2004 Taiwanese Presidential Election
The two-bullet election20 March 2004 · The direct-election era
President Chen Shui-bian and Vice President Annette Lu of the Democratic Progressive Party were re-elected by a narrow margin of 0.22% over a combined opposition ticket of Kuomintang (KMT) Chairman Lien Chan and People First Party Chairman James Soong. Lien and Soong refused to concede and unsuccessfully challenged the results.
President before
Chen Shui-bian
DPP
President (re-elected)
Chen Shui-bian
DPP
Winning share
50.1%
Turnout
80.3%
The result
| Chen Shui-bian | Democratic Progressive Party | 6,471,970 | 50.11% |
| Lien Chan | Kuomintang | 6,442,452 | 49.89% |