The 7th local elections were held in South Korea on 13 June 2018. The election coincided with the by-elections for the vacant seats in the National Assembly. The election was a landslide victory for the Democratic Party of Korea, the ruling party, after two successful summits with the third inter-Korean summit on 27 April and the first North Korea-United States summit in Singapore on 12 June.
Regional head elections
A total of 17 metropolitan mayors and governors were elected.
Summary Province/CityHeadIncumbentPartyElectedPartySeoulMayorPark Won-soonDemocraticPark Won-soonDemocraticBusanMayorSuh Byung-sooLiberty KoreaOh Keo-donDemocraticDaeguMayorKwon Young-jinLiberty KoreaKwon Young-jinLiberty KoreaIncheonMayorYoo Jeong-bokLiberty KoreaPark Nam-choonDemocraticGwangjuMayorYoon Jang-hyunDemocraticLee Yong-seopDemocraticDaejeonMayorLee Jae-gwan (acting)IndependentHeo Tae-jeongDemocraticUlsanMayorKim Gi-hyeonLiberty KoreaSong Cheol-hoDemocraticSejongMayorLee Choon-heeDemocraticLee Choon-heeDemocraticGyeonggiGovernorNam Kyung-pilLiberty KoreaLee Jae MyungDemocraticGangwonGovernorChoi Moon-soonDemocraticChoi Moon-soonDemocraticNorth ChungcheongGovernorLee Si-jongDemocraticLee Si-jongDemocraticSouth ChungcheongGovernorNamkoong Young (acting)IndependentYang Seung-joDemocraticNorth JeollaGovernorSong Ha-jinDemocraticSong Ha-jinDemocraticSouth JeollaGovernorLee Jae-young (acting)IndependentKim Yung-rokDemocraticNorth GyeongsangGovernorKim Kwan-yongLiberty KoreaLee Cheol-wooLiberty KoreaSouth GyeongsangGovernorHan Kyung-ho (acting)IndependentKim Kyoung-sooDemocraticJejuGovernorWon Hee-ryongIndependentWon Hee-ryongIndependent
Seoul
Busan
Daegu
Incheon
Gwangju
Daejeon
Ulsan
Sejong
Gyeonggi
Gangwon
North Chungcheong
South Chungcheong
North Jeolla
South Jeolla
North Gyeongsang
South Gyeongsang
Jeju
Regional council elections
A total of 824 regional councilors were elected.
Results by province or city Province/CitySeatsDPKLKPJPBMPPDPINDSeoul110102611Busan47416Daegu30525Incheon373421Gwangju23221Daejeon22211Ulsan22175Sejong18171Gyeonggi142135421Gangwon463511North Chungcheong32284South Chungcheong423381North Jeolla3936111South Jeolla585422North Gyeongsang6094119South Gyeongsang58342112Jeju38292124Total824652137115316Source: National Election Commission
Constituency seats Province/CitySeatsDPKLKPBMPPDPJPINDSeoul100973Busan42384Daegu27423Incheon33321Gwangju2020Daejeon1919Ulsan19154Sejong1616Gyeonggi1291281Gangwon41329North Chungcheong29263South Chungcheong38317North Jeolla35341South Jeolla525011North Gyeongsang547389South Gyeongsang5231192Jeju3125114Total73760511311116Source: National Election Commission
Proportional representation seats Province/CitySeatsDPKLKPJPBMPPDPSeoul105311Busan532Daegu312Incheon4211Gwangju321Daejeon321Ulsan321Sejong211Gyeonggi137321Gangwon532North Chungcheong321South Chungcheong4211North Jeolla4211South Jeolla6411North Gyeongsang6231South Gyeongsang6321Jeju74111Total8747241042Source: National Election Commission Municipal mayoral elections
A total of 226 municipal mayors (municipal city, county, autonomous district) were elected.
Results by province or city Province/CityMayorsDPKLKPPDPINDSeoul25241Busan161321Daegu871Incheon1091Gwangju55Daejeon55Ulsan55Gyeonggi31292Gangwon181152North Chungcheong1174South Chungcheong15114North Jeolla141022South Jeolla221435North Gyeongsang231175South Gyeongsang187101Total22615153517Source: National Election Commission
Municipal council elections
A total of 2,926 municipal councilors were elected.
Results by province or city Province/CitySeatsDPKLKPPDPJPBMPMPINDSeoul423249157593Busan182103781Daegu1165062121Incheon11871461Gwangju6855913Daejeon633825Ulsan50272111Gyeonggi4462891445422Gangwon1699363112North Chungcheong132864312South Chungcheong171986616North Jeolla197147146228South Jeolla243178263432North Gyeongsang284501711260South Gyeongsang2641041333123Total2,9261,6381,00949262111172Source: National Election Commission
Constituency seats Province/CitySeatsDPKLKPPDPBMPJPMPINDSeoul369219134853Busan15787691Daegu1024553211Incheon10262391Gwangju5946913Daejeon543321Ulsan43221911Gyeonggi3902521283322Gangwon1467459112North Chungcheong11674402South Chungcheong145835516North Jeolla172126142228South Jeolla211150232432North Gyeongsang247381462160South Gyeongsang228891132123Total2,5411,40087646191711172Source: National Election Commission
Proportional representation seats Province/CitySeatsDPKLKPJPPDPBMPSeoul5430231Busan25169Daegu1459Incheon1697Gwangju99Daejeon954Ulsan752Gyeonggi56371621Gangwon23194North Chungcheong161231South Chungcheong261511North Jeolla25214South Jeolla322813North Gyeongsang371225South Gyeongsang3615201Total385238133932Source: National Election Commission See also 2018 South Korean by-elections
External links National Election Commission
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