Initially magistrates were appointed by the Taiwan Provincial Government, but from 1951 the role has been directly elected by the population of Changhua County.
The current magistrate is Wang Huei-mei of Kuomintang since 25 December 2018.
In the multi-party era (1987 onwards) the post has been held five times by the Kuomintang and thrice by the Democratic Progressive Party.
Under current rules magistrates serve four-year terms, and can stand for re-election once.
Kuomintang Independent Democratic Progressive Party