Taipei City mayor election 2026

6 candidates registered for Taipei City Mayor on November 28, 2026. In total 922 people are on the ballot in Taipei City, including 98 council candidates in 8 districts.

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Candidates

Candidate	Party
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

Coverage in English media（8）

2026.10.192026 Elections: Chiang touts first-term results; Shen denies cash gift rumors Taipei Times
2026.10.18Chiang touts first-term results; Shen denies cash gift rumors Focus Taiwan (CNA)
2026.10.16Chiang proposes easing urban renewal threshold; Shen questions bottlenecks Focus Taiwan (CNA)
2026.10.15Taipei mayoral candidates Chiang, Shen to debate Oct. 31 Focus Taiwan (CNA)
2026.10.132026 Elections: Man given deferred prosecution over post of fake Puma Shen photo Taipei Times
2026.10.11Shen holds 1st Taipei campaign motorcade; Chiang urges debate coordination Focus Taiwan (CNA)
2026.10.07Shen, Chiang open to debate over drug policy in Taipei mayoral race Taipei Times
2026.05.13DPP picks Puma Shen for Taipei mayoral race Taipei Times

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Full list in Chinese (all 922 candidates in Taipei City)

English names follow the candidates’ own usage or major English-language media where available; otherwise Wade–Giles romanization by Xuanxian.