(LEAD) Incumbent Seoul Mayor Oh leads in local election race; DP's Chong concedes defeat
Incumbent Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon has narrowly won the local election against Democratic Party candidate Chong Won-o, who has conceded defeat. With 97.7 percent of the ballots counted, Oh received 48.94 percent of the vote compared to Chong's 48.34 percent. This election was part of nationwide local elections held one year after President Lee Jae Myung's administration took office.
- ▪Oh Se-hoon of the People Power Party led the election with 48.94 percent of the vote.
- ▪Chong Won-o of the Democratic Party conceded defeat after trailing closely behind.
- ▪Oh is aiming for his third consecutive and fifth non-consecutive term as mayor of Seoul.
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Facebook X More Pinterest Linked in Tumblr Reddit Facebook Messenger Copy URL URL is copied. OK (LEAD) Incumbent Seoul Mayor Oh leads in local election race; DP's Chong concedes defeat Chang Dong-woo All News 09:45 June 04, 2026 SHARE Facebook X Pinterest Linked in Tumblr Reddit Facebook Messenger Copy URL URL is copied. LIKE SAVE PRINT FONT SIZE ABCDEFG ABCDEFG ABCDEFG ABCDEFG ABCDEFG (ATTN: RECASTS headline, lead; UPDATES throughout) SEOUL, June 4 (Yonhap) -- Incumbent Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon narrowly led Democratic Party (DP) candidate Chong Won-o in the Seoul mayoral election Thursday, election data showed, while the ruling party candidate conceded defeat.
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