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1998 South Korean local elections

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Local elections were held in South Korea on 4 June 1998. A total of seven metropolitan city mayors, nine provincial governors, 680 provincial-level councilors, 232 municipal-level mayors and 3,490 municipal-level councilors were elected.

Metropolitan city mayoral elections

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Seoul

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CandidatePartyVotes%
Goh KunNational Congress1,838,34853.46
Choi Byung-ryulGrand National1,512,85443.99
Lee Byung-hoIndependent87,4952.54
Total3,438,697100.00
Valid votes3,438,69798.90
Invalid/blank votes38,4081.10
Total votes3,477,105100.00
Registered voters/turnout7,377,75147.13
National Congress gain[1]

Busan

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CandidatePartyVotes%
Ahn Sang-yeongGrand National558,90945.14
Kim Ki-jaeIndependent537,98343.45
Ha Il-minNational Congress141,17211.40
Total1,238,064100.00
Valid votes1,238,06498.30
Invalid/blank votes21,4131.70
Total votes1,259,477100.00
Registered voters/turnout2,699,49946.66
Grand National hold[1]

Daegu

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CandidatePartyVotes%
Moon Hee-gapGrand National570,16771.99
Lee Eui-ikUnited Liberal Democrats163,65320.66
Yoo Sung-hwanNew People58,2437.35
Total792,063100.00
Valid votes792,06398.59
Invalid/blank votes11,3001.41
Total votes803,363100.00
Registered voters/turnout1,716,31246.81
Grand National hold[1]

Incheon

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CandidatePartyVotes%
Choi Ki-sunUnited Liberal Democrats375,05153.50
Ahn Sang-sooGrand National238,70834.05
Kim Yong-moNew People87,32712.46
Total701,086100.00
Valid votes701,08697.79
Invalid/blank votes15,8372.21
Total votes716,923100.00
Registered voters/turnout1,659,97743.19
United Liberal Democrats hold[1]

Gwangju

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CandidatePartyVotes%
Goh Jae-yuNational Congress261,57867.21
Lee Seung-chaeIndependent127,62632.79
Total389,204100.00
Valid votes389,20498.38
Invalid/blank votes6,4251.62
Total votes395,629100.00
Registered voters/turnout877,86845.07
National Congress hold[1]

Daejeon

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CandidatePartyVotes%
Hong Sun-ki United Liberal Democrats286,25573.69
Song Chun-youngNew People70,41418.13
Cho Myung-hyunIndependent31,7968.19
Total388,465100.00
Valid votes388,46598.31
Invalid/blank votes6,6591.69
Total votes395,124100.00
Registered voters/turnout888,96844.45
United Liberal Democrats hold[1]

Ulsan

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CandidatePartyVotes%
Shim Wan-kooGrand National160,49142.74
Song Cheol-hoIndependent148,12639.45
Kang Chung-hoNew People37,1399.89
Cha Hwa-joonUnited Liberal Democrats29,7257.92
Total375,481100.00
Valid votes375,48198.81
Invalid/blank votes4,5381.19
Total votes380,019100.00
Registered voters/turnout659,96557.58
Grand National hold[1]

Gubernatorial elections

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Gyeonggi

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CandidatePartyVotes%
Lim Chang-yeolNational Congress1,549,18954.31
Sohn Hak-kyuGrand National1,303,34045.69
Total2,852,529100.00
Valid votes2,852,52998.36
Invalid/blank votes47,6731.64
Total votes2,900,202100.00
Registered voters/turnout5,800,42550.00
National Congress gain[1]

Gangwon

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CandidatePartyVotes%
Kim Jin-sunGrand National268,55939.28
Han Ho-sunUnited Liberal Democrats231,37633.84
Lee Sang-ryongIndependent183,77526.88
Total683,710100.00
Valid votes683,71097.85
Invalid/blank votes14,9952.15
Total votes698,705100.00
Registered voters/turnout1,087,11364.27
Grand National gain from Independent[1]

North Chungcheong

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CandidatePartyVotes%
Lee Won-jongUnited Liberal Democrats451,53374.14
Ju Byeong-deokGrand National157,45925.86
Total608,992100.00
Valid votes608,99297.55
Invalid/blank votes15,3062.45
Total votes624,298100.00
Registered voters/turnout1,025,02260.91
United Liberal Democrats gain from Grand National[1]

South Chungcheong

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CandidatePartyVotes%
Sim Dae-pyungUnited Liberal Democrats656,79584.64
Han Chung-sooGrand National119,21615.36
Total776,011100.00
Valid votes776,01197.08
Invalid/blank votes23,3032.92
Total votes799,314100.00
Registered voters/turnout1,343,63359.49
United Liberal Democrats hold[1]

North Jeolla

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CandidatePartyVotes%
Yu Jong-geunNational Congress758,141100.00
Total758,141100.00
Valid votes758,14193.69
Invalid/blank votes51,0266.31
Total votes809,167100.00
Registered voters/turnout1,400,41957.78
National Congress hold[1]

South Jeolla

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CandidatePartyVotes%
Heo Kyeong-manNational Congress918,300100.00
Total918,300100.00
Valid votes918,30088.13
Invalid/blank votes123,70511.87
Total votes1,042,005100.00
Registered voters/turnout1,527,48968.22
National Congress hold[1]

North Gyeongsang

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CandidatePartyVotes%
Lee Eui-geunGrand National911,72871.97
Lee Pan-sukUnited Liberal Democrats355,14928.03
Total1,266,877100.00
Valid votes1,266,87797.67
Invalid/blank votes30,2142.33
Total votes1,297,091100.00
Registered voters/turnout1,999,19564.88
Grand National hold[1]

South Gyeongsang

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CandidatePartyVotes%
Kim Hyuk-kyuGrand National939,35874.65
Kang Shin-hwaNational Congress161,70312.85
Heo Moon-dohIndependent157,33712.50
Total1,258,398100.00
Valid votes1,258,39897.69
Invalid/blank votes29,7732.31
Total votes1,288,171100.00
Registered voters/turnout2,109,05861.08
Grand National hold[1]

Jeju

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CandidatePartyVotes%
Woo Geun-minNational Congress139,69552.77
Shin Koo-bumIndependent81,49130.78
Hyun Im-jongGrand National43,55916.45
Total264,745100.00
Valid votes264,74598.42
Invalid/blank votes4,2391.58
Total votes268,984100.00
Registered voters/turnout365,12173.67
National Congress gain from Independent[1]

Provincial-level council elections

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Summary

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PartySeats
ConstituencyProportionalTotal+/–
National Congress for New Politics27133303New
Grand National Party22429253–372
United Liberal Democrats821295+1
Independent3939–112
Total61674690–280

Constituency seats

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Region Seats NCNP GNP ULD Ind.
Seoul 94 78 15 1
Busan 44 43 1
Daegu 26 26
Incheon 26 20 4 1 1
Gwangju 14 14
Daejeon 14 14
Ulsan 14 9 5
Gyeonggi 88 61 18 9
Gangwon 42 12 21 3 6
North Chungcheong 24 3 17 4
South Chungcheong 32 1 30 1
North Jeolla 34 32 2
South Jeolla 50 42 1 7
North Gyeongsang 54 44 5 5
South Gyeongsang 46 41 5
Jeju 14 8 3 3
Total 616 271 224 82 39
Source: Council of Local Authorities for International Relations[2]

Proportional representation seats

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Region Seats NCNP GNP ULD
Seoul 10 5 5
Busan 5 2 3
Daegu 3 1 2
Incheon 3 1 1 1
Gwangju 3 2 1
Daejeon 3 1 2
Ulsan 3 1 2
Gyeonggi 9 5 3 1
Gangwon 5 2 2 1
North Chungcheong 3 1 2
South Chungcheong 4 2 2
North Jeolla 4 2 1 1
South Jeolla 5 3 2
North Gyeongsang 6 1 4 1
South Gyeongsang 5 2 3
Jeju 3 2 1
Total 74 33 29 12
Source: Council of Local Authorities for International Relations[2]

Municipal-level mayoral elections

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Summary

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PartySeats+/–
National Congress for New Politics84New
Grand National Party74–80
United Liberal Democrats29+6
New People's Party1New
Independent44–9
Total232+2

By region

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Region Mayors NCNP GNP ULD NPP Ind.
Seoul 25 19 5 1
Busan 16 11 5
Daegu 8 7 1
Incheon 10 9 1
Gwangju 5 5
Daejeon 5 1 4
Ulsan 5 3 2
Gyeonggi 31 20 6 2 3
Gangwon 18 1 13 2 2
North Chungcheong 11 2 6 3
South Chungcheong 15 11 1 3
North Jeolla 14 9 5
South Jeolla 22 15 7
North Gyeongsang 23 1 14 2 6
South Gyeongsang 20 14 6
Jeju 4 2 1 1
Total 232 84 74 29 1 44
Source: Council of Local Authorities for International Relations[2]

Municipal-level council elections

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3,490 seats in municipal-level councils were contested by candidates running as independents.

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p "Election Information System". National Election Commission.
  2. ^ a b c CLAIR Report No. 181 "1998 Unified Local Elections of the Republic of Korea". Council of Local Authorities for International Relations.