2018 Democratic Party of Korea leadership election
The Democratic Party of Korea held a leadership election on 25 August 2018. It was the first leadership election since the inauguration of President Moon Jae-in. The elected leader was slated to serve a 2-year term.Candidates
Dropped out
- Lee Jong-kul, member of the National Assembly, former Floor leader of the party.
- :ko:최재성 |Choi Jae-sung, member of the National Assembly, former Secretary-General of the party.
- Kim Doo-kwan, member of the National Assembly, former Governor of South Gyeongsang Province.
- Lee In-young, member of the National Assembly.
- :ko:박범계|Park Beom-kye, member of the National Assembly.
Advance to the finals
- Lee Hae-chan, member of the National Assembly, former leader of the party, former Prime Minister of South Korea, former Minister of Education.
- Kim Jin-pyo, member of the National Assembly, former Floor leader of the party, former Minister of Education and Human Resources Development, former Minister of Finance and Economy.
- Song Young-gil, member of the National Assembly, former Mayor of Incheon.
Results
The ratio of the results by sector was 45% for delegates, 40% for party members, 10% for opinion poll and 5% for non-voting members poll.
| Candidates | Delegates | Party members | Opinion poll | Non-voting members poll | Total |
| Lee Hae-chan | 40.57% | 45.79% | 44.03% | 38.20% | 42.88% |
| Song Young-gil | 31.96% | 28.67% | 30.61% | 36.30% | 30.73% |
| Kim Jin-pyo | 27.48% | 25.54% | 25.37% | 25.50% | 26.39% |
