# 2017 South Korean presidential election

[South Korea](https://electionsarchive.com/kr.md), May 9, 2017

문재인 won with 41.1% of the vote, 17.1 points ahead of 홍준표.

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 문재인 | Democratic Party of Korea | 13,423,800 | 41.1% | Elected |
| 홍준표 | 자유한국당 | 7,852,849 | 24.0% |  |
| 안철수 | 국민의당 | 6,998,342 | 21.4% |  |
| 유승민 | Bareun Party | 2,208,771 | 6.8% |  |
| 심상정 | Justice Party | 2,017,458 | 6.2% |  |
| 조원진 | 새누리당 | 42,949 | 0.1% |  |
| 김민찬 | Independent | 33,990 | 0.1% |  |
| 김선동 | People's United Party | 27,229 | 0.1% |  |
| 장성민 | Grand National Unity Party | 21,709 | 0.1% |  |
| 윤홍식 | Hongik Party | 18,543 | 0.1% |  |
| 이경희 | 한국국민당 | 11,355 | <0.1% |  |
| 이재오 | 늘푸른한국당 | 9,140 | <0.1% |  |
| 오영국 | 경제애국당 | 6,040 | <0.1% |  |

Valid votes: 32,672,175

Turnout: 77.2% (32,807,908 of 42,479,710 registered)

## How votes were cast

| Method | Votes | Share of all votes | Leader among these votes |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| In person on election day | 21,337,245 | 65.3% | 문재인, 38.2% |
| Early in person | 11,019,932 | 33.7% | 문재인, 46.3% |
| Abroad | 221,209 | 0.7% | 문재인, 59.2% |
| By mail | 93,789 | 0.3% | 문재인, 36.8% |

## Results by province or metropolitan city

문재인 leads in 14 province or metropolitan cities; 홍준표 leads in 3 province or metropolitan cities.

| Name | Leader | Share | Margin | Valid votes |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Busan](https://electionsarchive.com/kr/2017-05-09-presidential/president/busan.md) | 문재인 | 38.7% | +6.7 | 2,252,709 |
| [Daejeon](https://electionsarchive.com/kr/2017-05-09-presidential/president/daejeon.md) | 문재인 | 42.9% | +19.7 | 942,301 |
| [Gwangju](https://electionsarchive.com/kr/2017-05-09-presidential/president/gwangju.md) | 문재인 | 61.1% | +31.1 | 954,832 |
| [Jeonbuk](https://electionsarchive.com/kr/2017-05-09-presidential/president/jeonbuk.md) | 문재인 | 64.8% | +41.1 | 1,201,003 |
| [North Chungcheong](https://electionsarchive.com/kr/2017-05-09-presidential/president/north-chungcheong.md) | 문재인 | 38.6% | +12.3 | 970,559 |
| [North Gyeongsang](https://electionsarchive.com/kr/2017-05-09-presidential/president/north-gyeongsang.md) | 홍준표 | 48.6% | +26.9 | 1,701,226 |
| [Sejong](https://electionsarchive.com/kr/2017-05-09-presidential/president/sejong.md) | 문재인 | 51.1% | +30.1 | 152,237 |
| [South Jeolla](https://electionsarchive.com/kr/2017-05-09-presidential/president/south-jeolla.md) | 문재인 | 59.9% | +29.2 | 1,232,412 |
| [Ulsan](https://electionsarchive.com/kr/2017-05-09-presidential/president/ulsan.md) | 문재인 | 38.1% | +10.7 | 741,362 |
| [강원특별자치도](https://electionsarchive.com/kr/2017-05-09-presidential/president/unnamed-5.md) | 문재인 | 34.2% | +4.2 | 950,636 |
| [경기도](https://electionsarchive.com/kr/2017-05-09-presidential/president/unnamed-4.md) | 문재인 | 42.1% | +19.2 | 7,887,645 |
| [경상남도](https://electionsarchive.com/kr/2017-05-09-presidential/president/unnamed-7.md) | 홍준표 | 37.2% | +0.51 | 2,122,639 |
| [대구광역시](https://electionsarchive.com/kr/2017-05-09-presidential/president/unnamed-2.md) | 홍준표 | 45.4% | +23.6 | 1,574,376 |
| [서울특별시](https://electionsarchive.com/kr/2017-05-09-presidential/president/unnamed.md) | 문재인 | 42.3% | +19.6 | 6,568,917 |
| [인천광역시](https://electionsarchive.com/kr/2017-05-09-presidential/president/unnamed-3.md) | 문재인 | 41.2% | +17.6 | 1,812,963 |
| [제주특별자치도](https://electionsarchive.com/kr/2017-05-09-presidential/president/unnamed-8.md) | 문재인 | 45.5% | +24.6 | 372,412 |
| [충청남도](https://electionsarchive.com/kr/2017-05-09-presidential/president/unnamed-6.md) | 문재인 | 38.6% | +13.8 | 1,233,946 |

## This race in other years

- [June 3, 2025](https://electionsarchive.com/kr/2025-06-03-presidential/president.md): 이재명, 49.4%
- May 9, 2017: 문재인, 41.1%

## 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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