gangwon, Democratic Party candidate Woo Sang-ho has 51.3% and People Power Party candidate Kim Jin-tae has 48.7%, also a close race. In North Jeolla, Democratic Party candidate Lee Won-taek has 48.5% and independent candidate Kim Kwan-young has 46.3%, likewise a tight race.

Busan, Daegu, Gangwon and North Jeolla are toss-ups. In North Gyeongsang, the People Power Party's Lee Cheol-woo is shown leading with 69.7% over Democratic Party candidate Oh Jung-gi (30.3%).

In the remaining areas, the Democratic Party is favored. In Incheon, Democratic Party candidate Park Chan-dae won 53.7%, ahead of People Power Party candidate Yoo Jeong-bok (45.5%), and in Gwangju, Democratic Party candidate Min Hyung-bae won 78.6%, far outpacing People Power Party candidate Lee Jung-hyun (12.8%).

In Daejeon, Democratic Party candidate Heo Tae-jung won 55.9%, more than 10 percentage points ahead of People Power Party candidate Lee Jang-woo (42.9%), and in Ulsan, Democratic Party candidate Kim Sang-uk won 52.8%, leading People Power Party candidate Kim Doo-kyum (43.2%).

In Sejong, Democratic Party candidate Cho Sang-ho won 64.3%, over People Power Party candidate Choi Min-ho (32.9%), and in Gyeonggi, Democratic Party candidate Choo Mi-ae won 60.4%, comfortably ahead of People Power Party candidate Yang Hyang-ja (34.1%).

In North Chungcheong, Democratic Party candidate Shin Yong-han won 56.2%, ahead of People Power Party candidate Kim Young-hwan (43.8%), and in South Chungcheong, Democratic Party candidate Park Soo-hyun won 52.1%, was found to be leading People Power Party candidate Kim Tae-heum (47.9%).

In South Gyeongsang, Democratic Party candidate Kim Kyeong-soo won 54.3%, ahead of People Power Party candidate Park Wan-su (45.7%), and in Jeju, Democratic Party candidate Wi Seong-gon won 62.2%, projected to be far ahead of People Power Party candidate Moon Sung-yu (34.9%).

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