The 2nd 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.
1998 South Korean local elections Turnout 52.7%( First party Second party Third party Leader Kim Dae-jung Cho Soon Kim Jong-pil Party National Congress Grand National United Liberal Democrats Metropolitan Mayors and Governors 6 (2 6 (3 4 ( Provincial Councillors 84 ( 74 (80 29 (6 Municipal Leaders 303 (86 253 (372 95 (1
Gubernatorial & metropolitan mayoral elections: overall results and turnouts
Gubernatorial & metropolitan mayoral elections: municipal-level breakdown
Metropolitan city mayoral elections
Seoul Candidate Party Votes % Goh Kun National Congress 1,838,348 53.46 Choi Byung-ryul Grand National 1,512,854 43.99 Lee Byung-ho Independent 87,495 2.54 Total 3,438,697 100.00 Valid votes 3,438,697 98.90 Invalid/blank votes 38,408 1.10 Total votes 3,477,105 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 7,377,751 47.13 National Congress gain
Busan Candidate Party Votes % Ahn Sang-yeong Grand National 558,909 45.14 Kim Ki-jae Independent 537,983 43.45 Ha Il-min National Congress 141,172 11.40 Total 1,238,064 100.00 Valid votes 1,238,064 98.30 Invalid/blank votes 21,413 1.70 Total votes 1,259,477 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 2,699,499 46.66 Grand National hold
Daegu Candidate Party Votes % Moon Hee-gap Grand National 570,167 71.99 Lee Eui-ik United Liberal Democrats 163,653 20.66 Yoo Sung-hwan New People 58,243 7.35 Total 792,063 100.00 Valid votes 792,063 98.59 Invalid/blank votes 11,300 1.41 Total votes 803,363 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 1,716,312 46.81 Grand National hold
Incheon Candidate Party Votes % Choi Ki-sun United Liberal Democrats 375,051 53.50 Ahn Sang-soo Grand National 238,708 34.05 Kim Yong-mo New People 87,327 12.46 Total 701,086 100.00 Valid votes 701,086 97.79 Invalid/blank votes 15,837 2.21 Total votes 716,923 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 1,659,977 43.19 United Liberal Democrats hold
Gwangju Candidate Party Votes % Goh Jae-yu National Congress 261,578 67.21 Lee Seung-chae Independent 127,626 32.79 Total 389,204 100.00 Valid votes 389,204 98.38 Invalid/blank votes 6,425 1.62 Total votes 395,629 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 877,868 45.07 National Congress hold
Daejeon Candidate Party Votes % Hong Sun-ki United Liberal Democrats 286,255 73.69 Song Chun-young New People 70,414 18.13 Cho Myung-hyun Independent 31,796 8.19 Total 388,465 100.00 Valid votes 388,465 98.31 Invalid/blank votes 6,659 1.69 Total votes 395,124 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 888,968 44.45 United Liberal Democrats hold
Ulsan Candidate Party Votes % Shim Wan-koo Grand National 160,491 42.74 Song Cheol-ho Independent 148,126 39.45 Kang Chung-ho New People 37,139 9.89 Cha Hwa-joon United Liberal Democrats 29,725 7.92 Total 375,481 100.00 Valid votes 375,481 98.81 Invalid/blank votes 4,538 1.19 Total votes 380,019 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 659,965 57.58 Grand National hold
Gubernatorial elections
Gyeonggi Candidate Party Votes % Lim Chang-yeol National Congress 1,549,189 54.31 Sohn Hak-kyu Grand National 1,303,340 45.69 Total 2,852,529 100.00 Valid votes 2,852,529 98.36 Invalid/blank votes 47,673 1.64 Total votes 2,900,202 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 5,800,425 50.00 National Congress gain
Gangwon Candidate Party Votes % Kim Jin-sun Grand National 268,559 39.28 Han Ho-sun United Liberal Democrats 231,376 33.84 Lee Sang-ryong Independent 183,775 26.88 Total 683,710 100.00 Valid votes 683,710 97.85 Invalid/blank votes 14,995 2.15 Total votes 698,705 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 1,087,113 64.27 Grand National gain from Independent
North Chungcheong Candidate Party Votes % Lee Won-jong United Liberal Democrats 451,533 74.14 Ju Byeong-deok Grand National 157,459 25.86 Total 608,992 100.00 Valid votes 608,992 97.55 Invalid/blank votes 15,306 2.45 Total votes 624,298 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 1,025,022 60.91 United Liberal Democrats gain from Grand National
South Chungcheong Candidate Party Votes % Sim Dae-pyung United Liberal Democrats 656,795 84.64 Han Chung-soo Grand National 119,216 15.36 Total 776,011 100.00 Valid votes 776,011 97.08 Invalid/blank votes 23,303 2.92 Total votes 799,314 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 1,343,633 59.49 United Liberal Democrats hold
North Jeolla Candidate Party Votes % Yu Jong-geun National Congress 758,141 100.00 Total 758,141 100.00 Valid votes 758,141 93.69 Invalid/blank votes 51,026 6.31 Total votes 809,167 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 1,400,419 57.78 National Congress hold
South Jeolla Candidate Party Votes % Heo Kyeong-man National Congress 918,300 100.00 Total 918,300 100.00 Valid votes 918,300 88.13 Invalid/blank votes 123,705 11.87 Total votes 1,042,005 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 1,527,489 68.22 National Congress hold
North Gyeongsang Candidate Party Votes % Lee Eui-geun Grand National 911,728 71.97 Lee Pan-suk United Liberal Democrats 355,149 28.03 Total 1,266,877 100.00 Valid votes 1,266,877 97.67 Invalid/blank votes 30,214 2.33 Total votes 1,297,091 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 1,999,195 64.88 Grand National hold
South Gyeongsang Candidate Party Votes % Kim Hyuk-kyu Grand National 939,358 74.65 Kang Shin-hwa National Congress 161,703 12.85 Heo Moon-doh Independent 157,337 12.50 Total 1,258,398 100.00 Valid votes 1,258,398 97.69 Invalid/blank votes 29,773 2.31 Total votes 1,288,171 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 2,109,058 61.08 Grand National hold
Jeju Candidate Party Votes % Woo Geun-min National Congress 139,695 52.77 Shin Koo-bum Independent 81,491 30.78 Hyun Im-jong Grand National 43,559 16.45 Total 264,745 100.00 Valid votes 264,745 98.42 Invalid/blank votes 4,239 1.58 Total votes 268,984 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 365,121 73.67 National Congress gain from Independent
Provincial-level council elections
Summary Party Seats Constituency Proportional Total +/– National Congress for New Politics 271 33 303 New Grand National Party 224 29 253 –372 United Liberal Democrats 82 12 95 +1 Independent 39 – 39 –112 Total 616 74 690 –280
Constituency seats 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
Proportional representation seats 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
Municipal-level mayoral elections
Summary
By region 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
Municipal-level council elections 3,490 seats in municipal-level councils were contested by candidates running as independents.
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