The Democratic Party of Korea’s Gyeonggi Provincial Public Office Candidate Recommendation Management Committee (the Nominating Committee) announced the results of its screening for metropolitan and municipal council candidates. The committee issued uncontested nominations to 20 metropolitan council candidates, including six incumbents, securing their places on the ballot.
In its 12th announcement on April 24, the committee said it confirmed uncontested nominations in 20 constituencies. Notably, Goyang accounted for as many as 10 of those nominees, including incumbent Go Eun-jung (Goyang 10): Im Yu-jin (Goyang 1), Ryu Ki-jun (Goyang 3), Choi Kyu-jin (Goyang 4), Jeong Yeon-il (Goyang 5), Song Gyu-geun (Goyang 6), Kim Hae-ryeon (Goyang 7), Lee Seong-han (Goyang 8), Kim Un-nam (Goyang 11), and Lee Yun-seung (Goyang 12).
Incumbents Choi Man-sik (Seongnam 2), Choi Min (Gwangmyeong 2), Ahn Gwang-ryul (Siheung 1), Shin Mi-suk (Hwaseong 4), and Kim Tae-hyung (Hwaseong 5) also received uncontested nominations. Candidates Myeong Seong-suk (Bucheon 4), Shim Sang-rok (Gwangmyeong 1), Son Seong-ik (Paju 3), Lee Jong-chun (Paju 5), and Kim Young-hoon (Hwaseong 3) likewise secured single-candidate endorsements and will now focus on voter outreach and campaigning.
The party narrowed metropolitan council primary contests to 10 districts. Two-candidate primaries will be held in Bucheon 3 — which includes incumbent Lee Jae-young — as well as Gwangmyeong 4 (incumbent Kim Yong-seong), Goyang 2 (incumbent Byun Jae-seok), Goyang 9, Paju 1, Paju 2, Paju 4, and Anseong 1.
Additionally, Gwangmyeong 3 (Kang Ju-young, Seo Du-won, incumbent Yoo Jong-sang) and Siheung 4 (incumbent Kim Jong-bae, Lee Jung-sook, incumbent Jang Dae-seok) will each hold three-way primaries to determine who advances to the general election.
The committee also released partial results for municipal council races. In the Suwon-ja district, Yoon Il-young was assigned ballot slot 'A' and Lee Seon-woo slot 'B'. Several districts — including Suwon-a, Suwon-cha, and Gimpo-da — will hold two-candidate primaries to decide the 'A' nomination. Gwangmyeong-ra will stage a three-way primary among Kim Hang-rim, Park Tae-young, and Jeong Jung-han, with the top finisher taking the 'A' slot.
Below are the nomination results by district.
<Metropolitan council sole nominations>
▲ Seongnam 2 Choi Man-sik (incumbent) ▲ Bucheon 4 Myeong Seong-suk ▲ Gwangmyeong 1 Shim Sang-rok ▲ Gwangmyeong 2 Choi Min (incumbent) ▲ Goyang 1 Im Yu-jin ▲ Goyang 3 Ryu Ki-jun ▲ Goyang 4 Choi Kyu-jin ▲ Goyang 5 Jeong Yeon-il ▲ Goyang 6 Song Gyu-geun ▲ Goyang 7 Kim Hae-ryeon ▲ Goyang 8 Lee Seong-han ▲ Goyang 10 Go Eun-jung (incumbent) ▲ Goyang 11 Kim Un-nam ▲ Goyang 12 Lee Yun-seung ▲ Siheung 1 Ahn Gwang-ryul (incumbent) ▲ Paju 3 Son Seong-ik ▲ Paju 5 Lee Jong-chun ▲ Hwaseong 4 Shin Mi-suk (incumbent) ▲ Hwaseong 5 Kim Tae-hyung (incumbent) ▲ Hwaseong 3 Kim Young-hoon
<Metropolitan council primaries>
▲ Bucheon 3 Lee Jae-young (incumbent), Lim Seong-hwan ▲ Gwangmyeong 3 Kang Ju-young, Seo Du-won, Yoo Jong-sang (incumbent) ▲ Gwangmyeong 4 Kim Yong-seong (incumbent), Hyeon Chung-yeol ▲ Goyang 2 Nam Woon-seon, Byun Jae-seok (incumbent) ▲ Goyang 9 Lee Gi-dae, Jo Hyun-sook ▲ Siheung 4 Kim Jong-bae (incumbent), Lee Jung-sook, Jang Dae-seok (incumbent) ▲ Paju 1 Park Dae-sung, Park Eun-joo ▲ Paju 2 Son Hee-jung, Jeong Deok-bong ▲ Paju 4 Kim Soon-hyun, Lee Jin ▲ Anseong 1 Yoo Won-hyung, Lee Joo-hyun
<Municipal council>
▲ Suwon-a Park Kyung-mi · Sa Jeong-hee two-person primary — 1st: A, 2nd: B
▲ Suwon-ja Yoon Il-young: A, Lee Seon-woo: B
▲ Suwon-cha Seo Hyung-mi · Yoon Myung-ok two-person primary — 1st: A, 2nd: B
▲ Gimpo-ga Kim Gye-sun: A, Jin Byung-sam: B
▲ Gimpo-na Jeon Ha-joon: A, Kim Ki-nam: B
▲ Gimpo-da Kim Jae-sang · Song Sang-heon two-person primary — 1st: A, Yoo Mae-hee: B
▲ Gimpo-ra Jeong Young-hye: A, Lee Hee-seong: B
▲ Gwangmyeong-da Choi Mi-jung: A, Kang Chan-ho: B
▲ Gwangmyeong-ra Kim Hang-rim · Park Tae-young · Jeong Jung-han three-way primary — 1st: A, Choi Ah-reum: B
