Polling stations for Taiwan’s 2024 presidential and parliamentary elections closed at 4 p.m. local time. A total of 19,548,531 eligible voters were called upon to cast their votes. There are 17,795 polling stations nationwide and more than 240,000 election workers on duty.

In addition to the president and vice president, a new legislature will also be elected. There are three pairs of candidates in the presidential election. In the order they appear on the ballot, they are: Ko Wen-je (柯文哲) and Cynthia Wu (吳欣盈) from the TPP (Taiwan People's Party), Lai Ching-te (賴清德) and Hsiao Bi-khim (蕭美琴) of the ruling DPP (Democratic Progressive Party), and Hou Yu-ih (侯友宜) and Jaw Shaw-kong (趙少康) of the KMT (Kuomintang) party. 

Incumbent President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) of the DPP cannot run for re-election after reaching her two-term limit. There are 113 legislative seats up for election in the legislative election, of which 73 are directly elected in single districts, 34 are elected through a proportional party vote, and 6 mandates for Taiwan’s Indigenous communities.

There is no mail-in voting in Taiwan, and all voting must be done in person at the polling station responsible for a voter’s household registration. 

For more information about the 2024 elections: https://election2024.rti.org.tw/en