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.