{"id":244005,"date":"2026-02-10T17:09:38","date_gmt":"2026-02-10T08:09:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tenbizt.com\/en\/news\/uncategorized\/2026\/02\/10\/seoul-mayoral-race-outpace-14-2\/"},"modified":"2026-04-15T15:52:18","modified_gmt":"2026-04-15T06:52:18","slug":"seoul-mayoral-race-outpace-14-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tenbizt.com\/en\/news\/politics\/2026\/02\/10\/seoul-mayoral-race-outpace-14-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Seoul Mayoral Race: Can \uc815\uc6d0\uc624 Outpace \uc624\uc138\ud6c8 by 14.2%?"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/contents-cdn.viewus.co.kr\/image\/2026\/02\/CP-2022-0006\/image-1447a5ad-bc3e-4186-a434-998ee3aaa60f.jpeg\" alt=\"&nbsp;News1 Yang Hye-rim Designer\" \/><figcaption>&nbsp;News1 Yang Hye-rim Designer<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p> A recent public opinion poll conducted ahead of the June 3 local elections reveals that Jeong Won-oh, the Democratic Party&#8217;s mayor of Seongdong District, holds a substantial 14.2 percentage point lead over Oh Se-hoon, the incumbent Seoul mayor from the People Power Party. <\/p>\n<p> According to a survey conducted by polling firm JoWon C&amp;I for Straight News on February 7-8, sampling 806 Seoul residents aged 18 and older, Jeong secured 47.5% support compared to Oh&#8217;s 33.3% in a hypothetical matchup. <\/p>\n<p> This marks a widening gap from the previous head-to-head poll on January 24-25, where Jeong led with 50.5% to Oh&#8217;s 40.3%, a difference of 10.2 percentage points. <\/p>\n<p> In a multi-candidate scenario, Jeong led with 28.4%, followed by Oh at 20.2%, Na Kyung-won of the People Power Party at 13.9%, Park Joo-min of the Democratic Party at 9.3%, former People Power Party leader Han Dong-hoon at 6.7%, Democratic Party member Seo Young-kyo at 5.1%, former member Jeon Hyun-hee at 3.0%, member Park Hong-geun at 1.3%, and member Kim Young-bae at 0.8%. <\/p>\n<p> Jeong maintained his lead in most districts, with a neck-and-neck race in the traditionally conservative areas of Seocho, Gangnam, Songpa, and Gangdong, where Jeong garnered 25.4% to Oh&#8217;s 25.3%. <\/p>\n<p> Party support figures showed the Democratic Party leading with 48.1% against the People Power Party&#8217;s 31.6%, a 16.5 percentage point advantage. The Reform Party received 2.8% support, followed by the Cho Kuk Innovation Party at 2.0%, and the Progressive Party at 0.9%. Other parties accounted for 1.7%, while 12.9% of respondents were undecided or expressed no party preference. <\/p>\n<p> President Lee Jae-myung&#8217;s performance received a positive evaluation from 58.5% of Seoul residents, with only 35.9% expressing disapproval. Even in the four Gangnam districts, known for their conservative leanings, the approval rating stood at 54.1% compared to 40.1% disapproval. <\/p>\n<p> Regarding the June local elections, 49.5% of respondents believed that supporting the ruling party was necessary to facilitate effective governance, while 39.2% felt that empowering the opposition was crucial to maintain checks and balances. <\/p>\n<p> This survey employed an Automated Response System (ARS) method, using 100% mobile phone virtual numbers with random sampling proportional to gender, age, and region. The margin of error is \u00b13.5 percentage points at a 95% confidence level. 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