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Exit polls from the three major terrestrial broadcasters show Seoul Mayor Won Jeong-o at 51.4%.. Democratic Party 11, People Power Party 1, 4 in a tight race

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(Seoul=NEWS1) Reporter Ahn Eun-na = On the 3rd, the day of the the 3rd local elections, exit poll results for the Seoul mayoral race were released. (Joint reporting) 2026.6.3/NEWS1 Copyright © NEWS1. All rights reserved. Unauthorized reproduction, redistribution, and use for AI training are prohibited. /Photo=NEWS1) Reporter Ahn Eun-na
(Seoul=NEWS1) Reporter Ahn Eun-na = On the 3rd, the day of the the 3rd local elections, exit poll results for the Seoul mayoral race were released. (Joint reporting) 2026.6.3/NEWS1 Copyright © NEWS1. All rights reserved. Unauthorized reproduction, redistribution, and use for AI training are prohibited. /Photo=NEWS1) Reporter Ahn Eun-na

Exit poll results from the three major terrestrial broadcasters regarding the election for the heads of 16 metropolitan local governments in the the 3rd local elections have been released. The Democratic Party of Korea is projected to win in 11 areas, while the People Power Party is projected to win in one area. For the Seoul mayoral race, Democratic Party of Korea candidate Won Jeong-o leads with 51.4%, ahead of candidate Oh Se-hoon (46.0%).

According to a joint prediction (exit poll) by the three broadcasters—KBS, MBC, and SBS—on the 3rd, the Democratic Party of Korea is predicted to lead in 11 areas: Seoul (Won Jeong-o), Gyeonggi (Choo Mi-ae), Incheon (Park Chan-dae), Busan (Jeon Jae-soo), Ulsan (Kim Sang-wook), South Gyeongsang (Kim Kyung-soo), Daejeon (Heo Tae-jeong), Sejong (Jo Sang-ho), South Chungcheong (Park Soo-hyun), North Chungcheong (Shin Yong-han), South Jeolla/Gwangju (Min Hyung-bae), Jeonbuk (Lee Won-taek), Gangwon (Woo Sang-ho), and Jeju (Wi Seong-gon). The People Power Party is predicted to lead in North Gyeongsang (Lee Cheol-woo).

For the Seoul mayoral race, Democratic Party candidate Won Jeong-o leads with 51.4%, while People Power Party candidate Oh Se-hoon has 46.0%, putting the Democratic Party ahead.

Four areas—Busan, Daegu, Jeonbuk, and Gangwon—are showing a tight race. In the case of the Daegu mayoral race, People Power Party candidate Choo Kyung-ho has 49.9%, and Democratic Party candidate Kim Boo-kyum has 49.1%, indicating an extremely close contest. For the Busan mayoral race, Democratic Party candidate Jeon Jae-soo has 50.2%, competing closely with People Power Party candidate Park Hyung-jun (48.3%).

This exit poll by the three broadcasters (KBS, MBC, SBS) was conducted by commissioning Korea Research, Ipsos, and Korea Research International. The survey period was from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. today, covering approximately 108,727 voters across 16 provinces and cities at 615 polling stations nationwide. The margin of error is between ±1.7 percentage points (p) and 4.1p at a 95% confidence level.

The final prediction figures for this exit poll incorporated opinion poll results from the early voting period, which was conducted from the 30th of last month to the 2nd of this month, over four days, targeting 11,357 voters aged 18 and older nationwide.

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