전국 교육감 선거에서는 조희연(서울), 이재정(경기), 김석준(부산), 민병희(강원), 김병우(충북), 김지철(충남), 김승환(전북), 박종훈(경남) 후보 등 진보 성향 후보 12명의 당선이 유력시됐다.
In the nationwide election for education superintendents, 12 liberal candidates, including Cho Hee-yeon (Seoul), Lee Jae-jeong (Gyeonggi), Kim Seok-jun (Busan), Min Byung-hee (Gangwon), Kim Byung-woo (Chungcheongbuk-do), Kim Ji-cheol (Chungcheongnam-do), Kim Seung-hwan (Jeollabuk-do) and Park Jong-hoon (Gyeongsangnam-do) were expected to be most likely to win the election.