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2022 South Korean local elections
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All 17 metropolitan mayors and governors
All 226 municipal mayors
All 824 seats for provincial and metropolitan councillors
All 2926 seats for municipal councillors
Turnout50.9% Decrease 9.3 pp
  First party Second party
 
Leader Lee Jun-seok Yun Ho-jung
& Park Ji-hyun
Party People Power Democratic
Regional
offices 		5 governors
7 met. mayors 		4 governors
1 met. mayor
Regional
offices +/– 		Increase 4 governors
Increase 6 met. mayors 		Decrease3 governors
Decrease 6 met. mayors
Mayors 145 63
Mayors +/– Increase 92 Decrease 88
Councillors 540 (P)
1,435 (M) 		322 (P)
1,384 (M)
Councillors +/– Increase 403 (P)
Increase 426 (M) 		Decrease 330 (P)
Decrease 255 (M)
  Third party Fourth party
 
Leader Kim Jae-yeon Yeo Yeong-gug
Party Progressive Justice
Regional
offices 		0 governor
0 met. mayor 		0 governor
0 met. mayor
Regional
offices +/– 		Steady0 Steady0
Mayors 1 0
Mayors +/– Increase1 Steady0
Councillors 3 (P)
17 (M) 		2 (P)
7 (M)
Councillors +/– Increase 3 (P)
Increase 6 (M) 		Decrease 9 (P)
Decrease 19 (M)
Distribution of elected metropolitan mayors and governors by political party:
  Democratic
  People Power
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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

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Results

CandidatePartyVotes%
Oh Se-hoonPeople Power2,608,27759.05
Song Young-gilDemocratic1,733,18339.24
Gwon Su-jeongJustice53,8401.22
Shin Ji-hyeBasic Income12,6190.29
Kim Gwang-jongIndependent9,0000.20
Total4,416,919100.00
Valid votes4,416,91999.14
Invalid/blank votes38,2420.86
Total votes4,455,161100.00
Registered voters/turnout8,378,33953.17
People Power hold[6]

Busan

Results

CandidatePartyVotes%
Park Heong-joonPeople Power938,60166.37
Byeon Sung-wanDemocratic455,90132.24
Kim Young-jinJustice19,7331.40
Total1,414,235100.00
Valid votes1,414,23598.75
Invalid/blank votes17,9591.25
Total votes1,432,194100.00
Registered voters/turnout2,916,83249.10
People Power hold[6]

Daegu

Results

CandidatePartyVotes%
Hong Joon-pyoPeople Power685,15978.75
Seo Jae-heonDemocratic156,42917.98
Han Min-jeongJustice20,9042.40
Shin Won-hoBasic Income7,5420.87
Total870,034100.00
Valid votes870,03498.52
Invalid/blank votes13,1071.48
Total votes883,141100.00
Registered voters/turnout2,044,57943.19
People Power hold[6]

Incheon

Graphical summary

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Results

CandidatePartyVotes%
Yoo Jung-bokPeople Power634,25051.77
Park Nam-choonDemocratic545,88544.56
Lee Jeong-miJustice38,9213.18
Kim Han-byeolBasic Income6,0790.50
Total1,225,135100.00
Valid votes1,225,13598.76
Invalid/blank votes15,3341.24
Total votes1,240,469100.00
Registered voters/turnout2,534,33848.95
People Power gain from Democratic[6]

Gwangju

Results

CandidatePartyVotes%
Kang Gi-JeongDemocratic334,69974.92
Choo Gi-hwanPeople Power71,06215.91
Jang Yeon-jooJustice21,0704.72
Kim Ju-eopProgressive16,5953.71
Moon Hyeon-cheolBasic Income3,3440.75
Total446,770100.00
Valid votes446,77098.30
Invalid/blank votes7,7461.70
Total votes454,516100.00
Registered voters/turnout1,206,88637.66
Democratic hold[6]

Daejeon

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Results

CandidatePartyVotes%
Lee Jang-wooPeople Power310,03551.20
Huh Tae-jeongDemocratic295,55548.80
Total605,590100.00
Valid votes605,59098.85
Invalid/blank votes7,0491.15
Total votes612,639100.00
Registered voters/turnout1,233,55749.66
People Power gain from Democratic[6]

Ulsan

Results

CandidatePartyVotes%
Kim Du-gyeomPeople Power290,56359.79
Song Cheol-hoDemocratic195,43040.21
Total485,993100.00
Valid votes485,99398.81
Invalid/blank votes5,8731.19
Total votes491,866100.00
Registered voters/turnout941,18952.26
People Power gain from Democratic[6]

Sejong

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Results

CandidatePartyVotes%
Choi Min-hoPeople Power78,41552.84
Lee Chun-huiDemocratic69,99547.16
Total148,410100.00
Valid votes148,41099.10
Invalid/blank votes1,3410.90
Total votes149,751100.00
Registered voters/turnout292,25951.24
People Power gain from Democratic[6]

Provincial governors

Gyeonggi

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Polling average

Polling Average
Aggregation Firm Fieldwork
date 		Updated date
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

CandidatePartyVotes%
Kim Dong-yeonDemocratic2,827,59349.07
Kim Eun-hyePeople Power2,818,68048.91
Kang Yong-sukIndependent54,7580.95
Hwang Sun-sikJustice38,5250.67
Song Young-juProgressive13,9390.24
Seo Tae-seongBasic Income9,3140.16
Total5,762,809100.00
Valid votes5,762,80999.01
Invalid/blank votes57,8220.99
Total votes5,820,631100.00
Registered voters/turnout11,497,20650.63
Democratic hold[6]

Gangwon

Graphical summary

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Results

CandidatePartyVotes%
Kim Jin-taePeople Power409,46154.07
Lee Gwang-jaeDemocratic347,76645.93
Total757,227100.00
Valid votes757,22798.02
Invalid/blank votes15,2711.98
Total votes772,498100.00
Registered voters/turnout1,336,08057.82
People Power gain from Democratic[6]

North Chungcheong

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Results

CandidatePartyVotes%
Kim Young-hwanPeople Power395,51758.19
Roh Young-minDemocratic284,16641.81
Total679,683100.00
Valid votes679,68398.17
Invalid/blank votes12,6411.83
Total votes692,324100.00
Registered voters/turnout1,368,77950.58
People Power gain from Democratic[6]

South Chungcheong

Graphical summary

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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

CandidatePartyVotes%
Kim Tae-heumPeople Power468,65853.87
Yang Seung-joDemocratic401,30846.13
Choi Gi-bok[a]Chungcheong's Future00.00
Total869,966100.00
Valid votes869,96696.84
Invalid/blank votes28,4033.16
Total votes898,369100.00
Registered voters/turnout1,803,09649.82
People Power gain from Democratic[6]

North Jeolla

Results

CandidatePartyVotes%
Kim Gwan-youngDemocratic591,51082.12
Cho Bae-sukPeople Power128,82817.88
Total720,338100.00
Valid votes720,33896.64
Invalid/blank votes25,0163.36
Total votes745,354100.00
Registered voters/turnout1,532,13348.65
Democratic hold[6]

South Jeolla

Results

CandidatePartyVotes%
Kim Young-rokDemocratic672,43375.74
Lee Jeong-hyeonPeople Power167,02018.81
Min Jeom-kiProgressive48,3365.44
Total887,789100.00
Valid votes887,78996.15
Invalid/blank votes35,5583.85
Total votes923,347100.00
Registered voters/turnout1,580,09858.44
Democratic hold[6]

North Gyeongsang

Results

CandidatePartyVotes%
Lee Cheol-wooPeople Power904,67577.96
Im Mi-aeDemocratic255,77522.04
Total1,160,450100.00
Valid votes1,160,45097.14
Invalid/blank votes34,1452.86
Total votes1,194,595100.00
Registered voters/turnout2,268,70752.66
People Power hold[6]

South Gyeongsang

Results

CandidatePartyVotes%
Park Wan-suPeople Power963,47365.71
Yang Moon-seokDemocratic431,56929.43
Yeo Yeong-gugJustice58,9334.02
Choi Jin-seokUnited Korea12,3530.84
Total1,466,328100.00
Valid votes1,466,32897.92
Invalid/blank votes31,0722.08
Total votes1,497,400100.00
Registered voters/turnout2,804,28753.40
People Power gain from Democratic[6]

Jeju

Results

CandidatePartyVotes%
Oh Young-hunDemocratic163,11655.15
Huh Hyang JinPeople Power116,78639.48
Park Chan-shikIndependent10,1383.43
Bu Soon-jeongGreen5,7501.94
Total295,790100.00
Valid votes295,79098.55
Invalid/blank votes4,3491.45
Total votes300,139100.00
Registered voters/turnout565,08453.11
Democratic gain from People Power[6]

District, city and county mayors

Distribution of Elected Mayors by Party
  People Power
  Democratic
  Progressive
  Independent
Region Mayors People Power Democratic Progressive Independent
Seoul 25 17 8
Busan 16 16
Daegu 8 8
Incheon 10 7 2 1
Gwangju 5 5
Daejeon 5 4 1
Ulsan 5 4 1
Gyeonggi 31 22 9
Gangwon 18 14 4
North Chungcheong 11 7 4
South Chungcheong 15 12 3
North Jeolla 14 11 3
South Jeolla 22 15 7
North Gyeongsang 23 20 3
South Gyeongsang 18 14 1 3
Total 226 145 63 1 17
Source: Yonhap News Agency

Metropolitan city and provincial councilors

Constituency seats

Region Seats People Power Democratic Progressive Independent
Seoul[7] 101 70 31
Busan[8] 42 42
Daegu[9] 29 29
Incheon[10] 36 24 12
Gwangju[11] 20 20
Daejeon[12] 19 16 3
Ulsan[13] 19 19
Sejong 18 6 12
Gyeonggi[14] 141 70 71
Gangwon[15] 44 40 4
North Chungcheong[16] 31 26 5
South Chungcheong[17] 43 33 10
North Jeolla[18] 36 35 1
South Jeolla[19] 55 52 2 1
North Gyeongsang[20] 55 52 3
South Gyeongsang[21] 58 56 2
Jeju[22] 32 8 23 1
Total 779 491 280 3 5

Proportional representation seats

Region Seats People Power Democratic Justice
Seoul[23] 11 6 5
Busan[24] 5 3 2
Daegu[25] 3 2 1
Incheon[26] 4 2 2
Gwangju[27] 3 1 2
Daejeon[28] 3 2 1
Ulsan[29] 3 2 1
Sejong[30] 2 1 1
Gyeonggi[31] 15 8 7
Gangwon[32] 5 3 2
North Chungcheong[33] 4 2 2
South Chungcheong[34] 5 3 2
North Jeolla[35] 4 1 2 1
South Jeolla[36] 6 1 4 1
North Gyeongsang[37] 6 4 2
South Gyeongsang[38] 6 4 2
Jeju[39] 8 4 4
Total 93 49 42 2

Total seats

Region Seats People Power Democratic Progressive Justice Independent
Seoul 112 76 36
Busan 47 45 2
Daegu 32 31 1
Incheon 40 26 14
Gwangju 23 1 22
Daejeon 22 18 4
Ulsan 22 21 1
Sejong 20 7 13
Gyeonggi 156 78 78
Gangwon 49 43 6
North Chungcheong 35 28 7
South Chungcheong 48 36 12
North Jeolla 40 1 37 1 1
South Jeolla 61 1 56 2 1 1
North Gyeongsang 61 56 2 3
South Gyeongsang 64 60 4
Jeju 40 12 27 1
Total 872 540 322 3 2 5

District, city and county councilors

Region Seats People Power Democratic Progressive Justice Independent
Seoul 427 213 212 1 1
Busan 182 104 77 1
Daegu 121 92 28 1
Incheon 123 59 62 1 1
Gwangju 69 57 6 1 5
Daejeon 63 32 31
Ulsan 50 30 18 2
Gyeonggi 463 229 232 1 1
Gangwon 174 101 66 1 6
North Chungcheong 136 79 55 1 1
South Chungcheong 177 95 80 2
North Jeolla 197 3 168 1 1 24
South Jeolla 247 1 193 5 3 45
North Gyeongsang 288 225 25 38
South Gyeongsang 270 172 80 18
Total 2,987 1,435 1,384 17 7 144

Notes

  1. ^ Candidate withdrew and endorsed the Democrat

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