[3] However, this north-eastern county was once a DPP stronghold for more than two decades until KMT incumbent Lu Kuo-hua, won power four years ago.

In the traditionally Pan-Blue stronghold of Miaoli County, the KMT incumbent Magistrate won his second term with a large margin of approximately 30% of the votes.

[4] In Yunlin County, the DPP incumbent Magistrate gained nearly twice the number of votes as her opposition KMT candidate to secure her second term.

[4] The KMT incumbent Mayor of Chiayi City won her second term by an unexpectedly narrow margin of 8000 votes.

[4] The KMT maintained its unchallenged majority in the township chiefs elections, winning 121 posts.