강 전 의원은 낙선 원인에 대해 “선거구가 3인에서 2인으로 쪼개진 것과 ‘민주당 바람’에 진주도 영향권에 들어간 때문”으로 진단했다.
On the cause of the defeat, Kang diagnosed the reason for the defeat as the electoral district was split from three to two, and Jinju was also under the influence of the "Democratic Party of Korea Wind."