2018 South Korean local elections


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.

Metropolitan mayors and governors

A total of 17 metropolitan mayors and governors were elected.

Candidates

Bold on the candidate's name indicates that a candidate has won as metropolitan mayor or governor.
Metropolitan City/ProvinceOthers
SeoulPark Won-soonKim Moon-sooAhn Cheol-sooKim Jong-minKim Jin-sook
In Jie-yeun
Sin Jie-ye
BusanOh Keo-donSuh Byung-sooPark Joo-mi
DaeguKwon Young-jinKim hyung-gi
IncheonPark Nam-chunKim Eung-ho
GwangjuLee Yong-seopJeon Duk-youngNa Gyung-cheYoon Min-ho
DaejeonHeo Tae-jeongKim Yoon-gi
UlsanSong Cheol-hoLee Young-hee
SejongLee Choon-heeSong Ae-yongHu Chul-hue
GyeonggiLee Jae-myungNam Kyung-pilKim Yung-hwanLee Hong-ueHong Seong-gyu
GangwonChoi Moon-soon
North ChungcheongLee Si-jongShin Yong-han
South ChungcheongYang Seung-joLee In-je
North JeollaSong Ha-jinShin Jae-bongIm Jung-yeopKwon Tae-hongLee Kwang-seok
South JeollaKim Yung-rokPark Mae-hoMin Young-samNoh Hyung-taeLee Sung-soo
North GyeongsangLee Cheol-wooKwon Oe-eulPark Chang-hoYoo Jae-hi
South GyeongsangKim Kyoung-sooKim Tae-hoKim Yoo-geun
JejuKim Bang-hoonJang Seong-cheolWon Hee-ryong
Ko Eun-young

Results summary

Bold represents incumbent re-elected.

[Seoul]

[Incheon]

Gyeonggi">Gyeonggi Province">Gyeonggi

Gangwon">Gangwon Province, South Korea">Gangwon

[Daejeon]

Sejong">Sejong City">Sejong

South Chungcheong">South Chungcheong Province">South Chungcheong

North Chungcheong">North Chungcheong Province">North Chungcheong

[Gwangju]

[South [Jeolla Province|South Jeolla]]

North Jeolla">North Jeolla Province">North Jeolla

[Busan]

[Ulsan]

South Gyeongsang">South Gyeongsang Province">South Gyeongsang

[Daegu]

North Gyeongsang">North Gyeongsang Province">North Gyeongsang

Jeju">Jeju Province">Jeju

Metropolitan and provincial councillors

A total of 824 Metropolitan and provincial councillors were elected.

Municipal mayors

A total of 226 municipal mayors were elected.

Municipal councillors

A total of 2,926 municipal councillors were elected.