Woo Sang-ho, the Democratic Party of Korea candidate for Gangwon governor, won the June 3 local elections.
On the 4th, according to the National Election Commission, Woo received 51.43% in the Gangwon governor race with 90.97% of the vote counted. Kim Jin-tae of the People Power Party had 48.56%.
After the win, Woo said in an interview, "I will carry out each step for a groundbreaking transformation of Gangwon," adding, "I will walk the path together with a spirit of unity."
He added, "I will faithfully keep, one by one, the promises made to the province's residents."
Woo, a native of Cheorwon in Gangwon, is a four-term lawmaker. He also served as the first senior presidential secretary for political affairs in the Lee Jae-myung administration.
After results indicated Woo was likely to win, Kim Jin-tae said, "I humbly accept the choice of the province's residents and offer my congratulations to Woo," adding, "I thank the province's residents who supported me during the campaign." He went on, "I will not forget the warm grasp of the hands that held mine."