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  ROK President
RACE DETAILS
Parents > South Korea > President
OfficePresident
HonorificPresident - Abbr: President
Type General Election
Filing Deadline November 26, 2012 - 12:00pm Central
Polls Open December 19, 2012 - 06:00am Central
Polls Close December 19, 2012 - 09:00am Central
Term Start February 25, 2013 - 12:00pm
Term End March 10, 2017 - 12:00am
Contributor411 Name Removed
Last ModifiedIndyGeorgia March 09, 2017 09:49pm
Data Sources
Description Term End due to suspension following impeachment and subsequent removal by constitutional court: [Link]
LAST GENERAL ELECTION
  PartySaenuri Won12/19/2007
Name Lee Myung-bak Votes11,492,389 (48.67%)
Term02/25/2008 - 02/25/2013 Margin5,317,708 (+22.52%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyIndependent Won12/09/2016
Name Hwang Kyo-ahn Votes1 (100.00%)
Term12/09/2016 - 05/10/2017 Margin1 (+100.00%)
PRIMARY/OTHER SCHEDULE
Aug 20, 2012 ROK President - NFP Primary
Park Geun-hye
NFP 103,118
Sep 16, 2012 ROK President - DUP Primary
Moon Jae-in
DUP 614,257
LEANING PREDICTIONS    Detail
Leaning Graph
12/21/2011 12/19/2012
CandidateSlightLeanStrongSafe
Park Geun-hye 7 1 --1
Leaning Call: Park Geun-hye (100.00%)
Weighted Call: Park Geun-hye (100.00%)
MATCHUP POLL GRAPH
Poll Graph

01/22/2011 12/27/2011

CANDIDATES
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Name Party Leader Park Geun-hye Moon Jae-in Blank - Void Kang Ji-won Kim Soon-ja Kim So-yeon Park Chan-jong
PartySaenuri Democratic United No Party Affiliation Independent Independent Independent Independent
Campaign Logo
Uncertified Votes 15,773,128 (51.34%) 14,692,632 (47.83%) 126,838 (0.41%) 53,303 (0.17%) 46,017 (0.15%) 16,687 (0.05%) 12,854 (0.04%)
Margin0 (0.00%) -1,080,496 (-3.52%) -15,646,290 (-50.93%) -15,719,825 (-51.17%) -15,727,111 (-51.19%) -15,756,441 (-51.29%) -15,760,274 (-51.30%)
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Cash On Hand $-- $-- $-- $-- $-- $-- $--
Website [Website]
Entry Date 00/00/2012 00/00/2012 00/00/2012 00/00/2012 00/00/2012 00/00/2012 00/00/2012
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MATCHUP POLLS (7 from 4 pollsters)
Adj Poll Avg32.19%-- 6.20%-- 0.00%-- 0.00%-- 0.00%-- 0.00%-- 0.00%--
Korea Society Opinion Institute 
12/27/11-12/27/11		 30.80% 15.1 6.20% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Hankook Research 
10/29/11-10/29/11		 42.60% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Korea Society Opinion Institute 
10/29/11-10/29/11		 45.90% 9.8 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Realmaster 
08/01/11-08/05/11		 32.20% 1.4 9.80% 1.6 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Realmaster 
07/25/11-07/29/11		 33.60% -- 8.20% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Gallup 
02/21/11-02/21/11		 35.40% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
ENDORSEMENTS
Endorsements
PPP Ahn Cheol-soo 🔗

DROPPED OUT - NO VOTES
Ahn Cheol-soo (I)
 00, 2012 - Nov 23, 2012 		Chung Dong-young (DUP)
 00, 2012 		Chung Mong-joon (NFP)
 00, 2012 		Han Myeong-sook (DUP)
 00, 2012 		Kim Moon-soo (NFP)
 00, 2012 		Lee Hoi-chang (LFP)
 00, 2012 		Lee Jung-hee (UPP)
 00, 2012 -  00, 2012 		Rhyu Si-min (UPP)
 00, 2012
Sohn Hak-kyu (DUP)
 00, 2012 		Ahn Sang-soo (NFP)
 00, 2011 		Chung Sye-kyun (DUP)
 00, 2011 		Chung Un-chan (I)
 00, 2011 		Kim Tae-ho (NFP)
 00, 2011 		Lee Jae-oh (NFP)
 00, 2011 		Oh Se-hoon (NFP)
 00, 2011 		Roh Hoe-chan (UPP)
 00, 2011
Sim Sang-jung (UPP)
 00, 2012 -  00, 0001

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