On Saturday, November 28, 2026, voters across Taiwan elect mayors, county magistrates, councilors, township chiefs and village chiefs in one day — the so-called nine-in-one elections. 19,695 candidates registered with the Central Election Commission.
| Item | Detail |
|---|---|
| Election day | Saturday, November 28, 2026, 8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. (Taiwan time), counting starts right after polls close |
| Offices | 6 special municipality mayors and 16 county/city chiefs, municipal and county councilors, township/city chiefs and representatives, indigenous district chiefs and representatives, village/borough chiefs |
| Candidates | 19,695 registered (CEC registration list, September 2026); 81 for the 22 mayor/magistrate posts |
| Who can vote | Republic of China (Taiwan) citizens aged 20+ with at least 4 months’ residence in the district; foreign residents cannot vote |
| Ballot numbers | Drawn by lot on October 23, 2026 |
| Poll blackout | Publishing or citing opinion polls is banned from November 18 until polls close (Article 53, Civil Servants Election and Recall Act) |
National referendum case No. 22 asks: “Do you agree that the government should use nuclear power to boost the economy, abolishing the “nuclear-free homeland” energy policy?” (translation by Xuanxian; the official text is in Chinese). It passes only if “yes” votes outnumber “no” votes and reach at least one quarter of all eligible voters. Voters aged 18+ may vote in the referendum.
| City | Mayoral candidates |
|---|---|
| Taipei City | Kuo Hsi (郭璽) Taiwan Mahjong Party Puma Shen (沈伯洋) Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Hsiao Wen-chien (蕭文乾) Taiwan SoR Party Tang Hsin-min (唐新民) Three Forces Unity Promotion Alliance Chiang Wan-an (蔣萬安) Kuomintang (KMT) Lin Chih-cheng (林志成) Independent |
| New Taipei City | Su Chiao-hui (蘇巧慧) Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Lee Szu-chuan (李四川) Kuomintang (KMT) Su Hui-huang (蘇輝湟) Independent |
| Taoyuan City | Chang San-cheng (張善政) Kuomintang (KMT) Huang Shih-chieh (黃世杰) Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) |
| Taichung City | Ho Hsin-chun (何欣純) Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Johnny Chiang (江啟臣) Kuomintang (KMT) Hung Li-hua (洪麗華) Judicial Justice Party |
| Tainan City | Hsieh Lung-chieh (謝龍介) Kuomintang (KMT) Hsiao Lin-hung (蕭燐洪) Taiwan SoR Party Yeh Jen-wen (葉人文) Independent Chen Ting-fei (陳亭妃) Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) |
| Kaohsiung City | Chang Ching (張靜) Judicial Reform Party Lai Jui-lung (賴瑞隆) Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Wang Chao-min (王肇民) Independent Ko Chih-en (柯志恩) Kuomintang (KMT) Hung Fang-lung (洪方隆) Independent |