South Korean presidential election, 2002
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| Republic of Korea presidential election, 2002 |
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| Nominee | Roh Moo-hyun | Lee Hoi-chang | ||
| Party | MDP | GNP | ||
| Popular vote | 12,014,277 | 11,443,297 | ||
| Percentage | 48.91% | 46.59% | ||
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The 16th South Korean Presidential Election took place on December 19, 2002. The election was won by Roh Moo-Hyun of the Millennium Democratic Party, who beat Lee Hoi-chang of the Grand National Party by just over half a million votes.
[edit] Results
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % of votes |
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| Roh Moo-hyun | Millennium Democratic Party | 12,014,277 | 48.91% |
| Lee Hoi-chang | Grand National Party | 11,443,297 | 46.59% |
| Kwon Young-ghil | Democratic Labour Party | 957,148 | 3.90% |
| Lee Han-dong | One Nation Unite | 74,027 | 0.3% |
| Kim Gil-soo | National Defenders Party | 51,104 | 0.2% |
| Kim Yeong-Gyu | Korea Socialist Party | 22,063 | 0.1% |
| Jang Se-dong | Independent | Forfeited | - |
| Total | 24,561,916 | 100% |
- Total electorate: 34,991,529
- Turnout: 24,784,963 (70.8%)
- Invalid ballots: 223,047 (0.6%)
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