Gyeonggi Governor Virtual Matchup... Kim Eun-hye 43.2% vs Kim Dong-yeon 41.4% 'Within Margin of Error Tie' [Realmeter]

Yoo Seung-min 33.5% vs Kim Dong-yeon 41.2%
In multi-candidate race, Kim Eun-hye 27.6% > Kim Dong-yeon 19.3% > Yoo Seung-min 15.9% > Yeom Tae-young 10.3%

[Asia Economy Reporter Oh Ju-yeon] In the upcoming June 1 local elections, if Kim Dong-yeon, leader of Saerounmulgyeol, running as a preliminary candidate for the Democratic Party of Korea, faces off against Kim Eun-hye, a member of the People Power Party, the race is expected to be within the margin of error.

On the 13th, polling firm Realmeter, in collaboration with MBN, conducted a virtual two-candidate race survey from the 11th to the 12th targeting 814 men and women aged 18 or older residing in Gyeonggi Province (response rate 5.4%). The results showed that 43.2% of respondents said they would vote for Kim Eun-hye, while 41.4% said they would vote for Kim Dong-yeon. The gap between the two candidates was 1.8 percentage points, within the margin of error.

When Kim Dong-yeon faced former lawmaker Yoo Seung-min, he led outside the margin of error. In the virtual race between Kim Dong-yeon and Yoo Seung-min, Yoo received 33.5% support, while Kim Dong-yeon received 41.2%. The gap between the two candidates was 7.7 percentage points.

In the Democratic Party's candidate suitability survey, Kim Eun-hye ranked highest with 30.0%, followed by lawmaker Ahn Min-seok and former Suwon Mayor Yeom Tae-young, both tied at 14.6%. Lawmaker Jo Jeong-sik received 6.4%, and other figures accounted for 2.3%.

In the People Power Party, Kim Eun-hye received 31.5%, followed by former lawmaker Yoo Seung-min with 29.2%, showing a close race within the margin of error with a 2.3 percentage point gap. Former National Assembly Deputy Speaker Shim Jae-cheol, who announced his withdrawal the previous day, received 5.8%, and former lawmaker Ham Jin-kyu followed with 3.3%.

In the multi-candidate race between ruling and opposition parties, Kim Eun-hye led with 27.6%, followed by Kim Dong-yeon at 19.3%, Yoo Seung-min at 15.9%, and former Mayor Yeom Tae-young at 10.3%.

The sample error of this survey is ±3.4 percentage points at a 95% confidence level. For more details, please refer to the Central Election Poll Deliberation Commission or the Realmeter website.

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