Governor of Gangwon State
Governor of Gangwon State |
---|
|
![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f2/Emblem_of_Gangwon_State.svg/180px-Emblem_of_Gangwon_State.svg.png) Seal of Gangwon | | Term length | Four years |
---|
Inaugural holder | Park Kun-won |
---|
Formation | 19 January 1946; 78 years ago (1946-01-19) |
---|
The Governor of Gangwon State (Korean: 강원특별자치도지사; Hanja: 江原特別自治道知事) is the head of the local government of Gangwon State who is elected to a four-year term.
List of governors
Appointed governors (before 1995)
From 1945 to 1995, the Governor of North Gyeongsang Province was appointed by the President of the Republic of Korea.
Directly elected governors (1995–present)
Since 1995, under provisions of the revised Local Government Act, the Governor of North Gyeongsang Province is elected by direct election.[1]
Elections
Source:[2]
1995
1995 Gangwon gubernatorial election
|
Party
|
#
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
Percentage
|
|
United Liberal Democrats
|
2
|
Choi Gak-gyu
|
500,894
|
65.82%
|
|
|
Democratic Liberal
|
1
|
Lee Sang-ryong
|
260,004
|
34.17%
|
|
Total
|
760,898
|
100.00%
|
Voter turnout
|
74.77%
|
1998
2002
2006
2006 Gangwon gubernatorial election
|
Party
|
#
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
Percentage
|
|
Grand National
|
2
|
Kim Jin-sun
|
471,613
|
70.56%
|
|
|
Uri
|
1
|
Lee Chang-bok
|
148,302
|
22.19%
|
|
|
Democratic
|
3
|
Yoo Jae-gyu
|
29,028
|
4.34%
|
|
|
People First
|
5
|
Yoo Seung-gyu
|
19,383
|
2.90%
|
|
Total
|
668,326
|
100.00%
|
Voter turnout
|
58.71%
|
2010
2010 Gangwon gubernatorial election
|
Party
|
#
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
Percentage
|
|
Democratic
|
2
|
Lee Kwang-jae
|
388,443
|
54.36%
|
|
|
Grand National
|
1
|
Lee Kye-jin
|
326,111
|
45.63%
|
|
Total
|
714,554
|
100.00%
|
Voter turnout
|
62.30%
|
2011 (by-election)
2014
2014 Gangwon gubernatorial election
|
Party
|
#
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
Percentage
|
|
NPAD
|
2
|
Choi Moon-soon
|
381,338
|
49.76%
|
|
|
Saenuri
|
1
|
Choi Heung-jip
|
369,201
|
48.17%
|
|
|
Unified Progressive
|
3
|
Lee Seung-jae
|
15,774
|
2.05%
|
|
Total
|
766,313
|
100.00%
|
Voter turnout
|
62.24%
|
2018
2018 Gangwon gubernatorial election
|
Party
|
#
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
Percentage
|
|
Democratic
|
1
|
Choi Moon-soon
|
518,447
|
64.73%
|
|
|
Liberty Korea
|
2
|
Jeong Chang-soo
|
282,456
|
35.26%
|
|
Total
|
800,903
|
100.00%
|
Voter turnout
|
63.20%
|
2022
See also
References
|
|