# 1963 South Korean presidential election

[South Korea](https://electionsarchive.com/kr.md), October 15, 1963

박정희 won with 46.6% of the vote, 1.5 points ahead of 윤보선.

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 박정희 | Democratic-Republican Party | 4,702,640 | 46.6% | Elected |
| 윤보선 | 민정당 | 4,546,614 | 45.1% |  |
| 오재영 | 추풍회 | 408,664 | 4.1% |  |
| 변영태 | 정민회 | 224,443 | 2.2% |  |
| 장이석 | 신흥당 | 198,837 | 2.0% |  |

Valid votes: 10,081,198

Turnout: 85.0% (11,036,175 of 12,985,015 registered)

## Results by province or metropolitan city

박정희 leads in 6 province or metropolitan cities; 윤보선 leads in 5 province or metropolitan cities.

| Name | Leader | Share | Margin | Valid votes |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Busan](https://electionsarchive.com/kr/1963-10-15-presidential/president/busan.md) | 박정희 | 48.2% | +0.73 | 503,601 |
| [Jeonbuk](https://electionsarchive.com/kr/1963-10-15-presidential/president/jeonbuk.md) | 박정희 | 49.4% | +7.9 | 826,473 |
| [North Chungcheong](https://electionsarchive.com/kr/1963-10-15-presidential/president/north-chungcheong.md) | 윤보선 | 48.9% | +9.1 | 509,767 |
| [North Gyeongsang](https://electionsarchive.com/kr/1963-10-15-presidential/president/north-gyeongsang.md) | 박정희 | 55.6% | +19.5 | 1,504,330 |
| [South Jeolla](https://electionsarchive.com/kr/1963-10-15-presidential/president/south-jeolla.md) | 박정희 | 57.2% | +21.3 | 1,338,142 |
| [강원특별자치도](https://electionsarchive.com/kr/1963-10-15-presidential/president/unnamed-3.md) | 윤보선 | 49.1% | +9.5 | 749,823 |
| [경기도](https://electionsarchive.com/kr/1963-10-15-presidential/president/unnamed-2.md) | 윤보선 | 56.9% | +23.8 | 1,163,847 |
| [경상남도](https://electionsarchive.com/kr/1963-10-15-presidential/president/unnamed-5.md) | 박정희 | 61.7% | +31.8 | 1,144,032 |
| [서울특별시](https://electionsarchive.com/kr/1963-10-15-presidential/president/unnamed.md) | 윤보선 | 65.1% | +34.9 | 1,231,578 |
| [제주특별자치도](https://electionsarchive.com/kr/1963-10-15-presidential/president/unnamed-6.md) | 박정희 | 69.9% | +47.6 | 116,503 |
| [충청남도](https://electionsarchive.com/kr/1963-10-15-presidential/president/unnamed-4.md) | 윤보선 | 49.4% | +8.6 | 993,102 |

## Results by city, county, or district

The archive doesn't have boundaries for these city, county, or districts, so they're listed here instead of on the map.

| Province or metropolitan city | Name | Leader | Share | Margin | Valid votes |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| South Korea | 용산구 | 윤보선 | 65.4% | +34.7 | 120,302 |
| South Korea | 논산군 | 박정희 | 50.5% | +9.7 | 115,877 |
| South Korea | 대전시 | 윤보선 | 62.2% | +30.0 | 104,472 |
| South Korea | 영등포을구 | 윤보선 | 63.0% | +31.5 | 101,720 |
| South Korea | 마포구 | 윤보선 | 68.5% | +41.6 | 101,236 |
| South Korea | 영등포갑구 | 윤보선 | 62.9% | +31.1 | 98,873 |
| South Korea | 서구 | 윤보선 | 48.4% | +0.84 | 97,450 |
| South Korea | 종로구 | 윤보선 | 64.6% | +33.0 | 96,796 |
| South Korea | 무안군 | 박정희 | 59.8% | +27.0 | 92,362 |
| South Korea | 동구 | 윤보선 | 49.3% | +2.6 | 91,540 |
| South Korea | 양주군 | 윤보선 | 58.8% | +27.2 | 88,914 |
| South Korea | 서대문을구 | 윤보선 | 63.8% | +33.0 | 88,445 |
| South Korea | 서산군 | 박정희 | 45.2% | +3.7 | 87,402 |
| South Korea | 성동갑구 | 윤보선 | 66.5% | +37.7 | 86,882 |
| South Korea | 성동을구 | 윤보선 | 63.4% | +33.2 | 85,937 |
| South Korea | 상주군 | 박정희 | 53.6% | +17.4 | 85,530 |
| South Korea | 포천군 | 윤보선 | 57.9% | +24.2 | 85,003 |
| South Korea | 인천시갑구 | 윤보선 | 71.4% | +47.3 | 84,591 |
| South Korea | 고흥군 | 박정희 | 60.7% | +28.5 | 84,208 |
| South Korea | 동대문갑구 | 윤보선 | 68.3% | +40.7 | 84,169 |
| South Korea | 인천시을구 | 윤보선 | 64.0% | +35.0 | 83,973 |
| South Korea | 정읍군 | 박정희 | 49.97% | +9.5 | 83,310 |
| South Korea | 김제군 | 박정희 | 57.7% | +24.1 | 82,845 |
| South Korea | 삼척군 | 윤보선 | 49.8% | +9.5 | 81,724 |
| South Korea | 나주군 | 박정희 | 52.9% | +13.3 | 81,178 |
| South Korea | 부산진을구 | 윤보선 | 48.4% | +1.5 | 77,960 |
| South Korea | 익산군 | 박정희 | 56.2% | +21.1 | 77,724 |
| South Korea | 동대문을구 | 윤보선 | 65.8% | +36.5 | 77,316 |
| South Korea | 김해군 | 박정희 | 62.3% | +31.9 | 76,171 |
| South Korea | 파주군 | 윤보선 | 66.1% | +41.1 | 75,716 |
| South Korea | 서대문갑구 | 윤보선 | 68.2% | +40.7 | 75,190 |
| South Korea | 밀양군 | 박정희 | 61.5% | +32.1 | 74,796 |
| South Korea | 영일군 | 박정희 | 53.8% | +17.0 | 74,743 |
| South Korea | 청원군 | 윤보선 | 52.5% | +16.3 | 74,661 |
| South Korea | 해남군 | 박정희 | 59.9% | +27.9 | 73,923 |
| South Korea | 성북을구 | 윤보선 | 63.2% | +31.5 | 72,655 |
| South Korea | 중구 | 윤보선 | 64.1% | +31.6 | 71,619 |
| South Korea | 영천군 | 박정희 | 54.9% | +17.0 | 71,522 |
| South Korea | 부산진갑구 | 박정희 | 48.2% | +1.2 | 71,359 |
| South Korea | 월성군 | 박정희 | 51.3% | +12.4 | 70,559 |
| South Korea | 의성군 | 박정희 | 62.2% | +33.0 | 70,502 |
| South Korea | 성북갑구 | 윤보선 | 63.9% | +32.2 | 70,438 |
| South Korea | 전주시 | 윤보선 | 53.1% | +12.1 | 69,334 |
| South Korea | 화성군 | 윤보선 | 55.5% | +22.1 | 68,120 |
| South Korea | 창원군 | 박정희 | 56.9% | +22.6 | 68,107 |
| South Korea | 광주시을구 | 윤보선 | 54.3% | +14.6 | 67,419 |
| South Korea | 고창군 | 박정희 | 51.0% | +11.4 | 66,318 |
| South Korea | 부여군 | 박정희 | 47.9% | +4.4 | 66,119 |
| South Korea | 동래구 | 박정희 | 52.1% | +9.2 | 65,851 |
| South Korea | 공주군 | 윤보선 | 55.0% | +21.3 | 65,644 |
| South Korea | 합천군 | 박정희 | 62.3% | +34.1 | 65,425 |
| South Korea | 남원군 | 박정희 | 46.7% | +3.1 | 64,483 |
| South Korea | 보성군 | 박정희 | 58.3% | +22.7 | 62,357 |
| South Korea | 대구시동구 | 박정희 | 53.4% | +12.2 | 61,981 |
| South Korea | 당진군 | 윤보선 | 49.1% | +10.9 | 61,378 |
| South Korea | 예산군 | 윤보선 | 50.8% | +11.7 | 60,935 |
| South Korea | 평택군 | 윤보선 | 58.5% | +28.2 | 60,772 |
| South Korea | 안동군 | 박정희 | 55.5% | +22.8 | 60,261 |
| South Korea | 완주군 | 박정희 | 50.7% | +11.6 | 59,827 |
| South Korea | 화천군 | 윤보선 | 49.5% | +7.7 | 58,637 |
| South Korea | 창녕군 | 박정희 | 69.2% | +47.3 | 58,028 |
| South Korea | 아산군 | 윤보선 | 52.8% | +15.2 | 57,290 |
| South Korea | 대구시남구 | 박정희 | 49.4% | +3.0 | 56,964 |
| South Korea | 금릉군 | 박정희 | 65.3% | +39.3 | 56,238 |
| South Korea | 여천군 | 박정희 | 71.5% | +49.2 | 55,630 |
| South Korea | 경산군 | 박정희 | 62.2% | +32.2 | 54,493 |
| South Korea | 승주군 | 박정희 | 59.8% | +27.8 | 54,402 |
| South Korea | 부안군 | 박정희 | 53.8% | +17.3 | 54,390 |
| South Korea | 대구시중구 | 박정희 | 51.4% | +6.3 | 53,831 |
| South Korea | 마산시 | 윤보선 | 49.9% | +4.7 | 53,513 |
| South Korea | 예천군 | 박정희 | 54.9% | +19.4 | 53,433 |
| South Korea | 영도구 | 박정희 | 50.4% | +4.8 | 53,062 |
| South Korea | 서천군 | 박정희 | 47.2% | +4.3 | 52,990 |
| South Korea | 양평군 | 윤보선 | 52.9% | +18.5 | 52,579 |
| South Korea | 하동군 | 박정희 | 66.5% | +40.6 | 52,489 |
| South Korea | 문경군 | 박정희 | 46.9% | +4.2 | 52,406 |
| South Korea | 괴산군 | 윤보선 | 49.8% | +11.9 | 51,810 |
| South Korea | 철원군 | 윤보선 | 52.3% | +13.9 | 51,751 |
| South Korea | 화순군 | 박정희 | 46.1% | +1.7 | 51,676 |
| South Korea | 영주군 | 박정희 | 52.4% | +13.5 | 50,975 |
| South Korea | 영광군 | 박정희 | 73.2% | +52.6 | 50,724 |
| South Korea | 진양군 | 박정희 | 63.0% | +35.1 | 50,693 |
| South Korea | 거창군 | 박정희 | 60.4% | +32.5 | 50,382 |
| South Korea | 중원군 | 윤보선 | 46.5% | +5.3 | 50,328 |
| South Korea | 안성군 | 윤보선 | 48.0% | +11.4 | 50,110 |
| South Korea | 광주시갑구 | 윤보선 | 62.1% | +28.1 | 50,046 |
| South Korea | 천원군 | 윤보선 | 49.7% | +9.3 | 49,986 |
| South Korea | 명주군 | 윤보선 | 45.8% | +4.8 | 49,937 |
| South Korea | 홍천군 | 윤보선 | 49.1% | +14.4 | 49,348 |
| South Korea | 홍성군 | 윤보선 | 51.2% | +13.3 | 49,266 |
| South Korea | 대구시서구 | 박정희 | 47.5% | +1.4 | 49,252 |
| South Korea | 옥구군 | 박정희 | 47.0% | +2.5 | 49,127 |
| South Korea | 고성군 | 박정희 | 67.3% | +42.6 | 48,857 |
| South Korea | 장흥군 | 박정희 | 64.2% | +35.4 | 48,707 |
| South Korea | 제천군 | 윤보선 | 51.0% | +16.6 | 48,213 |
| South Korea | 연천군 | 윤보선 | 54.3% | +18.1 | 47,871 |
| South Korea | 보령군 | 윤보선 | 51.0% | +13.9 | 47,159 |
| South Korea | 영암군 | 박정희 | 68.6% | +43.2 | 46,962 |
| South Korea | 남해군 | 박정희 | 67.6% | +45.2 | 46,813 |
| South Korea | 달성군 | 박정희 | 61.5% | +32.2 | 46,811 |
| South Korea | 담양군 | 박정희 | 62.7% | +32.1 | 46,488 |
| South Korea | 중구 | 윤보선 | 49.9% | +3.1 | 46,379 |
| South Korea | 함양군 | 박정희 | 62.9% | +36.0 | 46,342 |
| South Korea | 광산군 | 박정희 | 55.1% | +17.4 | 46,256 |
| South Korea | 이천군 | 윤보선 | 50.3% | +12.9 | 46,200 |
| South Korea | 함평군 | 박정희 | 60.1% | +28.0 | 45,959 |
| South Korea | 완도군 | 박정희 | 63.0% | +33.2 | 45,432 |
| South Korea | 강진군 | 박정희 | 61.4% | +28.3 | 44,943 |
| South Korea | 목포시 | 윤보선 | 60.4% | +25.9 | 44,927 |
| South Korea | 선산군 | 박정희 | 77.8% | +61.5 | 44,812 |
| South Korea | 수원시 | 윤보선 | 65.6% | +37.1 | 44,684 |
| South Korea | 부천군 | 윤보선 | 47.5% | +6.1 | 44,425 |
| South Korea | 함안군 | 박정희 | 65.7% | +39.5 | 44,328 |
| South Korea | 북제주군 | 박정희 | 73.7% | +55.3 | 44,193 |
| South Korea | 장성군 | 박정희 | 59.0% | +27.0 | 44,139 |
| South Korea | 청도군 | 박정희 | 63.0% | +35.9 | 43,872 |
| South Korea | 울주군 | 박정희 | 62.4% | +34.1 | 43,817 |
| South Korea | 강화군 | 박정희 | 45.4% | +4.3 | 43,308 |
| South Korea | 영동군 | 박정희 | 52.8% | +16.5 | 43,147 |
| South Korea | 음성군 | 윤보선 | 53.3% | +18.2 | 42,352 |
| South Korea | 남제주군 | 박정희 | 70.8% | +51.0 | 42,243 |
| South Korea | 청주시 | 윤보선 | 59.5% | +24.4 | 41,813 |
| South Korea | 산청군 | 박정희 | 58.8% | +27.3 | 41,532 |
| South Korea | 칠곡군 | 박정희 | 58.3% | +25.0 | 41,366 |
| South Korea | 곡성군 | 박정희 | 62.8% | +32.5 | 41,291 |
| South Korea | 인제군 | 윤보선 | 50.9% | +13.3 | 41,263 |
| South Korea | 성주군 | 박정희 | 64.2% | +38.2 | 41,089 |
| South Korea | 거제군 | 박정희 | 63.8% | +36.7 | 40,428 |
| South Korea | 임실군 | 박정희 | 48.7% | +8.2 | 40,371 |
| South Korea | 영월군 | 윤보선 | 54.0% | +20.8 | 40,357 |
| South Korea | 시흥군 | 윤보선 | 59.0% | +28.3 | 40,318 |
| South Korea | 금산군 | 박정희 | 54.6% | +18.7 | 40,282 |
| South Korea | 봉화군 | 박정희 | 50.5% | +11.1 | 39,977 |
| South Korea | 원성군 | 윤보선 | 43.3% | +1.1 | 39,965 |
| South Korea | 춘성군 | 윤보선 | 45.5% | +3.6 | 39,889 |
| South Korea | 연기군 | 윤보선 | 57.8% | +23.8 | 39,655 |
| South Korea | 영덕군 | 박정희 | 54.8% | +18.3 | 39,593 |
| South Korea | 가평군 | 윤보선 | 55.3% | +22.7 | 39,342 |
| South Korea | 여주군 | 윤보선 | 45.6% | +4.8 | 39,205 |
| South Korea | 대구시북구 | 박정희 | 54.6% | +14.1 | 38,770 |
| South Korea | 춘천시 | 윤보선 | 61.9% | +29.7 | 38,181 |
| South Korea | 용인군 | 박정희 | 43.7% | +0.75 | 38,088 |
| South Korea | 옥천군 | 박정희 | 52.7% | +15.2 | 38,007 |
| South Korea | 울진군 | 박정희 | 57.9% | +25.1 | 37,748 |
| South Korea | 진해시 | 박정희 | 49.7% | +4.6 | 37,484 |
| South Korea | 보은군 | 윤보선 | 45.0% | +1.4 | 37,080 |
| South Korea | 횡성군 | 박정희 | 43.4% | +3.4 | 36,700 |
| South Korea | 의령군 | 박정희 | 64.4% | +39.7 | 36,590 |
| South Korea | 광주군 | 윤보선 | 54.4% | +21.3 | 36,566 |
| South Korea | 대덕군 | 윤보선 | 46.0% | +2.5 | 36,543 |
| South Korea | 순창군 | 박정희 | 50.7% | +11.9 | 35,946 |
| South Korea | 광양군 | 박정희 | 59.5% | +25.9 | 35,626 |
| South Korea | 청양군 | 윤보선 | 56.5% | +23.6 | 35,106 |
| South Korea | 사천군 | 박정희 | 65.5% | +38.5 | 34,896 |
| South Korea | 원주시 | 윤보선 | 61.4% | +30.0 | 34,557 |
| South Korea | 진주시 | 박정희 | 47.0% | +0.38 | 34,011 |
| South Korea | 진안군 | 박정희 | 49.1% | +9.0 | 33,929 |
| South Korea | 진도군 | 박정희 | 69.5% | +45.8 | 33,650 |
| South Korea | 평창군 | 박정희 | 42.0% | +0.04 | 33,541 |
| South Korea | 김포군 | 윤보선 | 51.4% | +12.9 | 33,397 |
| South Korea | 여수시 | 윤보선 | 55.4% | +15.6 | 33,309 |
| South Korea | 양구군 | 윤보선 | 47.1% | +3.2 | 33,108 |
| South Korea | 군산시 | 윤보선 | 60.2% | +25.4 | 32,225 |
| South Korea | 정선군 | 박정희 | 45.3% | +2.7 | 31,682 |
| South Korea | 양산시 | 박정희 | 72.0% | +50.2 | 31,499 |
| South Korea | 고양군 | 윤보선 | 59.2% | +28.6 | 30,331 |
| South Korea | 제주시 | 박정희 | 63.0% | +31.3 | 30,067 |
| South Korea | 진천군 | 윤보선 | 51.0% | +15.4 | 29,796 |
| South Korea | 경주시 | 윤보선 | 48.0% | +2.6 | 29,710 |
| South Korea | 구례군 | 박정희 | 58.8% | +25.5 | 28,796 |
| South Korea | 군위군 | 박정희 | 67.4% | +42.7 | 28,345 |
| South Korea | 청송군 | 박정희 | 50.7% | +13.5 | 28,339 |
| South Korea | 통영군 | 박정희 | 73.9% | +55.5 | 28,198 |
| South Korea | 순천시 | 박정희 | 52.7% | +9.9 | 27,732 |
| South Korea | 고령군 | 박정희 | 64.3% | +37.0 | 27,293 |
| South Korea | 장수군 | 윤보선 | 47.9% | +6.1 | 27,096 |
| South Korea | 고성군 | 윤보선 | 48.1% | +4.9 | 26,676 |
| South Korea | 충주시 | 윤보선 | 59.2% | +25.9 | 26,323 |
| South Korea | 단양군 | 윤보선 | 44.1% | +2.4 | 26,237 |
| South Korea | 무주군 | 박정희 | 52.8% | +17.5 | 25,566 |
| South Korea | 이리시 | 윤보선 | 53.0% | +11.8 | 23,982 |
| South Korea | 포항시 | 윤보선 | 47.7% | +1.0 | 23,700 |
| South Korea | 천안시 | 윤보선 | 65.1% | +37.0 | 22,998 |
| South Korea | 의정부시 | 윤보선 | 70.0% | +45.9 | 22,920 |
| South Korea | 강릉시 | 윤보선 | 46.8% | +5.4 | 22,640 |
| South Korea | 양산군 | 박정희 | 56.7% | +21.6 | 22,248 |
| South Korea | 영양군 | 박정희 | 47.4% | +6.2 | 21,783 |
| South Korea | 안동시 | 윤보선 | 55.3% | +15.9 | 21,347 |
| South Korea | 동래군 | 박정희 | 60.2% | +28.3 | 20,249 |
| South Korea | 속초시 | 윤보선 | 55.0% | +17.0 | 20,050 |
| South Korea | 김천시 | 윤보선 | 53.1% | +11.7 | 19,888 |
| South Korea | 양양군 | 윤보선 | 43.9% | +0.02 | 19,817 |
| South Korea | 삼천포시 | 박정희 | 63.5% | +33.4 | 19,358 |
| South Korea | 충무시 | 박정희 | 53.8% | +11.7 | 17,778 |
| South Korea | 옹진군 | 박정희 | 51.4% | +14.1 | 7,414 |
| South Korea | 울릉군 | 박정희 | 75.3% | +57.6 | 7,197 |

## This race in other years

- [March 9, 2022](https://electionsarchive.com/kr/2022-03-09-presidential/president.md): 윤석열, 48.6%
- [December 19, 2012](https://electionsarchive.com/kr/2012-12-19-presidential/president.md): 박근혜, 51.6%
- [December 19, 2007](https://electionsarchive.com/kr/2007-12-19-presidential/president.md): 이명박, 48.7%
- [December 19, 2002](https://electionsarchive.com/kr/2002-12-19-presidential/president.md): 노무현, 48.9%
- [December 18, 1997](https://electionsarchive.com/kr/1997-12-18-presidential/president.md): 김대중, 40.3%
- [December 18, 1992](https://electionsarchive.com/kr/1992-12-18-presidential/president.md): 김영삼, 42.0%
- [December 16, 1987](https://electionsarchive.com/kr/1987-12-16-presidential/president.md): 노태우, 36.6%
- [April 27, 1971](https://electionsarchive.com/kr/1971-04-27-presidential/president.md): 박정희, 53.2%
- [May 3, 1967](https://electionsarchive.com/kr/1967-05-03-presidential/president.md): 박정희, 51.4%
- October 15, 1963: 박정희, 46.6%
- [March 15, 1960](https://electionsarchive.com/kr/1960-03-15-presidential/president.md): 이승만, 100.0%
- [May 15, 1956](https://electionsarchive.com/kr/1956-05-15-presidential/president.md): 이승만, 70.0%
- [August 5, 1952](https://electionsarchive.com/kr/1952-08-05-presidential/president.md): 이승만, 74.6%

## Sources

- [선거통계시스템: 역대선거 대통령선거 개표현황](http://info.nec.go.kr/main/showDocument.xhtml?electionId=0000000000&topMenuId=VC&secondMenuId=VCCP08), 중앙선거관리위원회 (National Election Commission). License: No license stated: public election statistics of the National Election Commission; facts published with attribution

Also available as HTML at https://electionsarchive.com/kr/1963-10-15-presidential/president and JSON at https://electionsarchive.com/kr/1963-10-15-presidential/president.json.