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2026連江縣長選舉:王忠銘、曹爾元雙雄對決,選情撲朔迷離
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2026連江縣長選舉:王忠銘、曹爾元雙雄對決,選情撲朔迷離

國民黨現任縣長王忠銘爭取連任,對決無黨籍前地政局長曹爾元。地方政治受陳雪生涉貪案影響,加上旅台鄉親選票關鍵,選情發展備受關注。

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2026年連江縣長選舉由國民黨現任縣長王忠銘與無黨籍前地政局長曹爾元展開雙雄對決。馬祖選情向來重視血緣地緣關係,此次受立委陳雪生涉貪案及旅台鄉親選票動向影響,選情撲朔迷離。

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連江縣長選舉向來講究血緣與地緣關係,政黨認同影響相對較小,藍營為傳統優勢地盤。

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獲國民黨提名的連江縣長王忠銘將爭取連任。(王忠銘提供)

2026年連江縣長選舉僅有2人逐鹿中原,爭取連任的國民黨現任縣長王忠銘和無黨籍前地政局長曹爾元雙雄對決;原先外界認為王忠銘在執政4年勤跑基層、擁有行政資源的優勢下,勝出機會高,但隨著檢調偵辦立委陳雪生涉貪案,影響程度有待觀察,曹爾元後勢看漲,目前選情撲朔迷離。

位於國境之北的離島馬祖人口少,向來講究同學(事)、同村、同宗、同姓、同廟的「五同」關係,血緣、地緣與生活圈關係,遠比政黨認同更具影響性,馬祖向來是藍營的大本營,民進黨曾在2020年、2022年、2024年提名年輕、學經歷俱優的李問,分別投入連江縣立委和縣長選舉,他雖然長年蹲點馬祖,仍被視為空降部隊,不敵「五同」關係與地理和歷史環境而落敗。

下屆縣長選舉由曹爾元挑戰王忠銘,被地方視為「泛藍」互打,王忠銘挾現任優勢佔上風,曹爾元鴨子划水、持續努力,這一役民進黨雖然不派人參選,但是否暗中支持哪一方,將牽動選情局勢變化。此外,陳雪生因涉貪遭檢調偵辦,象徵長年盤根錯節的地方政治版圖鬆動,是否因此改變選民的投票意向,值得觀察。

值得一提的是,馬祖選舉勝負除了「四鄉五島」的住民投票,因為工作、求學和家庭因素住在新北市、桃園市的鄉親也不少,這批旅台鄉親選票更是兵家必爭之地,成為左右選舉勝負的關鍵人物。

以無黨籍參選連江縣長的前地政局長曹爾元。(曹爾元提供)

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  • 2026年連江縣長選舉將由王忠銘與曹爾元二人對決

    Very likely · Within months

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  • 民進黨是否會暗中支持特定參選人?
  • 陳雪生涉貪案對選民投票意向的實際影響為何?

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