개표 중반 들어 한자리수로 줄긴 했으나 좀처럼 격차가 좁혀지지 않자 정의당에서는 ‘우리의 힘이 부족해 승리를 안겨드리지 못해 죄송하다’는 내용의 패배 인정 문자를 보내기도 했다.
Although the numbers of the gap were reduced to single digits in the middle of the vote counting, as the gap between the vote is not narrowing, the Justice Party sent a text of recognition of defeat saying, "We apologize that we could not give you the victory because of our lack of strength."