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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 [ edit ]
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[1]
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[1]
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[1]
Incheon [ edit ]
Gwangju [ edit ]
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[1]
Daejeon [ edit ]
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[1]
Gubernatorial elections [ edit ]
Gyeonggi [ edit ]
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[1]
Gangwon [ edit ]
North Chungcheong [ edit ]
South Chungcheong [ edit ]
North Jeolla [ edit ]
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[1]
South Jeolla [ edit ]
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[1]
North Gyeongsang [ edit ]
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[1]
South Gyeongsang [ edit ]
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[1]
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[1]
Provincial-level council elections [ edit ]
Summary [ edit ]
Constituency seats [ edit ]
Proportional representation seats [ edit ]
Municipal-level mayoral elections [ edit ]
Summary [ edit ]
By region [ edit ]
Municipal-level council elections [ edit ]
3,490 seats in municipal-level councils were contested by candidates running as independents.
References [ edit ]