2018 Seoul mayoral election

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2018 Seoul mayoral election
Flag of Seoul.svg
  2014 13 June 2018 2021  
Turnout5,019,098 (59.89%)
  Park won-soon crop.png Governor of Gyeonggi Province (6925480981) (cropped).jpg Ahn Cheol-Soo cropped (cropped).jpg
Candidate Park Won-soon Kim Moon-soo Ahn Cheol-soo
Party Democratic Liberty Korea Bareunmirae
Popular vote2,619,4971,158,487970,374
Percentage52.79%23.34%19.55%

Mayor before election

Park Won-soon
Democratic

Elected Mayor

Park Won-soon
Democratic

The 2018 Seoul mayoral election was held on 13 June 2018 as part of the 7th local elections. Incumbent Park Won-soon was elected for his third consecutive term; the South Korean Public Election Act places a limit of three consecutive terms on holders of the post, so that Park will not be able to run in the next mayoral election. [1]

Contents

Selection of candidates

Democratic Party of Korea

2018 Democratic Party of Korea Seoul mayoral primary results [2]
CandidatePlaceResults
Park Won-soon Nominated66.3%
Park Young-sun 2nd19.6%
Woo Sang-ho3rd14.1%
100%

Liberty Korea Party

2018 Liberty Korea Party Seoul mayoral primary results
CandidatePlaceResults
Kim Moon-soo NominatedWalkover

Bareunmirae Party

2018 Bareunmirae Party Seoul mayoral primary results [3]
CandidatePlaceResults
Ahn Cheol-soo NominatedWalkover

Justice Party

2018 Justice Party Seoul mayoral primary results
CandidatePlaceResults
Kim Jong-minNominated58.1%
Chung Ho-jin2nd41.9%
100%

Final candidates

NameAgePartyNotes
Park Won-soon 62 Democratic Party of Korea Mayor of Seoul (2011–present)
Kim Moon-soo 66 Liberty Korea Party Member of the National Assembly (1996–2006);
Governor of Gyeonggi Province (2006–2014)
Ahn Cheol-soo 56 Bareunmirae Party Member of the National Assembly (2013–2017);
Co-leader of the New Politics Alliance for Democracy (2014);
Leader of the People's Party (2016, 2017–2018)
Kim Jong-min47 Justice Party
Kim Jin-sook39 Minjung Party
Ihn Ji-yeon45 Korean Patriots' Party
Sin Jie-ye27 Green Party Korea
Woo In-cheol33Our Future
Choi Tae-hyeon62 Chinbak Yeondae

Results

Summary

2018 Seoul mayoral election [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Park Won-soon 2,619,497 52.79
Liberty Korea Kim Moon-soo 1,158,48723.34
Bareunmirae Ahn Cheol-soo 970,37419.55
Green Sin Jie-ye82,8741.67
Justice Kim Jong-min81,6641.64
Minjung Kim Jin-sook22,1340.44
Our FutureWoo In-cheol11,5990.23
Korean Patriots' Ihn Ji-yeon11,2220.22
Chinbak Yeondae Choi Tae-hyeon4,0210.08
Total votes4,961,872 100.00
Rejected ballots57,226
Turnout 5,019,09859.89
Registered electors 8,380,947

By districts

Districts Park Won-soon
DP
Kim Moon-soo
LKP
Ahn Cheol-soo
Bareunmirae
Kim Jong-min
JP
Kim Jin-sook
Minjung
Ihn Ji-yeon
KPP
Sin Jie-ye
GPK
Woo In-cheol
Our Future
Choi Tae-hyeon
Chin. Yeon.
Total
votes
Votes %Votes %Votes %Votes %Votes %Votes %Votes %Votes %Votes %
Jongno District 41,14851.3718,77723.4415,94619.901,4691.833580.442230.271,8962.362150.26590.0780,091
Jung District 34,24352.2815,61823.8412,81419.561,0231.562790.421930.291,0761.641490.22960.1465,491
Yongsan District 53,96447.0631,07327.0924,07420.992,1511.874360.382310.202,3922.082260.191150.10114,662
Seongdong District 84,10653.9634,87822.3730,37919.492,5941.666890.443090.192,4181.553700.231230.07155,866
Gwangjin District 99,36655.7038,60621.6432,31018.113,0771.728040.453760.213,2221.804820.271250.07178,368
Dongdaemun District 93,91353.4440,98423.3233,43719.022,7311.558270.474340.242,8481.624040.221450.08175,723
Jungnang District 109,31855.7145,90523.3933,67217.162,6621.359590.485190.262,5611.304290.211850.09196,210
Seongbuk District 119,89854.6247,27421.5342,10519.183,7501.709180.415230.234,3491.984970.221870.08219,501
Gangbuk District 85,83955.7433,53721.7728,13818.272,3961.557180.464810.312,2761.474310.271650.10153,981
Dobong District 92,17253.7139,09922.7833,30819.402,7671.618100.474450.252,4301.414340.251440.08171,609
Nowon District 150,65753.8854,46119.4762,19322.244,8661.741,4480.516090.214,3641.567320.262480.08279,578
Eunpyeong District 131,28755.7749,07120.8444,03318.704,1671.771,1210.475330.224,4211.875220.222160.09235,371
Seodaemun District 87,48654.0534,51421.3231,49419.452,8421.758790.543330.203,7802.333940.241200.07161,842
Mapo District 105,95654.2640,24920.6137,23319.064,3692.239270.473860.195,4752.804960.251700.08195,261
Yangcheon District 125,55753.1853,78022.7747,05619.934,0521.719790.415070.213,4551.465250.221800.07236,091
Gangseo District 168,73356.1664,67621.5254,09018.005,3561.781,5220.506900.224,3871.466960.232590.08300,409
Guro District 113,79954.5148,98123.4637,78418.093,3631.611,0060.484360.202,7091.294940.231910.09208,763
Geumcheon District 64,66256.0625,15621.8121,10618.291,5391.336810.593340.281,5051.302350.201170.10115,335
Yeongdeungpo District 100,89952.1046,66624.0937,94519.593,1451.629880.514210.213,0081.554160.211550.08193,643
Dongjak District 114,56354.3146,09421.8541,25719.553,5641.688630.403820.183,5351.675220.241520.07210,932
Gwanak District 152,06958.0247,68618.1949,24818.794,7451.811,4900.566060.235,3362.036840.262300.08262,094
Seocho District 96,45242.8669,91031.0650,48622.433,0101.336000.264540.203,5351.574590.201060.04225,012
Gangnam District 107,74340.8287,30533.0758,98722.343,7231.417210.275860.224,2401.604990.181340.05263,938
Songpa District 171,59249.6190,14426.0671,36720.634,9521.431,2070.346860.194,8611.407800.222300.06345,819
Gangdong District 114,07552.7454,04324.9839,91218.453,3511.549040.415250.242,7951.295080.231690.07216,282
Total2,619,49752.791,158,48723.34970,37419.5581,6641.6422,1340.4411,2220.2282,8741.6711,5990.234,0210.084,961,872

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