In the Honam regional primary for the presidential nomination of the Democratic Party of Korea, candidate Lee Jae-myung won decisively with a vote rate of 88.69%. In the Honam region, candidate Kim Dong-yeon placed second, while candidate Kim Kyeong-soo secured third place. So far, Lee has maintained an overwhelming first place with a cumulative vote rate of 89.04% in the ongoing circuit primaries.
Candidate Lee secured 178,090 votes out of 200,809 voters (88.69%) at the Honam circuit primary held at the Kim Dae-jung Convention Center in Gwangju on the afternoon of the 26th.
Candidate Kim Kyeong-soo received 7,830 votes (3.90%), and candidate Kim Dong-yeon garnered 14,889 votes (7.41%).
On this day, the Democratic Party of Korea completed the circuit primaries in the Chungcheong, Yeongnam, and Honam regions. Currently, the cumulative vote rates show that Lee has 301,673 votes (89.04%) out of a total of 338,794 votes, while candidate Kim Kyeong-soo has 14,961 votes (4.42%) and candidate Kim Dong-yeon has 22,160 votes (6.54%). The overall voter turnout for the circuit primaries was 57.49%, with 338,794 participants out of 589,356 registered voters.
Candidate Lee Jae-myung said, "I think the current situation is very busy and critical, so the people of Honam have placed greater expectations and responsibilities on us."
Candidate Kim Kyeong-soo stated, "Once the primary is over tomorrow, it doesn't matter who wins; everyone must unite centered around the elected candidate to ensure that the Democratic Party can achieve an overwhelming regime change this time," adding, "I believe creating such a culture of primaries is the foundation and principle of a democratic party."
Candidate Kim Dong-yeon commented on the results that day, saying, "I humbly and calmly accept the decision made by our party members," and added, "I will not be discouraged and will do my best in tomorrow's metropolitan primary."