# 제12대 대통령선거

[South Korea](https://electionsarchive.com/kr.md), December 19, 2007

이명박 won with 48.7% of the vote, 22.5 points ahead of 정동영.

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 이명박 | The Hannara Party | 11,492,389 | 48.7% | Elected |
| 정동영 | 대통합민주신당 | 6,174,681 | 26.1% |  |
| 이회창 | Independent | 3,559,963 | 15.1% |  |
| 문국현 | Creative Korea Party | 1,375,498 | 5.8% |  |
| 권영길 | Democratic Labor Party | 712,121 | 3.0% |  |
| 이인제 | Democratic Party | 160,708 | 0.7% |  |
| 허경영 | 경제공화당 | 96,756 | 0.4% |  |
| 금민 | 한국사회당 | 18,223 | 0.1% |  |
| 정근모 | 참주인연합 | 15,380 | 0.1% |  |
| 전관 | 새시대참사람연합 | 7,161 | <0.1% |  |

Valid votes: 23,612,880

Turnout: 63.0% (23,732,854 of 37,653,518 registered)

## How votes were cast

| Method | Votes | Share of all votes | Leader among these votes |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| In person on election day | 22,868,944 | 96.8% | 이명박, 48.7% |
| By mail | 743,936 | 3.2% | 이명박, 46.4% |

## Results by province or metropolitan city

이명박 leads in 13 province or metropolitan cities; 정동영 leads in 3 province or metropolitan cities.

| Name | Leader | Share | Margin | Valid votes |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Busan](https://electionsarchive.com/kr/2007-12-19-presidential/president/busan.md) | 이명박 | 57.9% | +38.2 | 1,759,252 |
| [Daejeon](https://electionsarchive.com/kr/2007-12-19-presidential/president/daejeon.md) | 이명박 | 36.3% | +7.4 | 677,948 |
| [Gwangju](https://electionsarchive.com/kr/2007-12-19-presidential/president/gwangju.md) | 정동영 | 79.8% | +71.2 | 661,552 |
| [Jeonbuk](https://electionsarchive.com/kr/2007-12-19-presidential/president/jeonbuk.md) | 정동영 | 81.6% | +72.6 | 952,452 |
| [North Chungcheong](https://electionsarchive.com/kr/2007-12-19-presidential/president/north-chungcheong.md) | 이명박 | 41.6% | +17.8 | 696,096 |
| [North Gyeongsang](https://electionsarchive.com/kr/2007-12-19-presidential/president/north-gyeongsang.md) | 이명박 | 72.6% | +58.9 | 1,424,472 |
| [South Jeolla](https://electionsarchive.com/kr/2007-12-19-presidential/president/south-jeolla.md) | 정동영 | 78.7% | +69.4 | 962,851 |
| [Ulsan](https://electionsarchive.com/kr/2007-12-19-presidential/president/ulsan.md) | 이명박 | 54.0% | +36.4 | 518,586 |
| [강원특별자치도](https://electionsarchive.com/kr/2007-12-19-presidential/president/unnamed-5.md) | 이명박 | 52.0% | +33.1 | 723,503 |
| [경기도](https://electionsarchive.com/kr/2007-12-19-presidential/president/unnamed-4.md) | 이명박 | 51.9% | +28.3 | 5,017,407 |
| [경상남도](https://electionsarchive.com/kr/2007-12-19-presidential/president/unnamed-7.md) | 이명박 | 55.0% | +33.5 | 1,533,330 |
| [대구광역시](https://electionsarchive.com/kr/2007-12-19-presidential/president/unnamed-2.md) | 이명박 | 69.4% | +51.3 | 1,263,678 |
| [서울특별시](https://electionsarchive.com/kr/2007-12-19-presidential/president/unnamed.md) | 이명박 | 53.2% | +28.7 | 5,051,369 |
| [인천광역시](https://electionsarchive.com/kr/2007-12-19-presidential/president/unnamed-3.md) | 이명박 | 49.2% | +25.4 | 1,205,357 |
| [제주특별자치도](https://electionsarchive.com/kr/2007-12-19-presidential/president/unnamed-8.md) | 이명박 | 38.7% | +6.0 | 249,522 |
| [충청남도](https://electionsarchive.com/kr/2007-12-19-presidential/president/unnamed-6.md) | 이명박 | 34.3% | +1.0 | 915,505 |

## 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: 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](https://electionsarchive.com/kr/1963-10-15-presidential/president.md): 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

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