2002 South Korean presidential election

2002 South Korean presidential election

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Turnout	70.83% ( 9.82pp)
Nominee Roh Moo-hyun Lee Hoi-chang Party Millennium Democratic Grand National Popular vote 12,014,277 11,443,297 Percentage 48.91% 46.59%
Results by municipal-level divisions Results by provincial-level divisions
President before election Kim Dae-jung Independent Elected President Roh Moo-hyun Millennium Democratic

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Presidential elections were held in South Korea on 19 December 2002. The result was a victory for Roh Moo-Hyun of the ruling Millennium Democratic Party, who defeated Lee Hoi-chang of the Grand National Party by just over half a million votes.^[1]