"Older Candidate Wins Election as Age Decides Tie with 2,077 Votes Each"

Two Goseong County Council Candidates Tie for Third Place
Older Candidate Wins According to Election Law

An unusual outcome occurred in the June 3 local elections for the Goseong County Council in Gyeongnam Province, where, between two candidates who received the same number of votes, the older candidate was elected.

Election results for District A of the Goseong County Council in Gyeongnam Province. Next

In the Goseong County Council election for District A (Goseong-eup), independent candidate Lee Wooyoung and People Power Party candidate Kim Hyangsook each received 2,077 votes, tying for third place. As the district was electing three council members, only one of the two could be elected.

According to Article 190 of the current Public Official Election Act, in the event of a tie, the older candidate is declared the winner. Lee was born in 1959, while Kim was born in 1961, so the two-year age difference determined the outcome.

Eight candidates ran in this district: two from the Democratic Party, two from the People Power Party, and four independents. Democratic Party candidate Kim Wonsoon secured first place with 2,539 votes; People Power Party candidate Kim Seokhan came in second with 2,423 votes, confirming their election. The final seat came down to Lee and Kim, who both received 2,077 votes, resulting in a dramatic split in fortunes.

The elected candidate, Lee, graduated from the Department of Animal Husbandry at Gyeongsang National University (formerly Jinju Agricultural College) and worked at NongHyup for 35 years. Since 2018, he has run in local elections, making this his fourth time as a candidate.

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