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. Results summary. Bold represents incumbent re-elected. Metropolitan and provincial councillors. A total of 824 Metropolitan and provincial councillors were elected. Municipal mayors. A total of 226 municipal mayors (municipal city, county, autonomous district) were elected. Municipal councillors. A total of 2,926 municipal councillors (municipal city, county, autonomous district) were elected.