Lee Jae-myung dominated the election, with a six percentage point lead as the vote tally passed 80 percent in the early hours of Wednesday morning. Our live blog follows the full 20-hour Election Day, from votes opening to Lee declaring victory
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Lee Jae-myung and his wife Kim Hye-kyung celebrate on stage in Yeouido, central Seoul in the early hours of the morning on June 4. [JOINT PRESS CORPS]
Lee Jae-myung speaks outside his home in Incheon after all three major Korean broadcasters declare him the winner of the 2025 Korean presidential election on June 3 in Icheon. [YONHAP]
A man wearing a ″Korea″ shirt stands in front of posters for Lee Jae-myung, left, and Kim Moon-soo
Posters showing candidates in the presidential election are seen near Sinchon Station in central Seoul on Monday. [NEWS1]
Special Reporting Team: Sarah Kim, Lee Jian, Chea Sarah, Michael Lee, Seo Ji-eun, Cho Jung-woo, Lee Soo-jung and Kim Ji-ye
BY JIM BULLEY AND SPECIAL REPORTING TEAM [jim.bulley@joongang.co.kr]
![Lee Jae-myung and his wife Kim Hye-kyung celebrate on stage in Yeouido, central Seoul in the early hours of the morning on June 4. [JOINT PRESS CORPS]](https://img4.daumcdn.net/thumb/R658x0.q70/?fname=https://t1.daumcdn.net/news/202506/04/koreajoongangdaily/20250604014014627aoic.jpg)
![Lee Jae-myung speaks outside his home in Incheon after all three major Korean broadcasters declare him the winner of the 2025 Korean presidential election on June 3 in Icheon. [YONHAP]](https://img3.daumcdn.net/thumb/R658x0.q70/?fname=https://t1.daumcdn.net/news/202506/04/koreajoongangdaily/20250604014014953sgwp.jpg)
![Posters showing candidates in the presidential election are seen near Sinchon Station in central Seoul on Monday. [NEWS1]](https://img1.daumcdn.net/thumb/R658x0.q70/?fname=https://t1.daumcdn.net/news/202506/04/koreajoongangdaily/20250604014015597ltam.jpg)