Gominjung, Kim Eunhye, Bae Hyunjin... Broadcaster-Turned-Political Rookies Show Strong Performance

Multiple Former Announcers Including Park Seong-jun and Han Jun-ho Elected

Broadcasting station alumni Gominjeong, Kim Eunhye, and Bae Hyunjin, who are confirmed to be elected in the 21st general election (from left)/Photo by Yonhap News

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Suwan] In the 4·15 general election counting results, broadcaster-turned candidates such as Go Min-jeong, Park Seong-jun, Han Jun-ho from the Democratic Party, and Kim Eun-hye, Bae Hyun-jin from the United Future Party performed well.

According to the Central Election Commission on the 16th, as of 3:30 a.m., Go Min-jeong, a former KBS announcer and Democratic Party candidate running in Gwangjin-eul, Seoul, secured 49.3% (47,556 votes) with a counting rate of 89.3%, surpassing Oh Se-hoon of the United Future Party who received 48.8% (47,128 votes), and was elected.

Gwangjin-eul was considered unfavorable to the conservative camp as it was the constituency where Minister of Justice Choo Mi-ae was elected five times. The opposition candidate Oh, who previously served as a 16th National Assembly member and two-term Seoul mayor, ran here, leading to a fierce contest until the end.

Park Seong-jun, a former JTBC announcer and Democratic Party candidate, also defeated Ji Sang-wook of the United Future Party in Jung-gu Seongdong-eul, Seoul. With a counting rate of 99.7%, Park secured 51.9% (63,952 votes) against Ji’s 47.2% (58,110 votes), confirming his election.

Notably, Park, a newcomer who resigned from JTBC two months ago, defeated Ji, who was seeking re-election.

Han Jun-ho, a former MBC announcer and Democratic Party candidate challenging in Goyang-eul, Gyeonggi Province, also confirmed his election with 51.1% (67,039 votes) at a counting rate of 85.2%. The vote gap with second-place candidate Ham Kyung-woo of the United Future Party (37.0%, 48,473 votes) was relatively large.

Additionally, Kim Eun-hye, a former MBC anchor and United Future Party candidate running in Seongnam Bundang-gap, Gyeonggi Province, secured 50.9% (70,246 votes), defeating incumbent Democratic Party lawmaker Kim Byung-kwan who received 48.5% (66,952 votes).

Kim Eun-hye previously worked as an MBC reporter and News Desk anchor. She also served as the Blue House spokesperson during the Lee Myung-bak administration and was recently an anchor at MBN.

Despite facing incumbent lawmaker Kim Byung-kwan in the constituency, both exit polls and counting results confirmed Kim Eun-hye’s victory.

Bae Hyun-jin, also a former MBC anchor from the same party, secured 50.4% (72,045 votes) with a counting rate of 94.3%, defeating Democratic Party candidate Choi Jae-sung who received 46.0% (65,720 votes), making her election certain.

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