
With 32 days to go before the 2026 nine-in-one election, Hsinchu City Mayor candidate Zhuang Jingcheng’s wife was drawn with No. 3, which was the same number as Taipei Mayor candidate Shen Boyang, and both of their wives were named “Xinhui”.
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The 2026 nine-in-one election will draw lots for candidate names.
Taipei mayoral candidate Shen Boyang (right) and Hsinchu mayoral candidate Zhuang Jingcheng (pictured left) are both named "Xinhui" except for their wives, and their candidate numbers were also drawn to No. 3.
With 32 days left until the 2026 nine-in-one election, the Hsinchu City Election Committee held a draw for the names of mayoral candidates this morning (27th). Zhuang Jingcheng, the DPP's Hsinchu mayoral candidate who just merged with the DPP's Taipei mayoral candidate Shen Boyang yesterday, was represented by his wife Fang Xinhui, who he calls his "super lucky star", and successfully drew the No. 3 lottery. Coincidentally, not only are their numbers exactly the same as those of Shen Boyang, but their wives also happen to be named "Xinhui".
Zhuang Jingcheng posted a sweet photo with his wife Fang Xinhui making the "3" hand gesture on the social platform Threads today, announcing that he had won the number 3, and launched the campaign slogan "Happiness in the new process, you rely on 3 Zhuang Jingcheng!", and went all out to sprint for the Hsinchu City election. After the post was exposed, Wu Siyao, the legislator and director-general of Shen Boyang's campaign, quickly appeared in the comment area and joked: "What a coincidence! Husbands who are smart and smart are the best."
Other netizens also left messages saying, "Xinhui's husbands are all number 3", "The first coincidence: the wives are all named Xinhui, the second coincidence: the numbers are all number 3, the third coincidence: the mayor was elected for the first time", " "Double Xinhui, double number 3, now Shen Boyang and Zhuang Jingcheng will really join hands to become the mayor", "Xinhui's husbands are both number 3, they are everyone's support. It's great", "Su Qiaohui number 1, Shen Boyang number 3, (My county magistrates) Zheng Chaofang No. 1, Zhuang Jingcheng No. 3...you are all 1313 bright", "Two children are of the same age", "Yunlin County Magistrate candidate Liu Jianguo is also No. 3, the mayor of Taipei, Hsinchu, and Yunlin County Magistrate are your "3"s."
Shen Boyang (second from left) and his wife Zeng Xinhui (first from left) and Zhuang Jingcheng (second from right) and his wife Fang Xinhui (first from right) accepted a joint interview with the media.

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