Jeonnam Education Superintendent Poll, Candidate Kim Dae-jung Leads with 25.8% Within Margin of Error

Candidate Jang Seok-woong 23.9%, Candidate Kim Dong-hwan 6.1%

From the left, candidate Jang Seok-woong, candidate Kim Dae-jung, candidate Kim Dong-hwan

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Jun-kyung] In the Jeonnam Superintendent of Education election poll, candidate Kim Dae-jung took the lead within the margin of error.

In a poll conducted by Korea Research from the 23rd to the 25th at the request of the three major terrestrial broadcasters MBC, KBS, and SBS, candidate Kim Dae-jung showed a support rate of 25.8%, narrowly ahead of candidate Jang Seok-woong, who had a support rate of 23.9% within the margin of error.

Candidate Kim Dong-hwan received 6.1%. The responses for no preferred candidate and don't know accounted for 44.2%.

The survey targeted men and women aged 18 and over residing in 17 cities and provinces nationwide, with a sample size of 14,020 nationwide and 800 in Jeonnam.

The survey method was 100% telephone interviews using virtual mobile phone numbers, with a response rate of 24.1% in Jeonnam, and a sampling error of ±3.1%P to ±3.5%P at a 95% confidence level.

Earlier, a poll conducted on the 22nd by five local media outlets including Namdo Ilbo, Jeonnam Maeil, Gwangju Maeil, Gwangju Buddhist Broadcasting, and Gwangju Dream, commissioned to the polling specialist company R&Search Co., surveyed 801 adults aged 18 and over residing in Jeonnam. The results showed candidates Kim Dae-jung and Jang Seok-woong each with 33.4% support.

Candidate Kim Dong-hwan was recorded at 8.2%.

The R&Search poll was conducted using a structured questionnaire with samples extracted through virtual numbers provided by the three major news agencies, using 100% wireless virtual number automated response surveys. The response rate was 11.6%, with a sampling error of ±3.5%P at a 95% confidence level.

These polls were announced before the 'blackout' period during which the publication and reporting of poll results are prohibited. For detailed information, please refer to the Central Election Poll Deliberation Commission website.

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