Lee Myung-bak won the presidential election with 50.3 percent of vote in an exit poll released by two broadcasters of KBS and MBC upon the close of the 12-hour ballot casting at 6 p.m.

Chung Dong-young got 26 percent and Lee Hoi-chang 13.5 percent.

Lee also earned more than half of the vote with 51.3 percent in another exit poll conducted by commercial TV channel SBS and 49 percent in another exit poll by cable news YTN.