[2022 Local Election] Goheung County Governor Suitability, Gong Young-min 43.3%·Song Gwi-geun 39.3%·Park Jin-kwon 10.3%

A Close Contest Within the Margin of Error... Gong Yeong-min Leads Beyond the Margin in the Virtual Quantum Match

From the left in the photo: Song Gwi-geun, Governor of Goheung County; Gong Young-min, former Director of Jeju Development Institute; Park Jin-kwon, Jeonnam Provincial Assembly member.

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Yoon Jamin] In the suitability survey for the governor of Goheung-gun, Jeollanam-do, ahead of the nationwide local elections to be held on June 1, former Jeju Development Institute Director Gong Young-min was found to be ahead of current Goheung-gun Governor Song Gwi-geun within the margin of error (±4.4%p).

According to the results of a survey conducted by Daily Research on the 14th and 15th among 501 men and women aged 18 or older residing in Goheung-gun, commissioned by Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters on the 16th, the suitability for governor was 43.3% for former Director Gong, 39.3% for Governor Song, 10.3% for Jeollanam-do Councilor Park Jin-kwon, 1.2% for other candidates, 1.5% for no suitable candidate, and 4.4% for unsure.

By age group, former Director Gong showed strength among those aged 18-29 (50.3%), in their 30s (43.6%), and 50s (49.2%), while Governor Song scored higher among those in their 40s (39.4%) and 60 and older (44.4%).

By region, in electoral district A (Goheung-eup, Jeomam-myeon, Yeongnam-myeon, Duwon-myeon), Governor Song had 43.1%, former Director Gong 34.2%, and Councilor Park 15.5%. In electoral district B (Gwaryeok-myeon, Namyang-myeon, Donggang-myeon, Daeseo-myeon), Governor Song had 58.8%, former Director Gong 26.6%, and Councilor Park 11.8%.

In electoral district C (Doyang-eup, Pungyang-myeon, Dodeok-myeon, Geumsan-myeon), Governor Song had 30.5%, former Director Gong 53.4%, and Councilor Park 7.9%. In electoral district D (Dohwa-myeon, Podu-myeon, Bongrae-myeon, Dongil-myeon), Governor Song had 31%, former Director Gong 55.2%, and Councilor Park 5%.

Regarding who is most suitable as the Democratic Party candidate, former Director Gong led Councilor Park (25.8%) significantly outside the margin of error with 50.8%.

In a hypothetical matchup between Governor Song and former Director Gong, former Director Gong led with 51.2% to Governor Song’s 39.5%, showing an 11.7%p difference outside the margin of error.

Conversely, in a hypothetical matchup between Governor Song and Councilor Park, Governor Song led with 41.2% to Park’s 28.4%, ahead outside the margin of error.

In this local election, the most important factor for residents in choosing a candidate was regional development pledges (37.5%), followed by integrity and responsibility (26.5%), administrative capability (20.7%), harmony and unity (9.2%), others (3.8%), and unsure (2.3%).

Regarding Governor Song’s administration, 56.2% gave a positive evaluation, 37% negative, and 6.8% were unsure.

This survey was conducted via wired and wireless ARS telephone surveys, with 92% mobile phone virtual numbers provided by telecom companies and 8% wired phone RDD. The final response rate was 11.9%, with a sampling error of ±4.4%p at a 95% confidence level. Weighting was applied by gender, age, and region based on the resident registration population as of February 2022 from the Ministry of the Interior and Safety (cell weighting). For detailed survey outlines and results, please refer to the Central Election Poll Deliberation Commission website.

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