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Lee Jae-myung 이재명

Lee Jae-myung (이재명) received 17,287,513 votes, 49.42%, in the Republic of Korea's official 2025 presidential count table. See all 17 regions.

17,287,513national votes
49.42%candidate-vote share
#1national vote rank
17regional records
Published source identity

Democratic Party of Korea

더불어민주당 · 이재명. source-compiler English display label; the NEC source field is preserved in native_name.

Counting status100.00%Official NEC vote-counting table.
Every regional total

Lee Jae-myung's vote across all 17 regions.

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Source: National Election Commission Election Statistics System.

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Lee Jae-myung 2025 South Korea Presidential Election Result

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