# 2022 South Korean local elections

The 8th local elections were held in South Korea on 1 June 2022. These elections came after the presidential election in March 2022, 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. 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
#### Results

| Candidate | 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 | Total | Total | 4,416,919 | 100.00 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 4,416,919 | 99.14 |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 38,242 | 0.86 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 4,455,161 | 100.00 |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 8,378,339 | 53.17 |
| | People Power hold | People Power hold | People Power hold | People Power hold |

### Busan
#### Results

| Candidate | 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 | Total | Total | 1,414,235 | 100.00 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 1,414,235 | 98.75 |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 17,959 | 1.25 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 1,432,194 | 100.00 |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 2,916,832 | 49.10 |
| | People Power hold | People Power hold | People Power hold | People Power hold |

### Daegu
#### Results

| Candidate | 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 | Total | Total | 870,034 | 100.00 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 870,034 | 98.52 |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 13,107 | 1.48 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 883,141 | 100.00 |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 2,044,579 | 43.19 |
| | People Power hold | People Power hold | People Power hold | People Power hold |

### Incheon
#### Results

| Candidate | 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 | Total | Total | 1,225,135 | 100.00 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 1,225,135 | 98.76 |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 15,333 | 1.24 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 1,240,468 | 100.00 |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 2,534,338 | 48.95 |
| | People Power gain from Democratic | People Power gain from Democratic | People Power gain from Democratic | People Power gain from Democratic |

### Gwangju
#### Results

| Candidate | 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 | Total | Total | 446,770 | 100.00 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 446,770 | 98.30 |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 7,746 | 1.70 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 454,516 | 100.00 |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 1,206,886 | 37.66 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### Daejeon
#### Results

| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
| | Lee Jang-woo | People Power | 310,035 | 51.20 |
| | Huh Tae-jeong | Democratic | 295,555 | 48.80 |
| Total | Total | Total | 605,590 | 100.00 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 605,590 | 98.85 |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 7,049 | 1.15 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 612,639 | 100.00 |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 1,233,557 | 49.66 |
| | People Power gain from Democratic | People Power gain from Democratic | People Power gain from Democratic | People Power gain from Democratic |

### Ulsan
#### Results

| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
| | Kim Du-gyeom | People Power | 290,563 | 59.79 |
| | Song Cheol-ho | Democratic | 195,430 | 40.21 |
| Total | Total | Total | 485,993 | 100.00 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 485,993 | 98.81 |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 5,873 | 1.19 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 491,866 | 100.00 |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 941,189 | 52.26 |
| | People Power gain from Democratic | People Power gain from Democratic | People Power gain from Democratic | People Power gain from Democratic |

### Sejong
#### Results

| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
| | Choi Min-ho | People Power | 78,415 | 52.84 |
| | Lee Chun-hui | Democratic | 69,995 | 47.16 |
| Total | Total | Total | 148,410 | 100.00 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 148,410 | 99.10 |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 1,341 | 0.90 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 149,751 | 100.00 |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 292,259 | 51.24 |
| | People Power gain from Democratic | People Power gain from Democratic | People Power gain from Democratic | People Power gain from Democratic |

## Provincial governors
### Gyeonggi
#### Polling average

Polling Average :
| Aggregation Firm | Fieldwork date | Updated date | Kim Dong-yeon | Kim Eun-hye | Hwang Soon-sik | Kang Yong-suk | 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 | 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 | Total | Total | 5,762,809 | 100.00 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 5,762,809 | 99.01 |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 57,822 | 0.99 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 5,820,631 | 100.00 |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 11,497,206 | 50.63 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### Gangwon
#### Results

| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
| | Kim Jin-tae | People Power | 409,461 | 54.07 |
| | Lee Gwang-jae | Democratic | 347,766 | 45.93 |
| Total | Total | Total | 757,227 | 100.00 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 757,227 | 98.02 |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 15,271 | 1.98 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 772,498 | 100.00 |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 1,336,080 | 57.82 |
| | People Power gain from Democratic | People Power gain from Democratic | People Power gain from Democratic | People Power gain from Democratic |

### North Chungcheong
#### Results

| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
| | Kim Young-hwan | People Power | 395,517 | 58.19 |
| | Roh Young-min | Democratic | 284,166 | 41.81 |
| Total | Total | Total | 679,683 | 100.00 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 679,683 | 98.17 |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 12,641 | 1.83 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 692,324 | 100.00 |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 1,368,779 | 50.58 |
| | People Power gain from Democratic | People Power gain from Democratic | People Power gain from Democratic | People Power gain from Democratic |

### South Chungcheong
#### Polling average

Polling Average :
| Aggregation Firm | Fieldwork date | Updated date | Yang Seung-jo | 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 | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
| | Kim Tae-heum | People Power | 468,658 | 53.87 |
| | Yang Seung-jo | Democratic | 401,308 | 46.13 |
| | Choi Gi-bok | Chungcheong's Future | 0 | 0.00 |
| Total | Total | Total | 869,966 | 100.00 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 869,966 | 96.84 |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 28,403 | 3.16 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 898,369 | 100.00 |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 1,803,096 | 49.82 |
| | People Power gain from Democratic | People Power gain from Democratic | People Power gain from Democratic | People Power gain from Democratic |

### North Jeolla
#### Results

| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
| | Kim Gwan-young | Democratic | 591,510 | 82.12 |
| | Cho Bae-suk | People Power | 128,828 | 17.88 |
| Total | Total | Total | 720,338 | 100.00 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 720,338 | 96.64 |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 25,016 | 3.36 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 745,354 | 100.00 |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 1,532,133 | 48.65 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### South Jeolla
#### Results

| Candidate | 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 | Total | Total | 887,789 | 100.00 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 887,789 | 96.15 |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 35,558 | 3.85 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 923,347 | 100.00 |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 1,580,098 | 58.44 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### North Gyeongsang
#### Results

| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
| | Lee Cheol-woo | People Power | 904,675 | 77.96 |
| | Im Mi-ae | Democratic | 255,775 | 22.04 |
| Total | Total | Total | 1,160,450 | 100.00 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 1,160,450 | 97.14 |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 34,145 | 2.86 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 1,194,595 | 100.00 |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 2,268,707 | 52.66 |
| | People Power hold | People Power hold | People Power hold | People Power hold |

### South Gyeongsang
#### Results

| Candidate | 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 | Total | Total | 1,466,328 | 100.00 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 1,466,328 | 97.92 |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 31,072 | 2.08 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 1,497,400 | 100.00 |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 2,804,287 | 53.40 |
| | People Power gain from Democratic | People Power gain from Democratic | People Power gain from Democratic | People Power gain from Democratic |

### Jeju
#### Results

| Candidate | 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 | Total | Total | 295,790 | 100.00 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 295,790 | 98.55 |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 4,349 | 1.45 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 300,139 | 100.00 |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 565,084 | 53.11 |
| | Democratic gain from People Power | Democratic gain from People Power | Democratic gain from People Power | Democratic gain from People Power |

## District, city and county mayors

| 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 | 101 | 70 | 31 | | |
| Busan | 42 | 42 | | | |
| Daegu | 29 | 29 | | | |
| Incheon | 36 | 24 | 12 | | |
| Gwangju | 20 | | 20 | | |
| Daejeon | 19 | 16 | 3 | | |
| Ulsan | 19 | 19 | | | |
| Sejong | 18 | 6 | 12 | | |
| Gyeonggi | 141 | 70 | 71 | | |
| Gangwon | 44 | 40 | 4 | | |
| North Chungcheong | 31 | 26 | 5 | | |
| South Chungcheong | 43 | 33 | 10 | | |
| North Jeolla | 36 | | 35 | 1 | |
| South Jeolla | 55 | | 52 | 2 | 1 |
| North Gyeongsang | 55 | 52 | | | 3 |
| South Gyeongsang | 58 | 56 | 2 | | |
| Jeju | 32 | 8 | 23 | | 1 |
| Total | 779 | 491 | 280 | 3 | 5 |

### Proportional representation seats

| Region | Seats | People Power | Democratic | Justice |
| Seoul | 11 | 6 | 5 | |
| Busan | 5 | 3 | 2 | |
| Daegu | 3 | 2 | 1 | |
| Incheon | 4 | 2 | 2 | |
| Gwangju | 3 | 1 | 2 | |
| Daejeon | 3 | 2 | 1 | |
| Ulsan | 3 | 2 | 1 | |
| Sejong | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| Gyeonggi | 15 | 8 | 7 | |
| Gangwon | 5 | 3 | 2 | |
| North Chungcheong | 4 | 2 | 2 | |
| South Chungcheong | 5 | 3 | 2 | |
| North Jeolla | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| South Jeolla | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| North Gyeongsang | 6 | 4 | 2 | |
| South Gyeongsang | 6 | 4 | 2 | |
| Jeju | 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 |