2020 Taiwanese Presidential Election

11 January 2020 · The direct-election era

Presidential elections were held in Taiwan on 11 January 2020 alongside Legislative Yuan election. Incumbent president Tsai Ing-wen and former premier Lai Ching-te of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) won the election, defeating Kaohsiung mayor Han Kuo-yu of the Kuomintang (KMT) and his running mate Chang San-cheng, as well as third-party candidate James Soong.

President before

Tsai Ing-wen

DPP

President (re-elected)

Tsai Ing-wen

DPP

Winning share

57.1%

Turnout

74.9%

The result

Tsai Ing-wen
Democratic Progressive Party · 8,170,231 votes
57.13%
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Han Kuo-yu
Kuomintang · 5,522,119 votes
38.61%
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James Soong
People First Party · 608,590 votes
4.26%
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