The Highest Nationwide Vote Percentage is Min Hyung-bae of Gwangsan, Gwangju with 84.05%

Min Hyung-bae of the Democratic Party of Korea is raising his thumb while watching the vote counting broadcast in Gwangsan District, Gwangju on the afternoon of the 15th.
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[Asia Economy Reporter Jin-young Hwang] The candidate who won with the highest vote percentage nationwide in the 21st general election was Min Hyeong-bae of the Democratic Party, who ran in Gwangsan-gu Eul, Gwangju.

According to the Central Election Commission on the 16th, Min received 96,808 votes, accounting for 84.05% of the total valid votes.

The second-place candidate, Noh Seung-il of the Minsheng Party, and the third-place candidate, Kim Yong-jae of the Justice Party, received 8,606 votes (7.4%) and 7,110 votes (6.1%), respectively.

Min's vote percentage is higher than that of Kim Jong-tae of the Saenuri Party, who recorded the highest vote percentage in the 20th general election (Gyeongbuk Sangju·Gunwi·Uiseong·Cheongsong, 77.7%), and Lee Cheol-woo of the Saenuri Party, who won with the highest vote percentage in the 19th general election (Gyeongbuk Gimcheon, 83.5%).

However, it does not reach the level of Park Joo-sun, who recorded the highest vote percentage in the 18th general election (Gwangju Dong-gu, 88.7%).

This is interpreted as being due to the fact that the incumbent lawmaker of the area, Kwon Eun-hee, ran as a proportional representative for the Minsheng Party, leaving the seat open, and Min's personal competitiveness overwhelmingly surpassed that of other candidates.

Min served as the mayor of Gwangsan-gu during the 5th and 6th local elections, establishing a solid local base, and until just before running for the general election, he served as the Social Policy Secretary at the Blue House under the Moon Jae-in administration, which increased his recognition within the constituency.

Following Min, the second highest vote percentage was Song Gap-seok of the Democratic Party, who ran in Seo-gu Gap, Gwangju, with 82.18% (69,285 votes), and the third was Lee Gae-ho of the Democratic Party, who ran in Damyang·Hampyeong·Yeonggwang·Jangseong, Jeonnam, with 81.95% (86,315 votes).

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