
The Trustees Association and polling expert Dai Li'an released the latest poll on the Taoyuan mayoral election. Zhang Shanzheng, who is seeking re-election, slightly leads Huang Shijie by 4.1 percentage points.
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As the 2026 nine-in-one election draws to a close, the Taoyuan mayoral election is fiercely contested. The current mayor of the Kuomintang, Zhang Shanzheng, and the Democratic Progressive Party candidate, Huang Shijie, are slightly behind each other in the polls.
The countdown to the 2026 nine-in-one election. The People's Association and polling expert Dai Li'an released the latest poll on the Taoyuan mayoral election today (10th). The Kuomintang's Taoyuan mayoral candidate Zhang Shanzheng, who is seeking re-election, has an approval rating of 36.9%, slightly ahead of the DPP candidate Huang Shijie's 32.8%. The gap between the two sides is only 4.1 percentage points. In response to this, Huang Shijie said in an interview in Zhongli District in the afternoon that the polls will be used as a reference, and he will still maintain the tone of a positive election and sprint hard.
Huang Shijie said that all polls will be referred to. The trends in these polls are consistent with the feelings in the local elections. The election campaign is gradually heating up and public support continues to increase. This also reflects that voters are really optimistic about who will be elected, and the voting choices are not necessarily completely consistent. This is the same as the past election experience in Taoyuan.
Huang Shijie mentioned that he will still maintain the tone of a positive election and sprint hard so that more voters can know him and his political views and vision for Taoyuan. He believes that by doing so, he can usher in the final victory.
Huang Shijie emphasized that after many municipal reviews and debates during this period, everyone discovered that after Taoyuan's profound changes, the DPP's eight years in power, the city's progress brought about by the efforts of former mayor Zheng Wencan, and the four years of KMT mayor Zhang Shanzheng's governance experience are very different. This is also reflected in this poll number. They will work hard to sprint, hoping to return Taoyuan to a city where citizens have a sense of glory, more convenience, and a higher quality of life.
The campaign headquarters announced that on the afternoon of the 13th, he would be driving together with Shen Boyang, the Taipei mayoral candidate of the Democratic Progressive Party. Huang Shijie said that from about 5:30 to 8:30 pm that day, a car sweep will be held in Zhongli South District. The final gathering point will be Fuxing Road and the Zhongmei Intersection Library. There will be a short speech. He hopes that through this car sweep, he can attract citizens from all districts in Taoyuan to participate. He hopes that the concept of this positive election can be better conveyed to all citizens.
The poll released today was commissioned by the Trustees Association, Mr. Dai Li'an, to be responsible for questionnaire design and analysis, and Beacon Market Research Company to conduct telephone interviews. The survey targets people who are registered in Taoyuan City and are over 20 years old. It was conducted from November 4 to November 6, and 1,074 people were successfully interviewed (751 people from residential phones and 323 people from mobile phones). The maximum sampling error of the combined sample at a reliability level of 95% is ±3.0%.
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Huang Shijie’s camp will conduct a motorcade sweep with Shen Boyang on the afternoon of the 13th to solicit votes.
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