They suggest the businessman – known as the "chocolate king" – won more than 55 per cent of votes in Sunday's first round.
They suggest former PM Yulia Tymoshenko came a distant second. There were 18 candidates on the ballot, seen as a crucial moment to unite the country.
However pro-Russian separatists severely disrupted voting in the east.
No polling stations were open in Donetsk city, and across the region only seven out of 12 district electoral commissions were operating. The separatists are in control of large areas of the Donestk and Luhansk regions.
As he voted in Kiev on Sunday, Mr Poroshenko, 48, told reporters: "I am convinced that this election must finally bring peace to Ukraine… stop chaos, stop bandit terror in the east."
The exit poll results, if confirmed, mean there will be no need for a run-off vote next month.
The presidential elections were called after President Viktor Yanukovych was deposed in February amid mass protests against his pro-Russian policies.
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