2022 South Korean local elections Public vote for local offices in the Republic of Korea
(Learn how and when to remove this message ) The 8th local elections were held in South Korea on 1 June 2022. These elections came after the presidential election in March 2022,[1] and coincided with the by-elections for the vacant seats in the National Assembly. It was the first nationwide election under President Yoon Suk Yeol after taking office on 10 May.
President Yoon Suk-yeol 's party, the People Power Party, decisively won the local elections.[2] [3] [4] [5] The 50.9% turnout is the lowest since 2002 .
Process Citizens born before 2 June 2004 had the right to vote and the right to be elected.
Previous seat composition Party Provincial Governors Mayors Provincial Parliament Members City Councilors Democratic 10 152 636 1615 People Power 4 57 149 1052 Justice 0 0 11 24 Minsaeng Party 0 0 6 5 Progressive 0 0 0 10 Awakened Civic Solidarity Party 0 0 0 1 Independents 0 0 14 160 Vacant 3 0 16 51
Metropolitan city mayors Seoul Graphical summary Graphs are unavailable due to technical issues. There is more info on Phabricator and on MediaWiki.org.
Results Candidate Party Votes % Oh Se-hoon People Power 2,608,277 59.05 Song Young-gil Democratic 1,733,183 39.24 Gwon Su-jeong Justice 53,840 1.22 Shin Ji-hye Basic Income 12,619 0.29 Kim Gwang-jong Independent 9,000 0.20 Total 4,416,919 100.00 Valid votes 4,416,919 99.14 Invalid/blank votes 38,242 0.86 Total votes 4,455,161 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 8,378,339 53.17 People Power hold[6]
Busan Results Candidate Party Votes % Park Heong-joon People Power 938,601 66.37 Byeon Sung-wan Democratic 455,901 32.24 Kim Young-jin Justice 19,733 1.40 Total 1,414,235 100.00 Valid votes 1,414,235 98.75 Invalid/blank votes 17,959 1.25 Total votes 1,432,194 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 2,916,832 49.10 People Power hold[6]
Daegu Results Candidate Party Votes % Hong Joon-pyo People Power 685,159 78.75 Seo Jae-heon Democratic 156,429 17.98 Han Min-jeong Justice 20,904 2.40 Shin Won-ho Basic Income 7,542 0.87 Total 870,034 100.00 Valid votes 870,034 98.52 Invalid/blank votes 13,107 1.48 Total votes 883,141 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 2,044,579 43.19 People Power hold[6]
Incheon Graphical summary Graphs are unavailable due to technical issues. There is more info on Phabricator and on MediaWiki.org.
Results Candidate Party Votes % Yoo Jung-bok People Power 634,250 51.77 Park Nam-choon Democratic 545,885 44.56 Lee Jeong-mi Justice 38,921 3.18 Kim Han-byeol Basic Income 6,079 0.50 Total 1,225,135 100.00 Valid votes 1,225,135 98.76 Invalid/blank votes 15,334 1.24 Total votes 1,240,469 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 2,534,338 48.95 People Power gain from Democratic [6]
Gwangju Results Candidate Party Votes % Kang Gi-Jeong Democratic 334,699 74.92 Choo Gi-hwan People Power 71,062 15.91 Jang Yeon-joo Justice 21,070 4.72 Kim Ju-eop Progressive 16,595 3.71 Moon Hyeon-cheol Basic Income 3,344 0.75 Total 446,770 100.00 Valid votes 446,770 98.30 Invalid/blank votes 7,746 1.70 Total votes 454,516 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 1,206,886 37.66 Democratic hold[6]
Daejeon Graphical summary Graphs are unavailable due to technical issues. There is more info on Phabricator and on MediaWiki.org.
Results Candidate Party Votes % Lee Jang-woo People Power 310,035 51.20 Huh Tae-jeong Democratic 295,555 48.80 Total 605,590 100.00 Valid votes 605,590 98.85 Invalid/blank votes 7,049 1.15 Total votes 612,639 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 1,233,557 49.66 People Power gain from Democratic [6]
Ulsan Results Candidate Party Votes % Kim Du-gyeom People Power 290,563 59.79 Song Cheol-ho Democratic 195,430 40.21 Total 485,993 100.00 Valid votes 485,993 98.81 Invalid/blank votes 5,873 1.19 Total votes 491,866 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 941,189 52.26 People Power gain from Democratic [6]
Sejong Graphical summary Graphs are unavailable due to technical issues. There is more info on Phabricator and on MediaWiki.org.
Results Candidate Party Votes % Choi Min-ho People Power 78,415 52.84 Lee Chun-hui Democratic 69,995 47.16 Total 148,410 100.00 Valid votes 148,410 99.10 Invalid/blank votes 1,341 0.90 Total votes 149,751 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 292,259 51.24 People Power gain from Democratic [6]
Provincial governors Gyeonggi Graphical summary Graphs are unavailable due to technical issues. There is more info on Phabricator and on MediaWiki.org.
Polling average Polling Average Aggregation Firm Fieldwork date Updated date Kim Eun-hye
Hwang Soon-sik
Others/ Undecided Lead Opinion M (Final) 1 Apr 2021 – 25 May 2022 27 May 2022 40.7% 44.6% (OTH) 4.9% 9.8% 3.9% 2022 Election (Final) 30 Apr 2022 – 25 May 2022 29 May 2022 41% 43% (OTH) 4% 12% 2% SkoPolitics (Final) 9 May – 25 May 2022 25 May 2022 41.31% 42.60% (OTH) (OTH) 16.09% 1.29%
Results Candidate Party Votes % Kim Dong-yeon Democratic 2,827,593 49.07 Kim Eun-hye People Power 2,818,680 48.91 Kang Yong-suk Independent 54,758 0.95 Hwang Sun-sik Justice 38,525 0.67 Song Young-ju Progressive 13,939 0.24 Seo Tae-seong Basic Income 9,314 0.16 Total 5,762,809 100.00 Valid votes 5,762,809 99.01 Invalid/blank votes 57,822 0.99 Total votes 5,820,631 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 11,497,206 50.63 Democratic hold[6]
Gangwon Graphical summary Graphs are unavailable due to technical issues. There is more info on Phabricator and on MediaWiki.org.
Results Candidate Party Votes % Kim Jin-tae People Power 409,461 54.07 Lee Gwang-jae Democratic 347,766 45.93 Total 757,227 100.00 Valid votes 757,227 98.02 Invalid/blank votes 15,271 1.98 Total votes 772,498 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 1,336,080 57.82 People Power gain from Democratic [6]
North Chungcheong Graphical summary Graphs are unavailable due to technical issues. There is more info on Phabricator and on MediaWiki.org.
Results Candidate Party Votes % Kim Young-hwan People Power 395,517 58.19 Roh Young-min Democratic 284,166 41.81 Total 679,683 100.00 Valid votes 679,683 98.17 Invalid/blank votes 12,641 1.83 Total votes 692,324 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 1,368,779 50.58 People Power gain from Democratic [6]
South Chungcheong Graphical summary Graphs are unavailable due to technical issues. There is more info on Phabricator and on MediaWiki.org.
Polling average Polling Average Aggregation Firm Fieldwork date Updated date Kim Tae-heum
Choi Gi-bok
Others/ Undecided Lead Opinion M (Final) 1 Apr 2021 – 25 May 2022 27 May 2022 42.7% 45.1% (OTH) 12.2% 2.4% 2022 Election (Final) 30 Apr 2022 – 25 May 2022 29 May 2022 41% 46% (OTH) 13% 5%
Results Candidate Party Votes % Kim Tae-heum People Power 468,658 53.87 Yang Seung-jo Democratic 401,308 46.13 Choi Gi-bok[a] Chungcheong's Future 0 0.00 Total 869,966 100.00 Valid votes 869,966 96.84 Invalid/blank votes 28,403 3.16 Total votes 898,369 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 1,803,096 49.82 People Power gain from Democratic [6]
North Jeolla Results Candidate Party Votes % Kim Gwan-young Democratic 591,510 82.12 Cho Bae-suk People Power 128,828 17.88 Total 720,338 100.00 Valid votes 720,338 96.64 Invalid/blank votes 25,016 3.36 Total votes 745,354 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 1,532,133 48.65 Democratic hold[6]
South Jeolla Results Candidate Party Votes % Kim Young-rok Democratic 672,433 75.74 Lee Jeong-hyeon People Power 167,020 18.81 Min Jeom-ki Progressive 48,336 5.44 Total 887,789 100.00 Valid votes 887,789 96.15 Invalid/blank votes 35,558 3.85 Total votes 923,347 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 1,580,098 58.44 Democratic hold[6]
North Gyeongsang Results Candidate Party Votes % Lee Cheol-woo People Power 904,675 77.96 Im Mi-ae Democratic 255,775 22.04 Total 1,160,450 100.00 Valid votes 1,160,450 97.14 Invalid/blank votes 34,145 2.86 Total votes 1,194,595 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 2,268,707 52.66 People Power hold[6]
South Gyeongsang Results Candidate Party Votes % Park Wan-su People Power 963,473 65.71 Yang Moon-seok Democratic 431,569 29.43 Yeo Yeong-gug Justice 58,933 4.02 Choi Jin-seok United Korea 12,353 0.84 Total 1,466,328 100.00 Valid votes 1,466,328 97.92 Invalid/blank votes 31,072 2.08 Total votes 1,497,400 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 2,804,287 53.40 People Power gain from Democratic [6]
Jeju Results Candidate Party Votes % Oh Young-hun Democratic 163,116 55.15 Huh Hyang Jin People Power 116,786 39.48 Park Chan-shik Independent 10,138 3.43 Bu Soon-jeong Green 5,750 1.94 Total 295,790 100.00 Valid votes 295,790 98.55 Invalid/blank votes 4,349 1.45 Total votes 300,139 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 565,084 53.11 Democratic gain from People Power[6]
District, city and county mayors Distribution of Elected Mayors by Party People Power
Democratic
Progressive
Independent
Metropolitan city and provincial councilors Constituency seats Proportional representation seats Total seats District, city and county councilors Notes ^ Candidate withdrew and endorsed the Democrat References External links 2022 Local Government (Provincial) Election in South Korea. The Financial News.